LYNCHBURG, Va. (RNS) — Evangelical Christians were a mystery to Gina Welch. All she really knew about conservative evangelicals was that they were trying to change the country in ways she didn’t like. When she found herself living among them…
After condemning greed, what should Christians do about the economy?
NEW YORK (RNS) — Ever since the Great Recession began in the fall of 2008, Christians and other faith leaders have criticized the specuative excess and greed that led to the crisis. A consensus on what to do about it,…
Virginia Baptists contribute nearly $350,000 in relief for Haiti’s victims
RICHMOND, Va. — Almost $350,000 to assist victims of Haiti’s recent earthquake has been contributed in the past two months through the Baptist General Association of Virginia’s treasurer’s office, a financial officer said March 19. Virginia Baptist individuals, churches and…
Virginia Baptists contribute nearly $350,000 in relief for Haiti’s victims
RICHMOND, Va. — Almost $350,000 to assist victims of Haiti’s recent earthquake has been contributed in the past two months through the Baptist General Association of Virginia’s treasurer’s office, a financial officer said March 19. Virginia Baptist individuals, churches and…
Georgia Baptists target second church with woman pastor
Editor's note: This story was updated March 19. ATLANTA (ABP) — For the second straight year, the Georgia Baptist Convention is poised to cut ties with a historic member congregation over the issue of women in ministry. The convention's execitive…
Georgia Baptists target second church with woman pastor
ATLANTA (ABP) — For the second straight year, the Georgia Baptist Convention is poised to cut ties with a church over the issue of women in ministry. Graham Walker, co-pastor of Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, said March 18…
BGCT asks Dallas church to clarify its stance on welcoming gays
DALLAS (ABP) — Baptist General Convention of Texas leaders have announced they will escrow any money received from a Dallas church until it clarifies its position on homosexual behavior. They also have asked the church to remove from its publications…
Widow files lawsuit in police shooting of slain Baptist pastor
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (ABP) — The widow of a Baptist pastor shot and killed last fall by police in Toccoa, Ga., has filed a federal lawsuit alleging "gross and plain incompetence" displayed by an officer's use of deadly force. The lawsuit…
Widow files lawsuit in police shooting death of Baptist pastor
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (ABP) — The widow of a Baptist pastor shot and killed last fall by police in Toccoa, Ga., has filed a federal lawsuit alleging "gross and plain incompetence" displayed by an officer's use of deadly force. The lawsuit…
Virginia law’s loophole lets woman kill newborn
RUSTBURG, Va. (BP) — A Virginia woman who allegedly suffocated her newborn baby hasn’t been charged with murder because the umbilical cord was still attached to the placenta which was still in the mother. According to Captain L.T. Guthrie of…
Study says majority of world’s population faces religious restriction
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Nearly 70 percent of the world’s 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restrictions on religion, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. Titled Global Restrictions on…
Dobson plans new radio ministry, to focus on same themes
COLORADO SPRINGS (RNS) — Religious broadcaster James Dobson will leave the “Focus on the Family” radio program in late February but will continue on the airwaves through a new ministry. Officials at the Colorado-based ministry that Dobson founded three decades…