KANAINAGAR, Bangladesh (ABP) — Baptists joined an international relief effort in Bangladesh after a cyclone killed more than 3,400 people in the Ganges River delta along the Bay of Bengal. Baptist World Aid, the relief and development arm of the…
On 200th anniversary of slave trade, British Baptists apologize for slavery
SWANWICK, England (ABP) — Baptists in Britain have apologized for their role in the slave trade. The Council of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, observing the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, passed an apology…
Experts: Stem-cell breakthrough may not end short-term debate
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Although religious conservatives have cheered the Nov. 20 announcement of a breakthrough in stem-cell research, the moral controversy over the practice may not end any time soon. The announcement — made by independent teams of scientists working…
President of Oral Roberts University resigns amid misspending allegations
TULSA, Okla. (ABP) — Just days after Richard Roberts resigned from his position as president of Oral Roberts University, regents there are scrambling to find someone else to fill the post. Roberts resigned Nov. 23 in a letter sent to…
Episcopal churches in Virginia in court over property dispute
FAIRFAX — A two-week trial began Nov. 13 that will determine whether a state law from 1867 governs the property dispute between the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia and 11 congregations that voted to leave the church. The congregations, among them…
N.C. colleges provide scholarships for CBF missionary children
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Seven historically Baptist colleges and universities in North Carolina will offer undergraduate tuition scholarships for children of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship global missions field personnel. The schools are Campbell University in Buies Creek, Chowan University in Murfreesboro, Gardner-Webb…
Have we gone too far in the race for parenthood?
NEW YORK (ABP) — In Brazil, a 51-year-old woman gave birth to her own twin grandchildren. She used embryos from her 27-year-old daughter, who had tried for four years to conceive. In January, a Texas-based “human embryo bank” announced prospective…
Mid-Atlantic CBF missions day unites churches in ministry to poor
WASHINGTON — Since 2006, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel Brandon and Tirzah Turner have been serving in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md., ministering among the poor and encouraging local CBF partner churches to do the same. On Nov. 3, the…
Surrogacy: Ethicists in quandary when ‘Mommy’ becomes relative term
NEW YORK (ABP) — The Church of England recently issued a statement identifying organ donation — even by living donors — as a Christian duty motivated by compassion and a mandate to heal. But what about donating a womb for…
Campbell Divinity School opens World Religions and Global Cultures Center
BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Campbell University Divinity School has opened a new World Religions and Global Cultures Center to enhance students' understanding of other cultures and religious beliefs. Michael Cogdill, dean of the Campbell Divinity School and George Braswell, director…
Neurotheology opens doors for scientific study of belief
NEW YORK (ABP) — Some scientists say neurotheology — an emerging discipline that addresses the correlation between neurological and spiritual activity — proves God created the brain. Others claim “the brain created the god.” At the root of the debate,…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for November 22, 2007
STAFF CHANGES • Larry Cheek, to First Church, Collinsville, as pastor. • Derik W. Hamby, to Randolph Memorial Church, Madison Heights, as full-time pastor. • Tom Parker, resigning as pastor of Oak Grove Church, Cana. • Greg Compton, resigning as…