RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away,” Gen. Douglas MacArthur observed in the twilight of his long military career. Retired missionaries, on the other hand, just keep returning to the field — or finding new…
Among first missionaries in Burma, Baptists now help refugees in U.S.
NEW YORK (ABP) — If any group in the United States has a reason to care about the people of Burma, it is Baptists. That's what Duane Binkley, a Baptist missionary to the region, said Oct. 4, the day the…
Care for the caregiver
DALLAS (BP)—No one likes to be labeled, but I am of the Baby Boomer Generation, born from 1946 to 1964. (You can just assume I am really close to the 1964 end of the spectrum.) We are mostly suburban kids…
Book by former student-body president aims to correct record on Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) — Ralph Brodie has been waiting for 50 years to tell his side of the desegregation crisis at Little Rock Central High School. A lot of his classmates have been waiting, too. “The main thing ……
OUTLOUD
“A convergent Christian, in many ways, is what [theologian] Don Carson calls a world Christian. Their allegiance to Jesus Christ and his Kingdom is self-consciously set above all national, cultural, linguistic and racial allegiances. Their commitment to the church and…
‘In God We Trust’ motto still mints controversy after 50 years
WASHINGTON—Fifty years after “In God We Trust” first appeared on U.S. paper currency, those four little words have proven to be the source of big debate in the courts. Michael Newdow, the California atheist known for trying to strip “under…
State Department reports Iraqi insurgency hurts religious freedom
WASHINGTON (RNS)—The continuing insurgency in Iraq is significantly harming the freedom of worship in that country, the State Department said in its 2007 International Religious Freedom Report. The recently released report lists Iraq among 22 countries it notes for either…
Theology, attitudes hinder Mormon entry into Christian mainstream
WASHINGTON (ABP) — While a Mormon presidential candidate continues to occupy a prominent place in the race for the White House, a recent study has found that most Americans say they know little about the practices of the Church of…
It’s not easy being green: Humans suffer most from environmental exploitation
NEW YORK (ABP) — This isn't your Earth mother's environmentalism. While images of polar bears on shrinking glaciers and hummingbirds in sparse rainforests used to move people to “go green” to save Mother Nature, those at the forefront of Christian…
Jack Snell, Baptist pastor, mission advocate, dead at 66
ATLANTA (ABP) — Jack Snell, a well-known Baptist pastor and global missions coordinator, died Oct. 2 after a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66. Snell, who at the end of his life oversaw more than 150 Cooperative Baptist…
Opinion: On behalf of indoctrination
Several years ago, I invited a local surgeon who was an Orthodox Jew to come and speak to my undergraduates about the specifics of his faith. One of the points he emphasized was the importance of family and of marrying…
Survey: Christians still not agreed about problem of global warming
NEW YORK (ABP) – Despite a newfound focus among many Christian leaders on environmental care, a new survey suggests that rank-and-file Christians are far less concerned than non-believers about environmental issues. According to the survey, conducted by the Barna Group,…