FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A Baptist Church that since last summer had flown the Israeli flag to show support for Israel fell victim to criminal activity July 17 when the star in the center of the flag was burned…
Baptists, other Christian leaders push for reform in farm bill
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Baptists and other Christian groups are asking Congress to seize an opportunity to reform the way the government relates to farmers — for the sake of the poor in the United States and around the globe, they…
Corrections
In the July 3 story “Using Scriptures as guide, man searches for oil in Israel,” please replace paragraph five with the following: “[Israel] currently uses domestic gas deposits from off-shoring drilling and also depends on foreign oil, importing barrels from…
Baptists workers in Macau content with supportive ministry role
ATLANTA (ABP) — Larry and Sarah Ballew compare their work in Macau, China to the bamboo scaffolding around a new building. It's an appropriate metaphor for Macau, an old city being transformed by new hotels and casinos. With more than…
Baptist deacon who ministered to ex-cons in Houston murdered
HOUSTON (ABP) — Willie Scott, a Baptist deacon who turned his experiences as a crack addict and convict into tools for his ministry, was shot and killed July 10 at his clothing and shoe business in Houston. Police are still…
Protestants react to Vatican statement that Catholics are ‘only true church’
DALLAS (ABP) — The document issued July 10 by the Vatican was meant to clarify its doctrine of the church. But nearly a week later, its timing and language still leaves some Protestants and Catholics feeling confused or angry. Much…
Bluefield College says goodbye to interim president
BLUEFIELD — Bluefield College bid farewell to interim president Charles Warren during a formal reception on campus, June 22. With just days remaining in the interim leader's temporary tenure with the school, the BC family took time to recognize the…
Hindu clergyman makes history in Senate, but faces disruption
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A history-making prayer offered by a Hindu leader to open the Senate's July 12 session was reportedly interrupted by a group of Christian protesters. Three observers in the Senate visitors' gallery reportedly attempted to shout down the…
Virginia Mission Board tests disaster relief center operations
RICHMOND — The Virginia Baptist Mission Board's revamped disaster relief command center was tested during a simulation June 27—and leaders say they were pleased with the results. Historically, off-site coordination for VBMB disaster relief operations has been done by two…
Cries of anguish: BWA leaders worship at slave fort
ACCRA, Ghana—Cape Coast Castle. It sounds like an attraction at Disney World. But for the millions of African slaves who were processed and imprisoned within its walls, there was nothing attractive about it. The suffering of mind and body was…
Religious liberty resource available from Baptist heritage center
RICHMOND – The teaching of religious liberty in churches is the purpose of a new DVD-ROM resource produced by the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies. Our Story DVD contains a 20-minute video recounting the 18th-century Baptist struggle in Virginia…
North American Baptists meet in Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana—Like the other regions represented in the Baptist World Alliance, the North American Baptist Fellowship met July 4 in Ghana as part of the BWA annual gathering. The Fellowship, headed by its executive director Alan Stanford, is a network…