WASHINGTON (ABP) — By another large — but not veto-proof — margin, the House of Representatives has passed a bill that would loosen restrictions on government funding for embryonic stem-cell research. Meanwhile, the contentious debate over stem-cells took another turn…
Biblical Recorder editor to take university post
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Tony Cartledge, editor of North Carolina's Biblical Recorder, has announced plans to become an associate professor of Old Testament at Campbell University Divinity School in Buies Creek, NC. The Recorder is the newspaper of the Baptist…
Tsunami effects still felt in India
Two years after a powerful tsunami devastated a dozen countries in south Asia, Virginia Baptists continue to minister to its victims in India. On Dec. 26, 2004, a massive earthquake beneath the seafloor off the west coast of the Indonesian…
Robertson predicts ‘mass killing’ by terrorists in U.S. this year
Pat Robertson said Jan. 2 the United States will face a massive terrorist attack in late 2007. The 76-year-old religious broadcaster made his prediction during a broadcast of The 700 Club, his news-and-commentary show. Robertson said that, during a recent…
Panel reports ‘no breach’; WMUV executive to retire
An ad hoc study committee named in June by Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia to examine concerns raised by some Virginia Baptists about WMUV's personnel policies and organizational structure reported last week that “there have been no breaches of policy…
The tragedy of missed opportunity
Although I am not a Dallas Cowboys fan, I am not so rabid in my opposition that I root for anyone playing them. Since I have never been to Seattle, and although I understand Shaun Alexander (one of the Seattle…
Bluefield, BGAV partner to equip music ministers
Bluefield College and the Baptist General Association of Virginia are partnering to meet the needs of churches and their congregations. Bluefield and the BGAV are co-sponsoring a Church Music Certificate Program designed to train and better equip volunteer and bivocational…
Merging seminaries
As I read your editorial [“Theological opportunity?” Herald, Dec. 14], I applaud your concerns for greater economy and efficiency in the delivery of theological education through the two theological schools based in Virginia and receiving at least some support through…
Brannock names chairs for 2007 BGAV committees
The chairs of several key Baptist General Association of Virginia committees have been appointed by BGAV president Boyce Brannock of Staunton. The chairs and their committees are: Budget: Tim Madison, pastor of Madison Heights Baptist Church in Madison Heights. Boards…
Honoring Mary
I just read “Not just for Christmas anymore,” by Hannah Elliott of the Associated Baptist Press [Herald, Dec. 21]. What a fantastic article about Mary and how evangelicals are changing their opinions of her. I have long felt that if…
Baptist Center seeks applicants for Heritage Fellows
The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies is seeking applicants for the 2007-08 class of Heritage Fellows. The Heritage Fellows program provides an opportunity for Baptist sophomores and juniors attending Virginia schools an opportunity to learn about some aspect of…
Beginnings and endings
Noah Calton Baldwin was the grand old man among the Baptists of Southwest Virginia. For nearly 60 years, he was a central figure in the religious life of the frontier from Marion to Abingdon. He was the father of the…