Professor David Gushee is entitled to his position, but his passionate argument appears to arise from his view of the unborn rather than the specific legislation that passed Congress by overwhelming majorities [“The stem cell veto,” Aug. 3]. The readers…
Loves YEC
I have loved the Youth Evangelism Conference, sponsored by Virginia Baptists, for 14 years, since my return to Virginia as a youth minister in 1993. I served for 10 years on the advisory team for YEC and was always thrilled…
Finding a home
Shiloh Baptist Church, along the King's Highway in King George County, Va., has been home for many people in the course of its 150 years. It was created to give people a home during one of the great divisions among…
ANOTHER VIEW: Back to the past for a map of the future
During the 1985 Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas, Texas, I woke up before the crack of dawn in order to reserve 20 seats on the floor of the arena for each day of business. I was a young, motivated pastor….
Clarification
In the Aug. 22 article titled “Pastoral perks can be unethical, even illegal, Texas church finds,” please note the following clarification and replace the 8th paragraph with the following two paragraphs: ”According to the Star-Telegram, John Fegan, a member of…
Despite controversy, FDA finally OKs ‘morning-after’ pill without prescription
WASHINGTON (ABP) — After a three-year-long debate, the federal Food and Drug Administration has approved wider distribution of a “morning-after” contraceptive, angering some religious conservatives and anti-abortion groups. FDA officials announced Aug. 24 that they had approved non-prescription sales of…
New stem-cell extraction technique may help quiet raging debate
WORCESTER, Mass. (ABP) — New scientific research may defuse the culture war over embryonic stem-cell research, but it also may raise new ethical questions. In a study publicized Aug. 23 on the website of the journal Nature, members of a…
Mother of Baptist students fears return to African homeland
PLAINVIEW, Texas (ABP) — Fedha Mohamed Elyas has visited her children in Texas before and returned home to Africa with no problems. But this time, she's afraid to go home. Elyas is a resident of the Comoros Islands, off the…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for August 24, 2006
STAFF CHANGES Jason Booth, to Zoan Church, Fredericksburg, as pastor. Rob Tennant, resigning as pastor of Greenbrier Church, Arlington, to accept the pastorate of HillSong Church, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Ryan Snodgrass, to Spring Hill Church, Ruckersville, as site pastor…
Mission team from Roanoke Valley Association returns to Sioux reservations
A mission team from the Roanoke Valley Baptist Association made a return visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation July 30-August 4. This team of 103 members representing 19 RVBA churches served in the communities of Cannon Ball, Ft. Yates,…
Bluefield College ranked among top 50 colleges in the South
Bluefield College has been ranked among the Top 50 “Best Comprehensive Undergraduate Colleges in the South” in U.S.News & World Report's celebrated issue “America's Best Colleges: 2007.” The number 49 ranking for Bluefield College marks the fourth consecutive year the…
Judge upholds 10 Commandments display at Oklahoma courthouse
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (ABP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma has upheld a Ten Commandments display outside a county courthouse, saying county officials did not advance any religious viewpoint by allowing the monument to be built two years ago. United States…