(RNS) — The North American activist group Christian Peacemaker Teams, which lost a member to violence in Baghdad this year, is sending 12 delegates to the West Bank town of Hebron on July 26 for a short course on peacemaking….
Evangelical Christians meet to show support for Israel
(RNS) — With rockets still roaring between Israel and southern Lebanon, 3,500 evangelical Christians met in Washington July 18-19 in support of the Jewish nation. Backed by such prominent Christian conservatives as Jerry Falwell and John Hagee, the 5-month-old Christians…
For Baptists, libation debate continues in pages of Dallas Morning News
Two prominent players in the Southern Baptist Convention's debate over alcohol consumption have taken it to a new forum — a major secular newspaper. On July 15, the Dallas Morning News ran an essay by Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern…
Executive of Katrina Fund resigns following pastors’ criticism
(RNS) — The executive director of the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund resigned her post July 14 after prominent members of the fund's religious advisory committee quit and harshly criticized the manner in which the fund made grants to houses of worship….
Heritage Fellows recognized by VBHS
The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies recognized three outstanding students at the annual meeting of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society. Allison Rosser, sophomore at the University of Richmond, and Melissa McReynolds and Mattie Patterson, sophomores at the College of…
Missions Connection is ‘hands of Jesus’
“This is my first time to Missions Connection; it's been a great week!” commented one lady from Hardy Central Church. “I want to volunteer to be a youth leader in 2007; I'd like to work with the Pregnancy Center,” stated…
SW Network plans fall training events
The Southwest Virginia Christian Leadership Network announces a series of leadership training events for Fall 2006. The Network provides leadership training for ministers and laypersons in Southwest Virginia. Upcoming events include: • August 15: “Overcoming Overload,” Reed Island Springs Church,…
EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida’s garden
Dear Jimmy, I wish you could see our garden! I guess we've had just the right amount of rain because we've got an abundance. This morning I gathered a dishpan full of green beans and enough okra to fry up…
Senate votes to limit abortion options for teens in parental-consent states
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Senate voted July 25 to penalize those who transport teenage girls across state lines for abortions in order to circumvent parental-consent laws. The action is the first major abortion legislation the Senate has passed during this…
A Mormon for president? Poll says probably not; pundits not so sure
DALLAS (ABP) — With one Mormon looking like a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, it may be time to ask the same question Americans asked themselves about Catholic candidate John F. Kennedy in 1960: Is the…
Cowboy churches offer familiar faces, familiar culture for lovers of the west
BOAZ, Ala. (ABP) — Mounted greeters wave to visitors from the parking lot. Blue jeans, a Western shirt and a cowboy hat comprise the outfit of choice. Saddles are welcome, and gospel karaoke comes from within the Sand Mountain Saddle…
Lead plaintiffs in Massachusetts case that legalized gay marriage separate
BOSTON (ABP) — The lead couple in the lawsuit that led to the nation's first legalized gay marriages have separated, according to news reports. Hillary and Julie Goodridge, whose names were listed first in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision…