I am responding to the letter of Raylene Harton from the May 25, 2006 issue of Religious Herald. She says that she is not upset about the book or movie “The Da Vinci Code.” She says that, “God does not…
ANOTHER VIEW: Would you run?
What would you do if a group of hooded strangers walked into your church service and asked who would be willing to take a bullet for Christ? This is the premise of a popular internet parable. In the parable, most…
‘Nevaeh’ soars in popularity
Spell heaven backwards and what do you get? The 70th most popular name for American baby girls. Nevaeh, usually pronounced nuh-VAY-uh, cracked the top 100 names for newborn baby girls for the first time in 2005, with 4,457, according to…
News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for June 8, 2006
STAFF CHANGES Jim Graham, to Wallers Church, Partlow, as interim pastor. Susan Harvey, to Mount Ararat Church, Stafford, as children's minister. Connie Scruggs, to Rivermont Church, Danville, as part-time minister to children. Retirements Frank W. Casper Sr., pastor of Calvary…
Wisconsin man uses mouse, morals in attempt to revive 2D animation
POLK, Wis. (ABP) — Tom Hignite has a mission: To save two-dimensional movie animation from possible demise. And with help from some ex-Disney and Warner Brothers animators, he thinks he can do it. Hignite, a homebuilder by trade, has created…
Roy Moore goes down to defeat as rival wins GOP nomination
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ABP) — In what may be the final act of the drama that has been Roy Moore's political life, the so-called “Ten Commandments Judge” went down to resounding defeat June 6 in his race for Alabama's Republican gubernatorial…
Senate again votes down marriage amendment
WASHINGTON (ABP) — For the second time in as many election years, the Senate has killed a proposal to amend the Constitution to deny marriage to same-sex couples. That won't stop the House from taking up the same proposal, though,…
As Senate again takes up marriage, religious leaders differ over ban
WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the Senate again geared up for an election-year vote on a gay-marriage ban June 5, religious leaders both praised and condemned President Bush for his renewed support. Bush, responding to pressure from conservative leaders who questioned…
Virginia Beach pastor Burris to be nominated for SBC 1st VP
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — Kelly Burris, pastor of Kempsville Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Va., has announced he will accept a nomination for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention. According to Baptist Press, Terry Fox will nominate Burris…
UPDATE: Third SBC presidential candidate announced; two more to run for VP spot
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A Tennessee pastor will join what already promises to be a contentious election for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention when the denomination holds its annual meeting June 13-14 in Greensboro, N.C. Jerry Sutton, the…
Court says prison program violates First Amendment
DES MOINES, Iowa (ABP) — In what could be a major setback for government's ability to fund religious charities, a federal judge has ruled against an Iowa program designed to rehabilitate prisoners through Christianity. U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt of…
Church founded by Lottie Moon leaves small temple for new building
PINGDU, CHINA (ABP) — A vibrant congregation founded by Lottie Moon, the famous missionary to China, has moved out of the crumbling temple it used as a meeting place, thanks to a church located thousands of miles away. The partnership…