WASHINGTON (ABP) — Opponents of “intelligent design” theory have opened a new front in the battle over the controversial theory, filing suit against a California school district that teaches intelligent design as philosophy rather than science. On Jan. 1, the…
Unconventional seminary begins second year of instruction
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A seminary should create a “theological chain reaction,” Baptist educator Michael Quicke stressed during the inaugural convocation of the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute. The Carroll Institute, in its second academic year with 400 students, installed its…
Baptists Today taps Sherman for Judson-Rice Award
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — Cecil Sherman, the first national coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will receive the sixth annual Judson-Rice Award at an April 21 dinner at First Baptist Church of Asheville, N.C. The event is sponsored by the…
Wrap-up: Alito gives few hints on Roe v. Wade, First Amendment
WASHINGTON (ABP) — In four days of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Bush's pick for a pivotal seat on the Supreme Court revealed little about how he may rule on the day's most controversial issues. But experts said…
Correction
In the Jan. 11 ABP story “IMB seeks removal of blogging trustee, accuses Wade Burleson of 'broken trust,'” the article incorrectly reported that the International Mission Board's new practice of getting trustee approval for news releases about trustee actions was…
Ethics pioneer Valentine remembered for courage rooted in love for God
DALLAS (ABP) — During a memorial service at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, friends and family celebrated Foy Valentine's love for God, which they said stimulated his love for people, his courage and even his “quirkiness.” Valentine, a Baptist…
EDITORIAL: When a preacher sins
Editorial for January 12, 2006 By Jim White Someone once wrote that true love is “when someone falls from a pedestal on which you have put him-but you catch him.” Every Baptist, indeed every true Christian, was deeply grieved by…
Letters for January 12, 2006
It’s all about Christmas It’s Christmas. Pure, plain and simple, it is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. For the spokespersons at the Baptist Joint Committee [“Is there a war on Christmas?” Herald, Dec. 15] and their cousins…
A new beginning
Heritage Column for January 12, 2006 By Fred Anderson The death last fall of Rosa Parks, an icon of the civil rights movement, brought back memories of my own. Like anyone who ever lived in the South in the days…
Stories of hope and survival still fresh in chaplain’s mind
Although now back home in Livermore, Calif., disaster relief chaplain Naomi Paget is still moved by her experiences in the Gulf Coast region during the past two months. Following are selected entries from personal reflections she recorded during her temporary…
Catholics consider abolishing Limbo
A Roman Catholic tradition that has been around since the Middle Ages may soon be no more. Limbo, the place somewhere between heaven and hell reserved for unbaptized babies, was discussed among 30 top theologians last month at the Vatican…
Post-hurricane gifts are record breakers
The outpouring of private charity to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina and two sister storms now ranks as the most generous in American history, surpassing donations after Sept. 11, according to researchers who track philanthropy. Americans have donated about…