WASHINGTON (ABP) — Congressional supporters of religious freedom will try once again with an employees' religious rights bill they've been trying to get passed for more than eight years. At a Capitol press conference March 17, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.)…
Faith and Politics conference postponed due to Parham prolonged illness
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Due to the prolonged illness of Baptist Center for Ethics Executive Director Robert Parham, a scheduled conference on faith and politics has been postponed indefinitely. Parham was diagnosed late last week with acute leukemia. He is…
Peace activist, pastor Carman Sharp dies at 87
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) – Carman Sharp, longtime peace activist and Kentucky Baptist pastor, died March 14. He was 87. Sharp, who retired in 1984 after 23 years as pastor of Deer Park Baptist Church in Louisville, was founder of the…
Longtime Kentucky music leader dies one week after accident
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) – Eugene Quinn, retired director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention church music department, died March 9 as a result of injuries sustained in a fall at the KBC Evangelism Conference March 1. He was 84. Quinn suffered…
American Baptist missionaries will not be recalled, thanks to giving boost
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — American Baptists will not be forced to recall large numbers of foreign missionaries from their places of service, thanks to an increase in giving to an annual missions offering. “A dramatic increase in giving, combined…
Karen Watson: Christ’s joyful bride
Guest Editorial for March 17, 2005 By Erich Bridges It's been a year since they died at the hands of nameless killers in northern Iraq. On March 15, 2004, five Southern Baptist humanitarian workers were driving back to Mosul after…
Innocents abroad
Heritage Column for March 17, 2005 By Fred Anderson Last week this column told about the many Virginia Baptists who attended the first Congress of the Baptist World Alliance, which was held in London in 1905, and the large contingent…
Church & People News for March 17, 2005
STAFF CHANGES • Joel Bradberry, to Black Creek Church, Mechanicsville, as pastor, effective April 3. • Charles Peterson, to Cheriton Church, Cheriton, as pastor. • Karl Hrebik, to Crooked Run Church, Culpeper, as pastor. • Dan Ficklin, to Tuckahoe Church,…
BWA leaders report revenue increase
Leaders of the Baptist World Alliance heard a positive financial report during a meeting of the group's executive committee March 7-9 in McLean. Despite large reductions in the group's budget over recent years-including a $425,000 annual loss as a result…
Evangelicals broaden agenda during meeting
Global warming and other environmental problems have emerged as the most controversial issues within a national coalition trying to broaden the agenda of evangelical Christians. At a Capitol Hill forum March 10, the National Association of Evangelicals formally unveiled a…
Christians aim to expand definition of ‘values’
Hundreds of Christians assembled March 11 for a weekend gathering attempting to protest and broaden the values agenda of President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress. The four-day Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice was sponsored in part by…
Templeton prize goes to bridge builder
Charles Townes, a Nobel laureate who helped invent the laser and was an early pioneer in merging science and religion, has won the 2005 Templeton Prize and the more than $1.5 million that comes with it. “Charles Townes helped to…