SAN ANTONIO (ABP) — The government of Sri Lanka has asked Baptist Child and Family Services, based in San Antonio, to help open five new emergency child-care centers along the country's east coast to care for tens of thousands of…
CBF issues worship resources for tsunami remembrance
ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is providing worship resources for churches to use in remembering those affected by destructive tsunamis in Asia. The resources, compiled by CBF's initiative for congregational life, are available on the Fellowship's website, www.thefellowship.info….
Newdow refiles ‘under God’ case, asks for halt to inaugural prayers
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The famous atheist who failed last year in his attempt to get the phrase “under God” removed from the Pledge of Allegiance is trying again. California physician and attorney Michael Newdow filed a lawsuit in federal court…
$1 billion in federal money spent through faith-based groups in 2003
WASHINGTON (ABP) — According to documents released by the White House, “faith-based” organizations received about $1.17 billion in federal grant money in 2003. That was about 8 percent of the $14.5 billion for which religious groups were eligible. Since taking…
Worldwide Baptists survive, reflectcentury of cultural change, Lotz says
MCLEAN, Va. (ABP) – Through 100 years that have seen some of the most dramatic changes in history, worldwide Baptists have emerged with a spirit of unity, according Denton Lotz, general secretary for Baptist World Alliance. In an open letter…
Denominational leader James Sullivan dies at 94
James Lenox Sullivan, Southern Baptist statesman and retired president of the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board (now LifeWay Christian Resources), died Dec. 27 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tenn., following a brief illness. He was 94. A private burial service…
Virginia Baptists channeling funds for tsunami disaster
Financial assistance for victims of the tsunami in South Asia may be channeled through the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. “Virginia Baptists' hearts go out to the victims in the Indian Ocean area,” said Jim George, disaster relief coordinator for the…
130,000 and still climbing
The world's worst earthquake in 40 years and a resulting tsunami left tens of thousands of South Asians dead and millions more homeless the last week of December. Baptist relief agencies are responding to the mammoth disaster. As the death…
Baptist diaspora: Mainstream convocation to focus on ‘new day’ in Baptist life
Analysis for Jan. 6, 2005 By Robert O'Brien What might be called the “Baptist Diaspora”-a wide array of Baptists dispersed by a quarter century of denominational discord-will gather in Atlanta, Feb. 25-26, to envision “A New Day in Baptist Life.”…
A new year’s message
In January 1867, the editorial team of Jeter and Dickinson began their second full year of owning, editing and publishing the Religious Herald, which they had revived following “the War.” While they admitted that “our remuneration has been small,” all…
GUEST EDITORIAL: Happy Birthday, BWA
In this our 100th year of the Baptist World Alliance, we give thanks to God for his awesome grace and providence that has guided us from 1905 to 2005. Ebenezer said, “Thus far the Lord has helped us” (I Samuel…
Letters for Jan. 6, 2005
SBC excluding itself I just read my Religious Herald and saw that the Southern Baptist Convention leadership has chosen not to connect with the ecumenical group Christian Churches Together. I am confused. It is so painful to see the convention…