Staff Changes Dave Holladay, to Floyd Church, Floyd, as pastor. Bill Kittle, to Rock Hill Church, Stafford, as pastor. Mark Hornsby, to Loch Lomond Church, Manassas, as pastor. Mark Flores, to Mount Hermon Church, Bedford, as pastor. Mickey Ryan, to…
A necessary evil is still evil
Editorial for August 18, 2005 By Jim White Every payday the vignette replayed itself. About 2 a.m. Kenny, a fellow Marine, would shake me awake. By this time, he had had sufficient time to move from bar to bar getting…
Leaders predict SBC-backed network won’t find acceptance in Europe
(ABP) — Baptist leaders in Europe predict the Southern Baptist Convention will have a hard time drawing Baptists from the continent into a new international network that, some say, will compete with the Baptist World Alliance. When the SBC withdrew…
BWA leaders hope new identity statement will help world to understand Baptists
BIRMINGHAM, England (ABP) — The Baptist World Alliance marked its 100th anniversary by unveiling a new identity statement that BWA leaders hope will be used to clarify Baptist beliefs for other Christians, as well as non-believers. The “Message from the…
Seminarian, dismissed by Baylor, loses lawsuit over ‘lewd’ e-mails
WACO, Texas (ABP) — A Baylor University seminary student who lost his scholarship in 2003 for being gay has also lost a lawsuit the school filed against him for alleged lewd conduct. McLennan County, Texas, District Court Judge Alan Mayfield…
Poll shows rebound in support for same-sex unions in U.S.
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A new poll suggests that, after steep declines in the recent past, Americans' support for legal recognition of same-sex couples is rebounding. The statistics came from a survey released Aug. 3 by the Pew Forum on Religion…
Church member gives $1 million to start Dallas community center
DALLAS (ABP) — A Baptist woman in Dallas has given $1 million to start a community center in Oak Cliff, an inner-city neighborhood just south of the city's downtown. Officials of Buckner Children and Family Services and Cliff Temple Baptist…
Alabama 13-year-old serves church, others with skills
McCALLA, Ala. (ABP) — In many ways, Grant Frederick is just as ordinary as the next 13-year-old boy. He loves hanging out with his friends and watching television. But the fact that he is also his church's pianist and shuns…
A century of fellowship
Cover Story for August 11, 2005 The Baptist World Alliance returned to the country of its birth at the end of July to celebrate its 100th anniversary, but the fellowship of more than 200 unions from around the world looks…