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“They stole $77,000. And that was all of my savings.” Her voice was so soft I (Doug) had to lean in to hear her. “I’ve talked with the local police, the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission. The money is...

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Planner defends sexuality conference

By Bob Allen A lead planner of an upcoming Baptist sexuality conference says the event has nothing to do with disagreement among Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leadership about the CBF’s policy against hiring gays.  David Gushee David Gushee, director of Mercer…

VA offers to help rural clergy minister to vets

HAMPTON, Va. (ABP)—The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free, one-day workshops—including one in Virginia—for clergy in rural areas on how to minister to needs of veterans in their communities. Six training events are scheduled between April 10 and…

NC BRIEFLY

Wake Medical Center names VP for faith and health. Gary R. Gunderson will become vice president of faith and health ministries at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., effective July 1. Currently Gunderson, a graduate of Wake Forest…

VA BRIEFLY

Book sale raises funds for ESL. Lakewood Manor in Richmond, Va., one of the Virginia Baptist Homes’ four retirement centers, raised $1,650 during its fifth annual book sale March 9-10. Proceeds from the sale of more than 3,000 books, DVDs…

Good Christian Baptists?

By Brett Younger GCB does not stand for “Good Christian Baptists.” ABC’s new, unfunny and uninteresting sitcom was named “Good Christian Bitches” just long enough to get attention for offending the easily offended. The consistently irritating title became “Good Christian…

NAACP delegation meets with Franklin Graham

By Bob Allen Nineteen black religious leaders visited the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., March 20 to meet with evangelist Franklin Graham. The visit by the NAACP delegation came three weeks after Graham, president and CEO of…

Seminarian expelled after arrest on sex charge

By Bob Allen A Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary student arrested March 17 and charged with sexual assault has been expelled and removed from student housing, officials of the school in Wake Forest, N.C., said March 21. A special chapel service…

Seminarian expelled after arrest on sex charge

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP)&#151A Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary student arrested March 17 and charged with sexual assault has been expelled and removed from student housing, officials of the school in Wake Forest, N.C., said March 21. A special chapel service…

Culture requires new mission approaches, says leader

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—An increasingly diverse Western culture requires Christians to rethink the way they define “church,” an Anglican bishop told participants at the March 16-17 inaugural national gathering of Fresh Expressions. “We have to stop assuming that the learned models are…