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Two parallels and an outlier: Graham Platner, Roy Moore and Donald Trump

The stories of Graham Platner and Roy Moore, although unfolding in different parties and different eras, trace the same institutional pattern: Modern political parties elevate outsiders when they are useful and abandon them when they become inconvenient. Platner and Moore...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Seeking information on late pastor’s family

In your 13 April 2006 edition I found the notice that retired Virginia Baptist pastor Charles Herbert Morris, husband of Erica Hofmann Morris, passed away in Richmond on March 27, 2006, at age 83. Pastor Morris was the son-in-law of…

Bluefield pays tribute to Appalachian culture with country music exhibit

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Southwest Virginians have an ear for music, and the “Crooked Road Royalty” photo and film exhibit at Bluefield College showcases and pays tribute to the long history of picking and singing in the Appalachian Mountains. The exhibit…

BWA officials to join global religious leaders for day of prayer for peace

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP — Two top officials of the Baptist World Alliance will join about 300 other religious leaders from around the world in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 27 for a Day of Reflection, Dialogue and Prayer for Peace and Justice…

BGCT approves budget, rejects attempt to restore Baylor to full level

AMARILLO, Texas (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas approved a flat $33.85 million budget for 2012, while rejecting an attempt to restore more than $890,000 Baylor University loses next year. Meanwhile, messengers to the Oct. 24-26 annual meeting in…

Pair charged with theft from Baptist church

MARIETTA, Ga. (ABP) – A Georgia couple is accused of stealing more than $88,000 from an Atlanta-area Southern Baptist church. Cobb County police arrested Susan Summers, 50, and James Street, 51, who share an address in Adairsville, Ga., Oct. 22,…

When you pastor the Titanic

By Bill Wilson What if you knew that your congregation was on a collision course with its demise? What would you do? Who would you tell? How would it change the way you lead? Would it affect your sense of…

Nashville hotel blocks anti-Sharia conference

Uganda Parliament Votes to Continue Anti-Homosexual Bill

Well before Romney, Mormon founder ran for president

Diwali, Hindu Festival Of Lights Goes Mainstream In America

VITAL SIGNS: When you pastor the Titanic

What if you knew that your congregation was on a collision course with its demise? What would you do? Who would you tell? How would it change the way you lead? Would it affect your sense of urgency? Would it…

The wicked are punished — or not

What Ryan Burge sees in America’s megachurches

We are a nation of immigrants

As worldwide deaths mount, Musk insists DOGE cuts didn’t kill anyone