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Museum to feature treasure trove of biblical artifacts

WASHINGTON (RNS) — An evangelical businessman from Oklahoma has planned a multimillion-dollar, high-tech, interactive museum of the Bible. The plan was announced first amid 130 biblical artifacts exhibited at the Vatican Embassy and later at a conference at Baylor University…

Whose ‘majesty’ were the KJV translators exalting?

WACO, Texas — When many readers describe the 1611 King James Version of the Bible, the word “majesty” tends to enter the conversation. It’s no wonder, according to Laura Knoppers, professor of English at Penn State University. The translators King…

Christianity a ‘translated religion’ — into Living Word and written word

WACO, Texas — Translation of Scripture grows naturally out of a central Christian theme — God making himself known by identifying with the commonplace, said Lamin Sanneh, professor of mission and world Christianity at Yale University. “Translation into the common…

Editor calls for resolution targeting Westboro Baptist Church

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) – A Baptist newspaper editor says it is time for the state’s Southern Baptists to take a public stand against a tiny Kansas congregation known for pickets across the country with signs reading “God Hates Fags.”…

Supreme Court sides with Texas in case involving prisoner’s rights

WASHINGTON (ABP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled April 20 that a federal law protecting the religious liberty of prison inmates does not entitle a prisoner to monetary damages if that right is denied. Brent Walker of the Baptist…

Keep the chaplains

By Tony Cartledge Prison chaplains could soon be getting the ax in North Carolina, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Like their colleagues in other states, N.C. lawmakers are faced with a severe budget crunch, and some want…

Thomas Road Baptist Church Expanding to Roanoke

Poll: Americans See Clash Between Christianity, Capitalism

Eunoia, the Baptist campus ministry at UVA, wins creativity award

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Eunoia, the Baptist campus ministry at the University of Virginia, is one of seven winners of a UVA competition that showcases the creativity and innovation of the university’s undergraduates, officials announced April 18. {youtube}BbfYf7at7k8{/youtube} To compete for…

Wildfires destroy church facility

POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE, Texas (ABP) — Wildfires that rampage across parts of Texas destroyed most of the facilities of a Baptist church. Wildfires hit Baptist church. More than 90 wildfires have broken out across the state, torching about 1 million…

Baptist supports religious freedom for Muslims

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABP) – A Baptist church-state expert criticized arguments used by opponents of building mosques in the United States that Islam is not a religion and therefore undeserving of protection of the First Amendment. Melissa Rogers delivers Shurden lectures…

Online auction to raise legal fees for custody battle

WACO, Texas (ABP) – Items are being collected for an online auction to help with legal fees for the parents of a slain Baptist pastor’s wife who are seeking custody of their granddaughters while the girls’ father serves prison time…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system