When we — Baptists and Methodists — were all evangelical

It may now seem surprising to many United Methodists, and even more Baptists, that for most of our histories in the United States, all Methodists and Baptists were regularly designated as evangelical denominations. The most important reason is that both...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) – Ed Vick, a prominent Baptist layman and supporter of moderate causes including Associated Baptist Press, died May 13, seven weeks after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Vick, 76, of Raleigh, N.C., served as a director…

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BATON ROUGE, La. (ABP) – Southern Baptist leaders in Louisiana are opposing efforts to add more specific language to the state’s ban against bullying in public schools. John Yeats John Yeats, communications director for the Louisiana Baptist Convention, spoke against…

North Carolina journalist joins staff of Religious Herald

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — Norman Jameson, former editor of a North Carolina Baptist newspaper, has joined the staff of the Religious Herald as a contributing writer. Jameson, who is based in Raleigh, N.C., will cover North Carolina Baptists for the…

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LIBERTY, Mo. (ABP) — Big Muddy/Clean Water, a campaign to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia connected to the Missouri River 340 race, recently received a $5,000 grant by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri. The grant will be…

Why can’t Americans be honest about the Civil War?

By Alan Bean As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, a new Harris Interactive Poll suggests that 54 percent of Americans believe the South seceded over states rights, not slavery.That would have been news to the folks…

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N.C. Baptist journalist tapped as contributor writer for Herald

RICHMOND, Va. — Norman Jameson, former editor of a North Carolina Baptist newspaper, has been named a contributing writer for the Religious Herald on a part-time basis. Jameson, who is based in Raleigh, N.C., will cover North Carolina Baptists for…

OPINION: Where to find root of strange reaction?

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Ed Vick, moderate Baptist lay leader, dies

RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Ed Vick, a prominent Baptist layman and supporter of moderate causes including Associated Baptist Press, died May 13, seven weeks after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Vick, of Raleigh, N.C., served as a director of…