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Virginia Baptist Mission Board launches newly-designed web site

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Baptist Mission Board launched a newly-designed website in January, offering a fresh look and additional resources. By visiting www.vbmb.org (the same URL as the previous version), users have access to a tremendous amount of current,…

Youths dedicate their lives during Bluefield College’s ‘Winter Blast’

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Three hundred forty-seven youth from 15 different churches across Virginia and Ohio, along with another 200 friends from the local community, took part in Bluefield College’s extreme sport and worship weekend, Winter Blast, Jan. 15-16. As designed,…

Rabbis petition Fox News to end Holocaust language

(RNS) — Hundreds of American rabbis used Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 to push media mogul Rupert Murdoch to “sanction” Glenn Beck and other Fox News personalities on the use of Nazi and Holocaust references. The “Sanction Glenn Beck”…

Cash-strapped cities look to churches for tax monies

When a community needs to rebuild crumbling roads, should houses of worship pay fees for the number of times their congregants drive on them? That’s the question behind a recent suit filed by churches in the small city of Mission,…

Southern Baptist leader resigns coalition supporting mosques

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, has resigned from a new interfaith coalition, saying some fellow Southern Baptists felt it was inappropriate for him to support the building of…

U.S. Muslim population to double in 20 years

The U.S. Muslim population is expected to double over the next 20 years, fueled by immigration and higher-than-average fertility rates, according to a new report released Jan. 27. The authors of the report, “The Future of the Global Muslim Population”…

Ala. governor off to ‘rocky start’ with Jews, Muslims

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (RNS) — Jewish and Muslim groups want to know if they have a place in Alabama after Gov. Robert Bentley, just hours into office, said people who have not accepted Jesus as their savior are not his “brothers…

Liberty University’s seminary leads ranks of would-be chaplains

LYNCHBURG, Va. — According to Air Force data, no training program is more popular among prospective chaplains than Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, part of the late Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. One out of every five Air Force…

‘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

Virginia Baptist Mission Board launches newly-designed web site

Youths dedicate their lives during Bluefield College’s ‘Winter Blast’

Rabbis petition Fox News to end Holocaust language

Cash-strapped cities look to churches for tax monies

Southern Baptist leader resigns coalition supporting mosques

U.S. Muslim population to double in 20 years

Ala. governor off to ‘rocky start’ with Jews, Muslims

Liberty University’s seminary leads ranks of would-be chaplains

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JD Vance: Israeli Cabinet shouldn’t be criticizing ‘only powerful ally’ left in the world

Church of England apologises for ‘pain and trauma’ from its role in historical adoption practices

In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history

Parenting expert Michelle Icard helps Cooperative Baptists rethink discomfort, risk and growth

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‘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