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Defense attorney in murder case describes Teresa’s witness

Editor’s note: On Sept. 23, 2010, at 9:13 p.m., Teresa Lewis was pronounced dead — put to death by lethal injection in the Greenville Correctional Center in Virginia. Her attorney, a believer and Christ-follower, provided this first-person account of her…

OUT LOUD

“I think it’s kind of stupid for them to kick me out of school for a nose piercing. It’s in the First Amendment for me to have freedom of religion.” Ariana Iacono The Clayton, N.C., teenager, whose family belongs to…

International Mission Board appoints 51 workers

TAMPA, Fla. (BP) — Six men with ski masks and machine guns stood between James Roberts and the security of a warm bed. He knew there was a possibility of facing something like this when he picked post-war Kosovo for…

Poll: U.S. personal religiosity stable, influence declines

WASHINGTON (ABP) – A new Gallup poll shows that, while personal measures of religious sentiment have remained fairly high among Americans, their membership in houses of worship continues a long decline and they increasingly believe that religion is losing influence…

Here come the ‘nones’

(Editor’s note: This is a special edition of Bill Leonard’s biweekly column. It will return to its regular publication schedule with another edition next Thursday, Jan. 6.) By Bill Leonard In a new book called American Grace: How Religion Divides…

FAITH DIGEST

Americans cite negatives of Christianity. When asked about Christianity’s recent contributions to society, Americans cited more negatives than benefits, according to a recent survey. The negative contribution cited most was hatred or violence in the name of Jesus, according to…

20-somethings make ‘cents’ of stewardship

RICHMOND, Va. — For its second year in a row, 20Cents is bringing fun, food, fellowship and finances together on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Cool Spring Baptist Church in Mechanicsville. The conference is led…

Divide over Islam dominated religious-freedom news in 2010

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Judging from end-of-year assessments published in the last few days, there seems fairly universal agreement among close observers of faith and public life that the biggest religion story of 2010 in this country was also the biggest…

DREAM dream dream

By Amy Butler This excellent book tells the story of Little Bee, a 16-year-old Nigerian girl who, fleeing the violence in her home village, has stowed away on a British freighter to make her way to the United Kingdom. The…

Indian Baptist educator breaks stained-glass ceiling

AIZAWL, India (ABP) — A Baptist leader and educator is poised to break barriers as the first woman ordained as a pastor by a Christian denomination in her northeast Indian state. The Telegraph of Calcutta reported that leaders in the…

Baptists debate social drinking

CARROLLTON, Ga. (ABP) — Two decades after declaring victory in the war over biblical inerrancy, Southern Baptists are battling about booze. Seeking to remain relevant in today's culture, many Baptists have abandoned former taboos against social activities like dancing and…

VIRGINIA BAPTIST FORUM: Increasing mission funds

This is being written in regard to the current downward financial planning in many of our churches, the BGAV and the SBC. There’s something about this in the context of today’s economy that needs attention. While we keep using the…

How much is enough?

Robert Sloan, Baptist educator, dies at 77

What patriotism is not

Amid flurry of rulings, habeas corpus spells trouble for Trump immigration policies