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Study says majority of world’s population faces religious restriction

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Nearly 70 percent of the world’s 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restrictions on religion, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. Titled Global Restrictions on…

Dobson plans new radio ministry, to focus on same themes

COLORADO SPRINGS (RNS) — Religious broadcaster James Dobson will leave the “Focus on the Family” radio program in late February but will continue on the airwaves through a new ministry. Officials at the Colorado-based ministry that Dobson founded three decades…

Once more, Georgia Baptists poised to cut ties to church with woman pastor

ATLANTA (ABP) — For the second straight year, the Georgia Baptist Convention is poised to cut ties with a church over the issue of women in ministry. Graham Walker, co-pastor of Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, said March 18…

VIRGINIA BRIEFS

Virginia Baptist scholarship applications available. Applications for Baptist General Association of Virginia Scholarships and ministerial educational funds for the 2010-2011 academic year are available online at www.vbmb.org/ scholarships and are due by April 1, 2010. Through Cooperative Missions dollars, the…

Bluefield College board honors donors, elects officers

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Bluefield College’s board of trustees recognized two alumni for their contributions to the school and elected officers and new trustees during its recent annual fall meeting. During a ceremony in Harman Chapel, the board paid tribute to…

VBMB offers refersher for disaster relief

Attention trained disaster relief volunteers: If you … • Have already attended a general orientation session; • Have been trained in one or more particular disciplines and; • Have a disaster relief photo ID badge that has expired or will…

Disaster kitchen volunteers complete mission in Southwest Virginia counties

APPALACHIA — After cooking more than 4,400 meals from Dec. 22 through Dec. 30, the Virginia Baptist Mission disaster relief kitchen has shut down and volunteers are heading home. Volunteers clean up after serving meals. Members of Tennessee and Virginia…

Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war

Study says majority of world’s population faces religious restriction

Dobson plans new radio ministry, to focus on same themes

Once more, Georgia Baptists poised to cut ties to church with woman pastor

VIRGINIA BRIEFS

Bluefield College board honors donors, elects officers

VBMB offers refersher for disaster relief

Disaster kitchen volunteers complete mission in Southwest Virginia counties

Accused parents say son’s faith-healing death was no crime

BGCT takes action against church suspected of affirming gays

Mercer program teaches church members to deliver end-of-life care

Nigerian Baptist leader says clashes political, not religious

Most church websites ineffective, technology firm’s study finds

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

Defying pope and facing excommunication, SSPX consecrates bishops at huge outdoor Mass

BWA Leader Transitions to Full-Time Role with BWA Women

The Bible verses dividing Washington: How Matthew 25 became a political litmus test

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Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war