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Swiss aren’t only ones who resist mosque construction

WASHINGTON (RNS) — When Switzerland recently voted to ban construction of minaret towers at mosques, some observers interpreted it as an expression of European xenophobia that never would find a home in multicultural America. But to say it couldn’t happen…

Puglisi unexpectedly steps down as VI president; board of trustees announces personnel reductions

BRISTOL, Va. — In a move that appeared sudden to outsiders, on Jan. 25 trustees of Virginia Intermont College called for president Michael J. Puglisi to step down. And in what college administrators and trustees said was unrelated to the…

“Developing an Enduring Ministry” for pastors and church financial leaders

RICHMOND, Va. — The Office of Stewardship Development at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board is sponsoring “Developing an Enduring Ministry,” March 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Virginia Baptist Resource Center. The conference is designed around the…

From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap

STAFF CHANGES • Paul Robert “Trey” Gilliam III, to Mulberry Grove Church, Buckingham, as pastor. • Bob Thurman, to Kearfott Memorial Church, Martinsville, as pastor. • Hoyle Bowman, to Fairystone Church, Stuart, as interim pastor. • Patrick Collins, to Story…

Southern Baptist leaders as Obama to intervene on behalf of jailed missionaries

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention urged President Obama Feb. 5 to do everything within his power to secure release of 10 volunteer missionaries jailed in Haiti. Morris Chapman, president and CEO of the SBC Executive…

Southern Baptist leaders ask Obama to intervene on behalf of missionaries

Church seeks forgiveness for mission team detained in Haiti

MERIDIAN, Idaho (ABP) — The sponsoring church of a 10-member Southern Baptist mission team charged with child kidnapping in Haiti has acknowledged that the group made "mistakes" and asked the Haitian government to forgive them. "We are absolutely convinced that…

Biker chaplains see the parking lot as their church

CARROLLTON, Texas (ABP) — In a crowded parking lot filled with chrome and horsepower, Jeff Claes finds himself most at home. Weaving through a maze of leather-clad, patch-decorated bikers, he talks with others about motorcycles, rides and miles of open…

Republicans push through more unregulated funding for ICE and CBP

Trump admin defying court order on immigration access

What was there left to argue?

Beauty, ashes and the Southern Baptist Convention

Swiss aren’t only ones who resist mosque construction

Puglisi unexpectedly steps down as VI president; board of trustees announces personnel reductions

“Developing an Enduring Ministry” for pastors and church financial leaders

From the Eastern Shore to Cumberland Gap

Southern Baptist leaders as Obama to intervene on behalf of jailed missionaries

Southern Baptist leaders ask Obama to intervene on behalf of missionaries

Church seeks forgiveness for mission team detained in Haiti

Biker chaplains see the parking lot as their church

What I know six months out

Prosecuting missionaries good for Haiti, families, church

Less revenge, more forgiveness

Southern Baptist leaders ask Obama to intervene on behalf of missionaries

Pope Leo XIV makes heartfelt appeal for migrants: ‘Human dignity has no passport’

Israel is tightening its grip on east Jerusalem with evictions and demolitions

Latest Pentagon Revision of Religion Affiliation Codes Creates Fresh Problems

The Anti-Defamation League Was Never Progressive — It Was Never Meant To Be

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Republicans push through more unregulated funding for ICE and CBP

Trump admin defying court order on immigration access

What was there left to argue?

Beauty, ashes and the Southern Baptist Convention