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RIGHT OR WRONG: How does the Old Testament relate to the New?

A member of our Bible study group insists we don’t need to bother much with the Old Testament, because “we are New Testament people.” Do you think we should uphold ethical values and virtues from the Old Testament? If so,…

All churches urged to participate in the Annual Church Profile

RICHMOND — Each year through the Annual Church Profile (ACP) process, Virginia Baptist churches submit important data, including information about church leadership, membership, finances, baptisms, Sunday school, discipleship, missions and Vacation Bible School. The ACP is a statistical testimony to…

Activists on left, right share faith but differ dramatically on everything else

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A new report confirmed long-held assumptions about religious activists from the left and right. The only thing both sides seem to have in common — faith — is a more important part of their lives than among the…

Values voters at annual summit see little value in health care reform

WASHINGTON — Health care reform may be Priority No. 1 in Congress and at the White House, but for the 1,825 religious conservatives who gathered for the annual Values Voter Summit, the subject was barely on their radar screen. Indeed,…

FAITH DIGEST

Winners named to American Jewish Hall of Fame. After more than 209,000 votes from around the world, 18 men and women have been chosen for the new National Museum of American Jewish History’s Hall of Fame. Based on the poll…

Interaction between science and theology beneficial to both, minister/physicist insists

ATLANTA (ABP) — There are paths between science and theology, and both can find value in interaction, noted author and professor of science and theology Robert Russell told an audience at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. Russell, founder and…

Only one church in three spiritually vital, study says

HARTFORD, Conn. (ABP) — A congregation’s health depends less on theology than methodology, according to a national study by Hartford Seminary’s Institute for Religion Research. Faith Communities Today 2008 paints an overall sobering picture of congregational life in America. Congregations…

OUT LOUD

“Our Founding Fathers had one thing in mind when they founded this country, and it was a Christian nation built upon the principles of Jesus Christ.” GEORGIA STATE REP. JAY NEAL Neal spoke at a rally protesting a school superintendent’s…

SECOND OPINION: What are top challenges facing Baptists?

The answer to the question, “What are the top challenges facing Baptists today?” depends on whom you ask, doesn’t it? Comedians might remind us that the call to have more children to buttress evangelistic efforts guarantees Baptist survival. Some Southern…

HERITAGE: Miss Alma’s cententary

This week in our history Alma Hunt reached her centenary. Miss Alma died in June 2008 at age 98. If she had lived another 16 months she would have observed her 100th birthday on Oct. 5. Surely there would have…

European Baptists ponder future of international seminary

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (ABP) — European Baptist leaders gathered in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 1-2 to discuss the future of the cash-strapped International Baptist Theological Seminary. The seminary is owned and operated by 51 Baptist unions and conventions that make…

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

RIGHT OR WRONG: How does the Old Testament relate to the New?

All churches urged to participate in the Annual Church Profile

Activists on left, right share faith but differ dramatically on everything else

Values voters at annual summit see little value in health care reform

FAITH DIGEST

Interaction between science and theology beneficial to both, minister/physicist insists

Only one church in three spiritually vital, study says

OUT LOUD

SECOND OPINION: What are top challenges facing Baptists?

HERITAGE: Miss Alma’s cententary

European Baptists ponder future of international seminary

European Baptists ponder future of international seminary

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