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SBC leader says Obama Nobel selection political

IRVING, Texas (ABP) — The head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public-policy arm says awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama was a political move intended to influence the United States' foreign policy. "Something more than the power of…

Respect the office of the president

By William Dwight McKissic Sr. While listening to talk radio on Sept. 28, I heard conservative commentator Laura Ingraham refer to President Barack Obama as, “You fool!” Shock, disbelief and utter amazement are the only words I know to describe…

American sexual ethics today, Part 1

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two columns contrasting prevailing cultural attitudes on sexuality with classic Christian ethics and calling for Christians to reclaim their own heritage in a countercultural practice of Christian community. The second will be published…

Virginia Baptist children’s ministers gather for certification process

Janice Haywood leads Virginia Baptist children's ministers in a certification seminar. RICHMOND, Va. — Eleven children’s ministers from across the state gathered in Richmond Oct. 8-10 to complete one of five courses required for certification in children’s ministry. According to…

Students on Baptist college campuses directly address domestic hunger

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — Students at two historic Baptist schools are taking Jesus’ command to feed the hungry and quench the thirsty quite literally. Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., and Baylor University in Waco, Texas, are feeding their communities…

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…

Molly Marshall announces 2027 retirement

She preached anyway

It’s time to listen to the prophets

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is no more