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Young-earth creationists value literal reading of God’s word over human intellect’

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — In his 2006 best-selling nonfiction book, The God Delusion, British biologist Richard Dawkins said he is hostile toward religion because of what it did to Kurt Wise. Wise, a Harvard graduate who studied under paleontologist Stephen…

Evolution Sunday says dichotomy between faith and science is false

INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) — While many Christians view evolution as a threat to religion, a growing number of churches view Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his seminal work The Origin of Species as something to celebrate. More…

Columbia Church challenges members to ‘Spend Yourself’

Although many pastors would be content if their churches met in three different congregations with 14 separate services using seven different languages, Jim Baucom, pastor of Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, challenged the church leaders to “take it to…

FIRST PERSON: The price of coffee

FALLS CHURCH — “$2.19,” the cashier says after I place my order for a small iced coffee. I'm tempted to order an iced latte instead, but that would bump up the price by a dollar. I choose to stick with…

$10.1 million gift accelerates barracks building at FUMA

FORK UNION — Fork Union Military Academy has received a gift of $10.1 million, allowing the Virginia Baptist-affiliated school to begin construction on a new barracks facility — a project initiated three years ago. The donors are Jerry and Laura…

Virginia Baptist Foundation awards grants to six ministries

RICHMOND — The Virginia Baptist Foundation has awarded grants totaling $40,000 to six Virginia Baptist ministry partners according to Ronald C. Hall, president and CEO of the foundation. “We are able to award these dollars due to the Christian stewardship…

New statute not needed, says Virginia Baptist committee

RICHMOND — The Baptist General Association of Virginia's religious liberty committee released a statement this week concerning Virginia's Statute for Religious Freedom. The full text is: Religious liberty is again under attack. Now it is Virginia's Statute for Religious Freedom….

VIRGINIA BRIEFS

Heritage Center announces essay contest. The Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies reminds all high school juniors and seniors of the third annual Roots and Wings Young Scholars Essay Contest. Entries for the contest should be postmarked by April 15…

EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida tells Bluebell to focus

Dear Jimmy, Since you know all about Bluebell Baptist and some of the tricks we've pulled through the years, you won't be surprised by this letter except in how it ends. It all started when Brother Bobby announced this mornin'…

HERITAGE: Going home

Last month this columnist spoke in a “Virginia Baptist” church in a very far corner of Southwest Virginia. Actually, my speaking engagement was at First Baptist Church of Dalton, as in Dalton, Georgia. In 2006 the Georgia church joined the…

SECOND OPINION: Don’t fiddle with Jefferson’s statute

Stephen Strehle is way off base in his Dec. 18 Religious Herald essay calling for the repeal of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and substituting a new one. The U. S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights were…

OUT LOUD

“The Vatican's model for the papacy is still the absolute monarchies and royal courts of the past. That model simply will not work today.” Tom Reese The professor at the Woodstock Theological Center was commenting on the Pope's handling of…

An American experiment: 250 years of trying

10 reasons America is not a ‘Christian nation’

American Dominion traces deep roots of Seven Mountain Mandate

Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’