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Hot-button culture war issues not so hot for young evangelicals, study shows

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A large study of religious Americans suggests white evangelicals' views on gay rights may be shifting to the left. The survey, which includes one of the largest samples of younger voters' political and religious views ever taken,…

Catholic views on abortion, gay marriage depend on frequency of church attendance

WASHINGTON (RNS) — U.S. Catholic voters are split on the issues of abortion and same-sex marriage between those who attend church at least twice a month and those who attend church less often, according to a new survey by the…

ANALYSIS: ‘Thou shalt not bear false witness’ –unless it’s in a campaign ad

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Distortions, stretches, half-truths and omissions are familiar features of political campaigns. But independent fact-checkers and analysts say outright falsehoods in candidates' ads may be reaching a level not seen since TV commercials entered presidential politics more than…

Francis Shaeffer’s son says his father wouldn’t recognize the movement he birthed

WASHINGTON (RNS) — As a Christian phil-osopher, author and political activist, Francis Schaeffer urged conservative Christians to battle abortion and engage the secular culture. But he would have recoiled from the “snide” comments and jeering at this summer's Republican National…

Virginia Mission Board gets first look at reduced BGAV budget for 2009

LYNCHBURG — The Virginia Baptist Mission Board has gotten its first look at a proposed budget that will reduce funding for Virginia Baptist ministries by more than half a million dollars in 2009. Meeting at Eagle Eyrie Baptist Conference Center…

Continuing the dream

With appropriate academic fanfare, Ronald W. Crawford, 56, was inaugurated as president of the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond on Oct. 22. A crowd of about 300, which included BTSR faculty, administrators, members of the board of trustees, guests and…

Connect:2008

Virginia Baptists will gather in Roanoke Nov. 11-12 for Connect:2008, the annual meeting of the Baptist General Association of Virginia. Although preregistration has now closed, churches that have not preregistered all of their eligible messengers may register messengers on-site. On-site…

EDITORIAL: The financial fine line

Churches all across the Old Dominion are facing some difficult decisions. As the impact of an economy in full recession begins to affect financial decisions, churches are understandably cautious. In many cases, churches already feeling the financial pinch are facing…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

Talarico’s pastor pushes back on Daily Wire’s claims

Spiritual formation is how churches learn whom to hear

Hot-button culture war issues not so hot for young evangelicals, study shows

Catholic views on abortion, gay marriage depend on frequency of church attendance

ANALYSIS: ‘Thou shalt not bear false witness’ –unless it’s in a campaign ad

Francis Shaeffer’s son says his father wouldn’t recognize the movement he birthed

Virginia Mission Board gets first look at reduced BGAV budget for 2009

Continuing the dream

Connect:2008

EDITORIAL: The financial fine line

SECOND OPINION: A new Virginia Statute?

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Unto the hills

FAITH SHAPERS: The Lord’s Supper

Pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel symbols to be banned after British government backs NHS antisemitism reforms

Catholic Archdiocese Fires Prominent Exorcist After Unexpected Claim About Demons

Draft of King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ found at Virginia seminary archives

Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride

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What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

Talarico’s pastor pushes back on Daily Wire’s claims

Spiritual formation is how churches learn whom to hear