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Church bells a nuisance? A town hall in southern England has ruled its 14th century village church has just as much right to ring its bells as the villagers have to operate their noisy lawnmowers and hedge trimmers. Some residents…

Soaring motorcycle sales spark faith opportunities

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) — Motorcycle sales, like gas prices, are soaring — and in the process churches and believers are discovering opportunities for witness and ministry. While gasoline prices have dropped from the $4 per gallon this summer, motorcycle dealers…

F.A.I.T.H. Riders’ numbers grow to 54 chapters

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) — F.A.I.T.H. Riders has grown to 54 chapters in 10 states since its launch in February 2002 in Lakeland, Fla., at First Baptist Church at the Mall. Buddy Newsome, a retired police officer now working full-time on…

Americans act as Georgian Baptists call for aid

FALLS CHURCH (ABP) — Baptists in the United States and elsewhere in the world are responding with aid and prayers for their counterparts in the embattled former Soviet republic of Georgia. The conflict between it and Russia has cost hundreds…

BWA leaders request prayer for Georgia

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BWA)–Baptist World Alliance (BWA) President David Coffey and General Secretary Neville Callam are appealing for prayer for those affected by the conflict between Georgian and Russian forces over the Georgian breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Estimates…

Russian Baptists meet nationally, despite opposition

MOSCOW — Despite local government's opposition and harassment, the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (RUECB) completed its third biannual, national congress on schedule on Aug. 4, at a camp near the village of Rumyantsevo west of Moscow. “It was a…

BWA births divisions for justice; scholars spotlight ecology, diversity

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Concern for freedom and justice were on the minds of participants at two recent international Baptist meetings in Prague, Czech Republic. Participants at meetings related to the Baptist World Alliance's annual gathering created a new office for…

Several dead in India after Hindu-Christian clashes

FALLS CHURCH (ABP) — At least six people have died in clashes between Christians and Hindus in the Indian state of Orissa, Reuters reported Aug. 27. However, accounts coming into the Baptist World Alliance claim the death toll in ongoing…

The first 75 days

WOODSTOCK, Ga. (BP) — In his first 75 days as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Johnny Hunt has met with more than 500 Southern Baptist leaders, discussing ways to tackle challenges facing the SBC — issues such as baptism-less…

Homeschooling a constitutional right, say some

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Until recently, more than 8 in 10 Americans were at odds with a California appeals court that ruled in February that “parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children,” according to just-released data from…

Upraised hands

I have become that older woman standing up front with raised hands during prayer. I met her during the Pastors Conference at Huguenot Road Baptist Church at the Baptist General Association of Virginia meeting in 1999. She was then about…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for September 4, 2008

STAFF CHANGES • Robert Baldwin, to Airlee Court Church, Roanoke, as pastor. • Israel Maxwell, to Scottsville Church, Scottsville, as pastor. • Terry Riddle, to Southside Church, Chesapeake, as pastor. • Richard Martin Jr., to Bethel Church, Chase City, as…

Mohler again claims same-sex marriage harms children

Dan Patrick reiterates: ‘No separation of church and state’

Baptists know better than this

Judge bars Tennessee from revealing immigration status of sick children