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Establishment candidate wins presidency

INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) — Atlanta-area pastor Johnny Hunt was elected Southern Baptist Convention president over five contenders on the first ballot June 10, returning control of the 16 million-member denomination to its conservative establishment. On the first day of the 2008…

Resolution could shrink SBC rolls further

INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention, struggling with a membership decline nationwide, passed a resolution June 11 that could significantly shrink church membership rolls even further. Messengers to the SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis also turned back efforts to…

SBC targets Texas church over homosexuality

INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) — A Fort Worth, Texas, church, which long ago cut back its support of the Southern Baptist Convention, nonetheless could be ousted from that body because it welcomes homosexuals. The possible ouster of Broadway Baptist Church, along with…

SBC officials reject idea of sex-offender database

INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) — Citing Baptists' “belief in the autonomy of each local church,” a Southern Baptist Convention official announced May 10 that the denomination's Executive Committee would not support the creation of a database of sexual offenders in SBC churches….

CBF expands anti-poverty initiative, launches process to determine group’s future

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An update on how the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is helping achieve the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals — a commitment the organization's decision-making body made last fall — topped the agenda of the CBF's annual general assembly…

CBF Bible study generates debate

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's 18th annual General Assembly included among the more than 60 workshops a series of three Bible study sessions led by John Killinger, executive minister and theologian in residence at Marble Collegiate Church in…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for June 26, 2008

STAFF CHANGES • Eric and Jenny Howell, resigning as pastor and minister to children and youth, respectively, of Broadus Memorial Church, Charlottesville, effective the end of July. They will relocate to Waco, Texas, where she has been accepted into the…

Former ambassador says U.S. lacks political will to tackle food crisis

WASHINGTON (RNS) — As world leaders continue wrestling over what to do about the spiraling global food crisis, the former U.S. ambassador for humanitarian issues says he worries that Americans “have not yet developed the political and spiritual will” to…

Sex & Sects: Why does sex play such a large role within fringe religions?

WASHINGTON (RNS) — What is it with sects and sex? The recent probe into alleged child abuse at a polygamous compound in West Texas started with an anonymous phone call about underage girls having sex with adult men. The imprisoned…

FAITH DIGEST

Muslims affirm Saudi king's interfaith effort. Hundreds of Muslim leaders worldwide have endorsed Saudi King Abdullah's recent call for intensified interfaith dialogue in order to dampen global conflict and demonstrate Islam's commitment to solving world problems. The declaration came at…

Most evangelicals, Baptists tolerant, even universalist, survey suggests

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A massive survey of Americans’ religious views shows that Baptists, like the overall population, generally are socially tolerant of other faiths. It also suggests that most Americans and most Baptists are, effectively, universalists. The latest results are…

Lindsey Graham spoke at Baptist church a week before his death

When leaders know better but choose a different path

On the death of Lindsey Graham

Farewell, Three Amigos

Establishment candidate wins presidency

Resolution could shrink SBC rolls further

SBC targets Texas church over homosexuality

SBC officials reject idea of sex-offender database

CBF expands anti-poverty initiative, launches process to determine group’s future

CBF Bible study generates debate

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for June 26, 2008

Former ambassador says U.S. lacks political will to tackle food crisis

Sex & Sects: Why does sex play such a large role within fringe religions?

FAITH DIGEST

Most evangelicals, Baptists tolerant, even universalist, survey suggests

Most evangelicals, Baptists tolerant, even universalist, survey suggests

Faith-based AI company Gloo faces moment of truth after $438M in losses

Nuns care for children with HIV, reintegrate them into Indian society

A growing number of federations are asking Jews if they identify as Zionist — and grappling with the results

Why removing a distinct religious code for Native American military service members will make their needs invisible

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Lindsey Graham spoke at Baptist church a week before his death

When leaders know better but choose a different path

On the death of Lindsey Graham

Farewell, Three Amigos