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Scholars examine Billy Graham’s legacy

Ecumenist, prophet, peacemaker. Friend of presidents and queens. Evangelical powerbroker who was sometimes too closely tied to politicians. Each description applies to Billy Graham. An official 1991 biography by William Martin called America's foremost evangelist a “Prophet With Honor.” The…

Luxembourg lawmakers vote to allow euthanasia

LUXEMBOURG (BP) — Lawmakers in Luxembourg voted Feb. 19 to legalize euthanasia for terminally ill patients and people with “grave and incurable” conditions. The country joins the Netherlands and Belgium as the third European country to legalize euthanasia. Luxembourg's prime…

UK churches angry over Good Friday betting

LONDON (RNS) — Thousands of betting shops across Britain infuriated the Church of England and other religious organizations by opening for the first time on Good Friday, one of Christianity's holiest days. Gamblers flocked into some 4,000 bookmaker premises to…

Baptist pastor released from jail in Azerbaijan

WASHINGTON — Zaur Balaev, the Baptist pastor from Azerbaijan who was sentenced to two years in prison Aug. 8, has been released. Balaev was freed from prison on March 19. Balaev was convicted and sent to prison on charges that…

BOOK REVIEW: Preaching doctrine that dances

Preaching a sermon in the Internet age comes pretty easily. In fact, spend just a few hours doing some research on your text, copy and paste from a few different sources, squeeze in a personal story or two and you…

NBC leaders plan repeat but no new structure

ATLANTA (ABP) — Organizers of the recent New Baptist Covenant celebration are recommending a repeat of the historic pan-Baptist event in 2011 but not a new denomination or other permanent organization. The event drew an estimated 15,000 Baptists from across…

Churches, with gas ‘buy-downs,’ ease neighbors’ pain at pumps

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — When it comes to ministry in Jesus' name, relieving “oppression” takes many forms — including the oppression of today's gasoline prices. As gas prices hit record levels across the country, a growing number of churches are…

Still hospitalized, prayer lifts student duo

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP) — David Wilson and Matt Kelley were among hundreds of Union University students who experienced the 10 seconds that it took for a tornado to devastate the campus. That night, Feb. 5, they found themselves trapped with…

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Southwestern

FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A federal judge has ruled that Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's decision to fire a female Hebrew professor was akin to a church's decision to fire its pastor — and therefore outside the purview of the…

News about Virginia Baptists and their Ministries for April 3, 2008

STAFF CHANGES • Jerry Neaves, to First Church, Harmony Village, as pastor. • Robert Wayne Marker, to Jahnke Road Church, Richmond, as part-time outreach/associate pastor. • Bob Turner, to Ravensworth Church, Annandale, as associate pastor. • Lindsay Comstock, resigning as…

Huckabee, in Ouachita visit, gives campaign-trail insight

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (ABP) — Describing some aspects of his recent presidential campaign as “just incredible fun,” former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee recently paid a brief visit to his alma mater, Ouachita Baptist University. Huckabee, who served 10 years as Arkansas'…

‘Peace Committee’ for state proposed by Mo. layman

REPUBLIC, Mo. (ABP) — As battles between conservatives continue to roil the Missouri Baptist Convention, one prominent layman in the state is proposing a miniature re-creation of the infamous Southern Baptist Convention “Peace Committee.” But the convention's president — cautioning…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church