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Use care with initials

The Herald needs to exercise more care in what it prints. The phrase “Stand and deliver” leaped up off the page of the Dec. 6 front page. I thought it was used by British highwaymen robbing horse drawn coaches. The…

Setting up obstacles

I see in the Dec. 6 issue of the Religious Herald that the subject of drinking alcohol is still a problem for weak brethren. At the age of 12 I signed the pledge that the Women's Christian Temperance Union promoted….

Jezebel

Surely, you didn't mean to publish author Lesley Hazelton's comments about her book, Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen. Hazelton is quoted as saying, “She was a magnificent, proud, powerful queen of Israel.” Jezebel may have been…

Church leaders seek clarity about split between CBF, ABC benefits plans

ATLANTA (ABP)—A seven-year partnership between American Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, which has allowed CBF-related churches to buy retirement and medical benefits, will end Dec. 31. The end of the partnership is leaving some church leaders confused about the…

FAITHSHAPERS: Pitfalls of punishment (2)

I had some idealistic younger days when I would argue that no child should be punished, but the days didn't last long. Even before I learned the hard way from my own children, I saw time after time the devastating…

Video violence and aggressive behavior linked, studies show

Repeated exposure to video violence—particularly interactive games —influences aggressive behavior more than drug use, poverty or domestic abuse, a University of Michigan researcher has asserted. In fact, the correlation between media violence and aggression is at least as strong as…

Set example, students urged at HIV/AIDS conference

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (BP)—Today's young Christians are the church, not the church's future, and it's time they take seriously the Bible's call to care for “the least of these,” including those with HIV/AIDS, Francis Chan told students at a youth…

FAITH DIGEST

Court rejects faith-based prison program. An Iowa prisoner rehabilitation program run by evangelicals oversteps church-state boundaries and should not receive government funds, a federal appeals court has ruled. InnerChange Freedom Initiative runs a program “dominated by Bible study, Christian classes,…

Reaching the campus, one student at a time

FARMVILLE—It's no secret that one of the goals of Baptist Collegiate Ministries is outreach. At Longwood University we've integrated a new program into our activities hoping to attract new students with a non-threatening medium: videogames. This year we've started hosting…

BTSR offers class on missional church

RICHMOND—Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond is offering a class next year on the missional church movement, open to both laypersons and clergy. “An Introduction to the Missional Church Movement” is a master of divinity level course and will be held…

Bluefield scholarship to aid ministers

BLUEFIELD—A Virginian's love for Christian ministry will result in more trained ministers, thanks to an endowed scholarship established in his memory at Bluefield College. Sheridan Williams of Max Meadows wanted to preserve the legacy of her husband, Elbert Williams, and…

That’s a wrap: Lakewood Manor’s Wilson is wrapping machine

RICHMOND—At this holiday gift-giving time, Stacey Wilson, Lakewood Manor's program coordinator, becomes a wrapping machine. She is not wrapping the presents for her friends and families but for the Lakewood residents. Lakewood Manor resident Peggy Warren (right) gets help with…

Islamophobia is the next bogeyman

The Black Church cannot remain America’s emergency moral infrastructure

We are manna

Webinar explores religious context of America’s Founders