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Baptist World Alliance welcomes peace letter from Muslim scholars

MCLEAN (ABP) — A letter asking for peace between Muslims and Christians received a warm welcome from leaders of the Baptist World Alliance Oct. 17. Signed by more than 130 Muslim scholars, theologians and clerics, the 29-page tome asked for…

Beale Memorial donates tractor to mission in Ghana

TAPPAHANNOCK—Last Monday a new Massey-Ferguson tractor began a journey from the church yard of Beale Memorial Baptist to Ghana in West Africa. In January, pastor David Donahue and several church members plan to rendezvous with the tractor and trek north…

EDITORIAL: Aunt Ida sees red at Brown’s grocery

Dear Jimmy, Well, let me tell you, I'm still fairly fumin' from a chance meetin' with Doris Morris at the sweet tater bin at Brown's grocery store in town. You may not know Doris, since she and her husband are…

A man and his vision

Henry Keeling Ellyson became possessed with a vision. It is the mark of any effective leader that a vision is forthcoming and that it is articulated. Ellyson was the executive leader of Virginia Baptists. His actual title was corresponding secretary….

SECOND OPINION: What divides us is as important as what unites us

The recent media firestorm over Ann Coulter's comments on whether or not the Jewish people require “perfection” follows the predictable pattern. Like Captain Renault in the movie Casablanca, the hosts of various news programs professed themselves “shocked, shocked” to discover…

SECOND OPINION: Muslim world: Hard ground, harvest field

In an Islamic country known for violent persecution of Christians, a local believer named Samuel (name changed for security reasons) hands out evangelistic tracts and films every day. One day, Samuel spotted a conservative Muslim man on a street corner…

SECOND OPINION: Authentic evangelism, virtual or otherwise

The X-Box game Halo 3 was released recently and it is huge, with more than $300 million in sales in the first two weeks; it is expected to generate more than $1 billion in revenue. Within the Christian world, however,…

RIGHT OR WRONG?

Christians call themselves New Testament people. I hear so many moral arguments based on the Old Testament, though. Is there any way a layperson can find some kind of consistency here? I want to be biblical in my thinking and…

OUTLOUD

“As a Christian I am completely opposed to the doctrines of Mormonism. But I'm not voting for a preacher. I'm voting for a president. It boils down to who can best represent conservative American beliefs, not religious beliefs. … This…

Stumbling blocks

Some time back, I read about stumbling blocks and little ones and being thrown into Hell with a millstone around my neck, and got very frightened. So I cried out to God, to explain to me what a stumbling block…

Young people see Christians as judgmental, study shows

WASHINGTON (RNS)—Young people have graded Christianity, and so far, the report card doesn't look good. Majorities of American young people describe modern-day Christianity as judgmental, hypocritical and anti-homosexual. What's more, many Christians don't even want to call themselves “Christian” because…

Scholars say evangelicals and their votes are shifting

WASHINGTON (RNS)—The face of evangelicalism is changing, two authors at the Pew Research Center said, and with that change comes uncertainty about who evangelicals will vote for in next year's presidential election. Using the AIDS crisis as an example, Michael…

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