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Theology keeps Mormons from entering Christian mainstream

WASHINGTON (ABP)—While a Mormon presidential candidate continues to occupy a prominent place in the race for the White House, a recent study has found most Americans say they know little about the practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of…

Presidential hopefuls look to theologian Reinhold Niebuhr

WASHINGTON (RNS)—Thirty-six years after his death, Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr seems more alive than ever. Perhaps not since President Jimmy Carter acknowledged Niebuhr's influence during his 1976 campaign has his name been on the lips of so many politicians and…

A lift from the past, an investement in the future

RADFORD — Eleven alumni of Radford University's Baptist Student Union joined others last month to give the Baptist center on campus a much-needed facelife. Joining the alumni were current Baptist Campus Ministry students, as well as members of First Baptist…

Huckabee has unique line on résumé: Baptist pastor

WASHINGTON — Years after he left the pulpit of Beech Street First Baptist Church in Texarkana, Ark., then-Gov. Mike Huckabee would pick up the phone with a pastoral touch. “He found out when my mom and dad died,” recalled Roger…

Baptist member in Gaza murdered

WASHINGTON (BWA) — Rami Ayyad, a member of the Gaza Baptist Church in Palestine and the manager of the Bible Society bookstore in Gaza, was found murdered Sunday morning, Oct. 7. Ayyad went missing the previous day after closing the…

Four prisoners amnestied, one to be deported?

Four of six religious prisoners of conscience in Turkmenistan have been amnestied, but the fate of two others is still unclear. The country of 5 million people — 87 percent of whom are Muslim — borders Iran and Afghanistan to…

Baseball umpires embrace ‘Calling for Christ’

OKLAHOMA CITY (BP) — “You're out!” “Safe!” Both are frequently heard calls in baseball — and a group of umpires who make those calls wants to be sure their colleagues are not “out” but “safe” in the arms of Jesus….

Opponents of Oregon partnerships law fail

SALEM, Ore. (RNS) — Opponents of a new domestic partnership law for same-sex couples failed to gather enough signatures to put a referendum on the November 2008 ballot. The secretary of state's office said volunteers who spent the summer collecting…

Vestal: New collaboration shows reconstruction of Baptist family

DECATUR, Ga. (ABP) — The Baptist “family” is undergoing “something of a reconstruction” these days, according to Daniel Vestal, executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. After decades of infighting within and isolation between various Baptist denominations, an unprecedented opportunity…

FAITH DIGEST

Religious references OK on flag certificates. Americans who ask for a flag to be flown over the U.S. Capitol now will be able to include religious references on the accompanying certificate under new guidelines. Some House members were angry after…

New about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for Oct. 25

STAFF CHANGES • Scott Covington, to Berea Church, Fredericksburg, as pastor. • Gwynn Davis Jr., to Chester Church, Chester, as interim pastor. • Whitney Jo Clarke, to Mount Hermon Church, Danville, as minister to preschool and children. • James L….

Prominent S.C. pastor endorses Mitt Romney, then regrets it

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (ABP) — Don Wilton, a prominent megachurch pastor in the key early-primary state of South Carolina, withdrew his endorsement of Mormon presidential candidate Mitt Romney Oct. 23. Wilton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Spartanburg and former president…

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