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Faith changes little over a lifetime, research reveals

WASHINGTON (RNS)—Michele Dillon and Paul Wink have interviewed scores of septuagenarians about their faith—or lack thereof—and compared their answers to those they gave during their teens and middle age. What did they discover? People really don't change much over time—religiosity…

Most Muslims worldwide say suicide bombings unjustified

WASHINGTON (RNS)—George Bush and Osama bin Laden are both losing the battle for Muslim hearts and minds, a new report shows. The Pew Global Attitudes Project, a 47-nation survey, found that rising prosperity in the Islamic world has helped slash…

Breakaway agencies could amend charters, Mo. convention concedes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — The Missouri Baptist Convention's Executive Board has abandoned its contention that trustees of five institutions acted illegally when they changed their charters to elect their own board members. Convention lawyers agreed at a July 18…

Romney’s faith faces uphill fight in South Carolina primaries

WASHINGTON — Can a Mormon win the White House? It's a question on the minds of many voters watching former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — not to mention Romney's campaign itself. But for the Romney camp, the more immediate question…

Evangelicals try to correct ‘misperception’

WASHINGTON (RNS) A broad coalition of evangelical leaders is attempting to “correct a serious misperception” that all evangelicals oppose creating a Palestinian state. Led by Ron Sider, a professor at the American Baptist-affiliated Palmer Theological Seminary and head of Evangelicals…

Student missions work strives to help D.C. high school students

WASHINGTON — One Wednesday afternoon, a high school student asked Allyson Wisdom to pray for her — that is if it wasn't too much trouble. “I've seen kids who don't think they're worth me praying about,” Wisdom said. “There's just…

FAITH DIGEST

Study links religious liberty with prosperity. Religious freedom goes hand-in-hand with economic well-being and freedom of the press—but not necessarily with a secular or religiously oriented government. Those are the some findings of a global survey conducted by the Center…

MID-ATLANTIC BRIEF

Chowan president cuts CD.Chris White, president of Chowan College in Murfreesboro, N.C., has released his first instrumental CD, a collection of piano arrangements of hymns. The Spirit Soars was produced on the campus of the Baptist-affiliated school. The recording was…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for August 9, 2007

STAFF CHANGES • Patrick Johnson, to Moores Memorial Church, Gate City, as pastor. • Brad Russell, to Old Powhatan Church, Powhatan, as pastor. • Bruce Hunter has concluded his service as pastor of Beaver Dam Church, Troy. • Chris Fowler…

UMHB Social Work Program Reaccredited

UNEDITED NEWS RELEASE — BELTON, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Social Work Program received notification that their program has been reaccredited by the Council on Social Work Education for another eight years. By successfully meeting the standards of…

History conference draws wide array of Baptists to celebrate diversity

CHARLESTON, S.C. (ABP) — Perhaps the most notable thing about the recent “Baptist History Celebration,” held in the mother church of Southern Baptists, is that it happened at all. But historians from an astonishing array of Baptist groups — liberal,…

Benjamin Cole, outspoken Baptist blogger, to join fellow blogger Burleson’s staff

ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — Benjamin Cole, a young pastor who is one of the most vocal critics of some Southern Baptist Convention leaders, is leaving to join the Oklahoma church staff of fellow reform-minded blogger Wade Burleson. Cole, who currently…

What Disclosure Day reveals about evangelicals’ fears

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