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How can churches legally minister to illegal immigrants?

When the doorbell rings at many churches, a person in need may be standing in the doorway seeking some food, clothes, counseling or encouragement. If that individual is an undocumented immigrant, his presence presents legal and ethical issues many congregations…

Relationships key to helping immigrants, Baptist workers say

FREDERICKSBURG (ABP)—Every afternoon, Felicitas does something she thought might never happen. She meets the school bus near her Virginia apartment complex to pick up her son, Carlos, as he returns from another day of elementary school. Carlos has spina bifida,…

Anti-immigrant rhetoric nothing new, historians say

If American Protestants today have trouble knowing how to accept and assimilate a new wave of immigrants, they at least can take comfort in knowing their forebears wrestled with similar issues. “Americans have always struggled with immigrants. Non-conformist immigrants like…

Almost any immigration reform better than nothing, advocates say

WASHINGTON (ABP)—As Congress begins to take up immigration-reform proposals, some Christian immigration activists say there is no perfect legislation in the pipeline. But time is of the essence in getting something passed, nonetheless, they insist. A reform bill with broad…

Immigration laws have an impact on who a church can call as pastor or hire as staff

SAN ANTONIO—Claudia Munoz feels called to serve on church staff and is doing everything she can to prepare herself to fulfill that calling. She received a student visa and traveled from her home country of Chile to enroll at Baptist…

GOP presidential race again features faith, but new dynamics

WASHINGTON (ABP)—With Democratic front-runners talking openly about evangelical-style conversion experiences and Republicans lamenting that none of their top-tier candidates are bona fide social conservatives, experts say the 2008 presidential campaign may rewrite political playbooks on the role of faith. “Of…

Democratic presidential race features more faith than usual

WASHINGTON (ABP)—With many Republicans concerned their party's leading presidential candidates are not sufficiently conservative on social issues, Democrats have what may be their most faith-friendly crop of candidates in recent years. According to experts in politics and religion, faith-savvy Democrats…

Giuliani leads among evangelicals, Clinton leads among Catholics

WASHINGTON (RNS)—Presidential hopefuls Rudolph Giuliani and Sen. Hillary Clinton hold early leads among key religious voting blocs in the race to win their party nominations, a national survey revealed. The survey by the Pew Research Center shows religious voters leaning…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for May 3, 2007

STAFF CHANGES • J. Lytle Buckingham, to Sharon Church, King William, as pastor. • Bill and Mary Dell Sigler, resigning as co-pastors of Kilmarnock Church, Kilmarnock, effective June 15. She will become a bereavement and spiritual care coordinator for Hospice…

Understanding Al Mohler’s case against women

BNG podcasts feature each SBC presidential candidate

What the church got wrong about queer people

Trump admin denies hunger strike at immigrant detention center

How can churches legally minister to illegal immigrants?

Relationships key to helping immigrants, Baptist workers say

Anti-immigrant rhetoric nothing new, historians say

Almost any immigration reform better than nothing, advocates say

Immigration laws have an impact on who a church can call as pastor or hire as staff

GOP presidential race again features faith, but new dynamics

Democratic presidential race features more faith than usual

Giuliani leads among evangelicals, Clinton leads among Catholics

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for May 3, 2007

Time to relax

Opinion: Communities don’t prevent violence, but they help us cope

Immigration ethics: The system impacts whom churches can hire

Why Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, became the patron saint of the US in the 1840s

ICE protesters who interrupted Minnesota church service won’t face state charges, prosecutor says

Raising Dementia Awareness, One Black Church at a Time

Trump Pledges $100M To Cuba, But Only If Faith‑Based Groups Distribute It

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Understanding Al Mohler’s case against women

BNG podcasts feature each SBC presidential candidate

What the church got wrong about queer people

Trump admin denies hunger strike at immigrant detention center