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Inclusion for the BGAV

Unfortunately, there is a sleeper in all of this. Whoever accepts an appointment must agree to biblical inerrancy and sign off on the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message. One always wonders what is really meant by biblical inerrancy. What about…

Page interview

You pointed out that historic Virginia Baptists (myself included) were beginning to question whether they should continue to send money to the SBC if they are denied participation. Page's reply to your query struck a welcome chord when he replied,…

Which Bible?

Page said, “It's not fair not to exclude both conventions in Virginia and Texas to service as trustees.” That sounded good to me until I read the next paragraph, I knew we are getting the same old fundamentalist run around….

Fired SS teacher

In view of their behavior could it be that LaBouf and his La “Board” are losing their La “Minds” and should be transported to La La Land? Ken McFarlane Smith, Arlington

Thanks to Upton

He is a man who cares about the people he serves. Thank God for his willingness to be used of the Lord. Wayne Moore, Stuart

A church on the move

The church began in 1876, when some Baptists started meeting in a private home. They had been members of the nearby Sandy Creek Church and other Baptist churches. Later, the house was moved to another location and used as a…

News about Virginia Baptists and their ministries for September 28, 2006

Staff Changes Steve Traylor, to First Church, Staunton, as senior pastor. Mathew “Mat” Brown, to Branch's Church, Richmond, as pastor. David G. McEntire, to Gibeon Church, Callao, as pastor. Holly Irvin, resigning as minister of music and youth at Monument…

Republicans becoming sectarian religious party, Danforth warns

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Former Sen. John Danforth (R-Mo.) is criticizing his political party and many of his fellow Christians for abandoning the principles both groups are supposed to hold dear. In a Sept. 28 breakfast meeting with Washington reporters, Danforth…

Abortion foes push hard for notification bill in Senate

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Abortion-rights opponents are pushing hard for the Senate to pass a bill that would penalize those who help teenage girls seeking out-of-state abortions to avoid parental notification laws in their home states. Late Sept. 28, Senate Majority…

Prayer targeting Muslim conversion during Ramadan draws criticism

DALLAS (ABP) — A worldwide coalition of evangelical Christians is urging prayer for Muslims during the month of Ramadan. But the idea has met some resistance from Muslims — and even some Christians. Ramadan, which this year began Sept. 24,…

Victims of Baptist clergy abuse urge SBC leaders to take action

NASHVILLE (ABP) — Members of the coalition that fought the Roman Catholic Church's hierarchy over sexual abuse by priests are asking the Southern Baptist Convention to prevent similar clergy abuse in the denomination's churches. Members of the Survivors Network of…

Avoiding other vices may make Baptists fatter, researcher suggests

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (ABP) — Of all believers, Baptists are the most likely to be obese, according to a new study from Purdue University. But then, obese people tend to live in states heavily populated by religious people — particularly…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church