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Church & People News for March 16, 2006

Staff Changes Thomas J. Ferrell, to Bethel Church, Woodford, as pastor. David and Judy Bailey, to Oakland Church, Gum Spring, as co-pastors. Wes Moore, to Liberty Church, Hopewell, as pastor. Keith Reynolds, to New Vision Church, Martinsville, as pastor. Roger…

Six tips for preachers

Another View for March 16, 2006 By Tom Ehrich Religion News Service Every weekend, bold men and women stand up in church and do something many parishioners wish they wouldn’t do: They preach. They stand inside lofty pulpits, behind lecterns…

It’s time we focus on our own sins

Another View for March 16, 2006 By Anne Graham Lotz Religion News Service When I attended the “The Hand of God in U.S. Politics” seminar at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the attendees seemed alarmed about the power…

Whether I live or die

Editorial for March 16, 2006 By Jim White We heard the words spoken over the past weekend. “A State Department spokesman reports that the FBI has verified that a body found in Iraq Friday morning was that of 54-year-old Tom…

What TFA told FDR

Heritage Column for March 16, 2006 By Fred Anderson In September 1935, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a letter on White House stationery which was sent to a young minister in Toledo, Ohio. By happenstance, the minister probably received the letter…

Letters to the Editor for March 16, 2006

Methodist decision I recently read the article in the March 9 issue of the Herald regarding the United Methodist Church's general conference for 2012 not being held in Richmond due to the R-Braves name being racially charged. While I don't…

Rural Texas pastor bucks the norm, running for legislature as Democrat

COVINGTON, Texas (ABP) — Pastor and politician Kerry Horn has been called an agent of Satan. He has faced country farmers trembling with rage. And his faith has been questioned by members of his own congregation. And that's just the…

Gay activists arrested at Liberty, target 4 other Baptist colleges

LYNCHBURG, Va. (ABP) — Styling themselves after the famous Freedom Riders of the civil-rights era, a group of gay-rights activists is targeting Baptist and other Christian colleges with a cross-country bus trip that is part teach-in, part protest. The “Equality…

Body of slain Christian peace activist returned to United States for burial

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The body of a slain Christian peace activist, presumably executed by those who abducted him and his three colleagues, returned to his native United States March 13 in preparation for burial. The body of Tom Fox, 54,…

Secular communicators win awards for excellence in religion news

DALLAS, Texas (ABP) — Some of the top secular media who focus on religion have been named winners of the 2006 Wilbur Awards, an annual competition that highlights excellence in media dealing with religious themes, issues and events. Mindy Marchal,…

Kidnapped Christian peace activist Tom Fox found dead in Baghdad

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The lone American among four Christian peace activists who have been held captive in Iraq since November was found dead in Baghdad March 9, according to multiple news sources. The body of Tom Fox, 54, was found…

Debate about Baylor’s future asks: Should Baptists learn from Catholics?

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Should Baylor University aspire to become the “Protestant Notre Dame”? And, perhaps more importantly, what can Roman Catholics teach Baptists? Since former university President Robert Sloan led the school to adopt its Baylor 2012 long-range plan…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system