‘He taught the Bible every Sunday from World War II to COVID’

Joshua Carter, grandson of President Jimmy Carter, was among the speakers at the state funeral for the former president held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. Here is a verbatim transcript of his comments. My grandfather...

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Birth control, not liberalism, explains mainline decline, researchers say

CHICAGO (ABP) — The decline of mainline church membership over the last century had more to do with sex than theology, according to research by a trio of sociologists. The popular notion that conservative churches are growing because mainline churches…

Kentucky leaders negotiate plan to let Georgetown elect own trustees

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABP) — Officials of Georgetown College and the Kentucky Baptist Convention are proposing a new working relationship that would allow the college to have a self-perpetuating board of trustees while maintaining historic ties between the two organizations. The…

Coordinating Council votes to add ‘Jesus’ language to CBF constitution

ATLANTA (ABP) — National leaders of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship voted Oct. 14 to restore explicit references to Jesus deleted from the group's constitution in July. A preamble to the constitution was approved by the CBF Coordinating Council with little…

New stem-cell procedures could quell fears — or create new ones

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Scientists have successfully tested two new methods designed to achieve the same ends as embryonic stem-cell research while avoiding the ethical controversy over the destruction of embryos. The two methods are detailed in articles published Oct. 16…

Questionnaire reveals Miers’ support for anti-abortion law in 1989

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Documents made public Oct. 18 reveal that Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers supported a constitutional amendment in 1989 that would ban most abortions. The revelation is almost certain to make her already troubled confirmation much more difficult….

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina

Cover Story for September 15, 2005 As the scope of what may be the biggest natural disaster to hit the United States in a century became clearer last week, Virginia Baptists joined others around the country responding to massive needs…

Hurry up and wait!

Cover Story for September 22, 2005 By Jim White On Tuesday, a week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Governor Mark Warner's office called Virginia Baptists for help. His call initiated a flurry of preparation aimed at meeting the…

Stepping up to meet the need

Cover Story for September 29, 2005 By Sue H. Poss Monica Villacres and her 11-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, made it safely through Hurricane Katrina at their house in New Orleans. But two days later when the water was rising, there was…

A worldwide gathering

Another view for September 15, 2005 By Nancy Elliott I have perused the Herald for the weeks since the meeting of the Baptist World Alliance to read any word of the meeting of the BWA Women's Leadership Conference which preceded…