Another View for March 10, 2005 By Scott Kleinknecht I have read the resolution on abortion that was passed by the Baptist General Association of Virginia in 1997 and is included in its pamphlet, “Truthfully Speaking.” Several letters to the…
Letters for March 10, 2005
Counseling at Southern The headline (“A new way to counsel”) on page 7 of the March 3 Religious Herald is misleading. What Southern Seminary is planning to do with their counseling program is not new. In 1970 Jay Adams heralded…
Texas Baptist leaders vote to seek BWA membership
The Baptist General Convention of Texas will seek full membership in the Baptist World Alliance, a body with which it has had informal ties for a number of years. The BGCT's Executive Board approved the action March 1, with two…
American Baptists avoid recall of missionaries
An international missions official for the American Baptist Churches USA has announced that a feared recall of missionaries will not happen in 2005. Last summer, American Baptist leaders said they needed to close a $1.5 million budget gap to prevent…
Faith-based groups got $2 billion in ’04, Bush says
President Bush told a group of religious leaders that his administration allocated $2 billion to faith-based organizations last year to assist in their work of showing compassion toward Americans in need. “No matter what your faith is, we're united in…
Baptist volunteers released from custody
Two Southern Baptist volunteers have been released from custody after being detained in the United Arab Emirates for distributing Christian materials. Vivian Gilmer of Myrtle Beach S.C., and Marie Bush of Waxahachie, Texas, were nearing the end of a four-week…
House approves discrimination bill
The House of Representatives has passed another bill giving religious charities the right to discriminate in hiring, even when they receive federal funds. On a largely party-line vote of 224 to 200, the chamber passed the Job Training Improvement Act…
Don’t export the conflict, European leader urges Baptists
A prominent European Baptist leader cautioned U.S. Baptists not to export their disputes or manipulate Baptists worldwide into their way of thinking. “We should be very careful how we are pulling the ropes in our mission work, in our evangelism…
Moderate Baptists looking for ‘something to get excited about’
By Greg Warner Southern Baptists account for roughly half of all U.S. Baptists-about 16 million people-and thus get most of the attention. The other half also represents a significant presence in America, but they lack a unifying identity, according to…
Uproar predicted if justices remove public Ten Commandments displays
If the U.S. Supreme Court prohibits public displays of the Ten Commandments nationwide, all heck may break loose. Religious conservatives predict the resulting furor would be greater than the reaction when a California court ruled “under God” did not belong…
Church & People News for March 3, 2005
S T A F F • C H A N G E S Prentis B. McGoldrick Jr., to Thalia Lynn Church, Virginia Beach, as senior pastor, effective March 27. Michael Copple, to Dundas Church, Dundas, as pastor. Gary Chiles,…
Mission at home – CBF
This month churches across Virginia will focus on mission in North America, as they collect offerings for the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board and for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's MissionConnect emphasis. By Carla Wynn Through hanging sheetrock, installing…