This is a story of two old and close friends of mine. Both live in California — one in San Francisco, the other in sunny, conservative Orange County. One's an activist liberal, and probably an atheist. The other is an…
Millard Fuller fired by Habitat for Humanity
Millard and Linda Fuller were immediately dismissed Jan. 31 from their jobs with Habitat for Humanity International, the worldwide Christian housing ministry they founded and led for 29 years. The organization's executive committee charged the Fullers with being “divisive and…
Letter for Feb. 10, 2005
Thanks to caring friends On Aug. 30, 2004, Richmond was hit by a storm that no one had ever experienced before. This storm was given the name of “Gaston.” Little did I know that I would later be a victim…
New York judge says state constitution requires marriage rights for gays
By Robert Marus A New York judge has ordered government officials to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on an equal basis with heterosexual couples. On Feb. 4, New York Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan said a law the state…
The unsinkable Efee
Last month a large group of friends assembled to honor Edna Frances Dawkins at the dedication of a faculty office which bears her name at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. In a sense, it was a family meeting. There were…
IMB trustees praise tsunami response, challenge Baptists to close gap
By Shawn Hendricks Southern Baptists‚ record giving to tsunami victims and their on-site relief efforts gave trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board plenty to applaud during their Jan. 24-27 meeting in Richmond. But the growing death toll…
Do Americans give generously?
Another View for Feb. 10, 2005 By Dale Hanson Bourke Americans tend to give like we consume: spontaneously, extravagantly, even capriciously. An image flashes on the television screen and we respond. A celebrity passionately supports a cause and we join…
Getting it right on the left
Jim Wallis, a fixture of the (admittedly small) evangelical left-wing, is preaching religious values to a Democratic Party increasingly receptive to his message in the face of Republican gains among “moral values” voters. By Jason White Coming out of an…
BGAV leaders ask churches to fast and pray on March 12
Virginia Baptists' annual Co-Missioners Celebration, sponsored by Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia and the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, was cancelled last month and funds allocated for it were contributed to relief efforts in India. Now WMUV and Mission Board leaders…