By Tony Cartledge On a map, the small island nation of Sri Lanka looks like a giant teardrop. It's an appropriate image. When a 9.0 earthquake off the faraway coast of Sumatra sent a tsunami speeding across the Indian Ocean…
‘Under God’ case refiled, halt to prayers requested
The famous atheist who failed last year in his attempt to get the phrase “under God” removed from the Pledge of Allegiance is trying again. California physician and attorney Michael Newdow filed a lawsuit in federal court Jan. 3 challenging…
Church & People News for January 20, 2005
S T A F F • C H A N G E S Todd Gaston, to Mount Ararat Church, Stafford, as senior pastor, effective Jan. 30. He had served the church as pastor for student ministries since 2002. Clyde Mawyer…
Prominent church-state issues likely to resurface in 109th Congress
By Robert Marus As the 109th Congress goes to work in an atmosphere already charged with partisanship, legislative battles over religious and moral issues are virtually certain to remain as prominent as they were in the last session, according to…
Jewish leader objects to Bush’s faith statement
President Bush said recently he doesn't understand “how you can be president without a relationship with the Lord.” But that testament brought a protest from one of the country's top Jewish leaders. Bush made the comment in an interview with…
A new year’s message
In January 1867, the editorial team of Jeter and Dickinson began their second full year of owning, editing and publishing the Religious Herald, which they had revived following “the War.” While they admitted that “our remuneration has been small,” all…
GUEST EDITORIAL: Happy Birthday, BWA
In this our 100th year of the Baptist World Alliance, we give thanks to God for his awesome grace and providence that has guided us from 1905 to 2005. Ebenezer said, “Thus far the Lord has helped us” (I Samuel…
Letters for Jan. 6, 2005
SBC excluding itself I just read my Religious Herald and saw that the Southern Baptist Convention leadership has chosen not to connect with the ecumenical group Christian Churches Together. I am confused. It is so painful to see the convention…
Bilingual prayers: Filipino church in Fredericksburg reaches out to community
By Krista Carnet Singing, Scripture reading and preaching are all common parts of a Sunday service at Baptist churches in Virginia. What sets the Fil-Am Christian Church in Fredericksburg apart is that all three are done in English and Tagalog….