Baptist Communities Request More Help With HIV-AIDS

BWAid continues to receive more requests for assistance with HIV-AIDS projects from Baptist communities around the world. Often when we are confronted with the enormity of the HIV-AIDS crisis around the world, the shear extent of the situation just overpowers us....

Down by the Riverside: A Brief History of Baptist Faith

Down by the Riverside: A Brief History of Baptist Faith is exactly what I look for to put into the hands of new converts, as a study guide for laypeople, and for new members coming to the Baptist church from other traditions. But this is certain: The responsibility...

What Would Jesus Do About War With Iraq?

Rather than “smoking guns” and military timetables, our government needs to take initiatives that offer alternatives to war. Fundamentalist preacher Bob Jones, president of Bob Jones University, answered that Jesus met a Roman centurion and never rebuked...

Celebs Draw Fire for Speaking Out on War

With war against Iraq looming, celebrities are talking. And some folks don’t care for it. Thompson, who plays the district attorney on NBC’s “Law & Order,” says in the ad, “Thank goodness we have a president with the courage to...