religion 2008 BPFNA News and information from the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America (BPFNA). BPFNA gathers, equips and mobilizes Baptists to build a culture of peace rooted in justice. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sitemason Content Management System http://www.sitemason.com/ 173 http://www.bpfna.org/home http://www.sitemason.com/files/kxLyyQ/colordovelogo_facebook.jpg/main.jpg 144 The congregation of Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC (a BPFNA Partner Congregation), welcomed a group of anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-Islam protesters to its worship service July 18 -- even as a nearby conservative church shunned the group. http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=71521 http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=71521 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:04:00 CST BPFNA News Several protesters, including pastor Nancy Petty of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC and William Barber, the leader of the North Carolina NAACP, were arrested July 20 at Wake County (NC) school headquarters. They and hundreds of others were protesting a pending decision that would change the way students are assigned to schools, fearing a possible resegregationof the student population. http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=71429 http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=71429 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:07:00 CST BPFNA News Tony and Peggy Campolo spoke in a panel discussion titled "Christians, the Church and Sexual Orientation: Advancing the Conversation" today with members of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America (BPFNA). It was the second day of the BPFNA's summer conference, held this year at Keuka College in upper New York state. http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=71338 http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=71338 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:29:00 CST BPFNA News This year the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America marks the 15th anniversary of its stand for Justice and Sexual Orientation, affirming the belief that "all human beings are created and loved by God," and "[welcoming] into our movement all persons of faith who desire to be peacemakers and workers for justice, regardless of sexual orientation." http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=70252 http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=70252 Mon, 03 May 2010 04:34:00 CST BPFNA News Truth commissions have been used to report on human rights abuses and systemic injustices and to foster justice and healing for a whole society. Meeting at New York City's Riverside Church, this Truth Commission sought to bring to light the issues facing soldiers who find themselves in opposition to a specific war instead of "war in any form" as required in current regulations. Founding director Ken Sehested represented BPFNA and wrote this op-ed piece for the online version of the Washington Post. http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=70011 http://www.bpfna.org/home?id=70011 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:41:00 CST BPFNA News en-us http://www.bpfna.org/home johnny@bpfna.org Search BPFNA News http://www.bpfna.org/home search_string 15 johnny@bpfna.org