A Rabbi Reflects on the Baptist Funeral of Soldier

Recently a fellow rabbi and I attended the funeral of LCPL Andrew David Russoli, 21. The service took place at College Park Baptist Church in our city of Greensboro, N.C. We thought we were going for two reasons. The first reason was to be a Jewish presence, (we were...

A Rabbi Reflects on the Baptist Funeral of Soldier

Recently a fellow rabbi and I attended the funeral of LCPL Andrew David Russoli, 21. The service took place at College Park Baptist Church in our city of Greensboro, N.C. We thought we were going for two reasons. The first reason was to be a Jewish presence, (we were...

SBC Leader Denounces Protests at Military Funerals

Southern Baptist Convention president Bobby Welch denounced a Baptist congregation picketing funerals of U.S. troops killed in Iraq, pointing out it is not an SBC church and accusing it of “hate-filled activities.” Southern Baptist leaders have in the past...