Jimmy Carter, Baptists

Two notable interviews may help Southern Baptists reflect on Jimmy Carter
When Plains Baptist Church voted overwhelmingly in the 1950s to bar Blacks and “racial agitators” from membership, Jimmy Carter and a handful of his family members
What religion was Jimmy Carter? Carter's evolving faith reshaped politics and social issues
Carter was widely known as a man of faith, with his post-presidency defined by images of the Baptist Sunday School teacher building homes for low-income people.
Presidents, Baptists, and women: reviewing fact checks of Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter's presidency -- and his promise to never tell a lie -- predated PolitiFact's 2007 birth. Nevertheless, we fact-checked several statements the 39th president made after leaving the White House.
‘This is even tougher’: Jimmy Carter’s pastor prepares to give former president’s final eulogy
Jimmy Carter's pastor was right by his side when he took his last breath and has stayed by his side during his final journey through the country,
Jimmy Carter's casket enters Maranatha Baptist Church for a final time
President Carter has been memorialized throughout the week, with observances that began in Atlanta last weekend and continued on to Washington, D.C.
Jimmy Carter's beloved Maranatha Baptist Church to host final farewell service
Former President Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school at a modest church in his hometown of Plains for more than 40 years. On Jan. 9, it will host a final farewell service for the former president.
Jimmy Carter's personal pastor remembers former president
Tony Lowden served as former President Jimmy Carter's personal pastor. He joined CBS News to remember Carter's life.
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Jimmy Carter, a lifelong Baptist, left a legacy of faithfulness, compassion and justice
Baptist leaders are remembering Jimmy Carter as an example of faithfulness, compassion and justice and advocate for religious ...
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What religion was Jimmy Carter? Former president's beliefs laid bare at funeral
Carter, an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, is being honored with the pageantry of a ...
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Joshua Carter Recalls The Line For Grandfather Jimmy Carter's Always-Packed Sunday School Class "Began Before Sunrise"
Joshua Carter described President Jimmy Carter's legendary devotion to teaching Sunday school in Plains, Georgia, saying that ...
How Jimmy Carter Bonded With the Allman Brothers
Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for the pioneering Southern rock band, said its members saw their fellow Georgian as an honest, ...
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Terry Mattingly: Jimmy Carter, Progressive Baptist in the Bible Belt
Jimmy Carter, a progressive Baptist, balanced faith with politics, advocating for church-state separation while evolving on ...
Jimmy Carter fondly recalled childhood visits to Birmingham
Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn visited a Habitat For Humanity community in Fairfield, Ala., Friday October 8, 2010 to help put the finishing touches on the home of Ted and Wanda ...
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At state funeral, Jimmy Carter's life celebrated as a 'miracle'
In his eulogy, Biden said Carter’s faith overlapped with broadly held American ideals such as the idea that ‘we all are ...
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Jimmy Carter remembered by colleagues, family and friends as a devoted public servant
The service, which lasted roughly two hours, was packed with heartfelt and vivid remembrances that recalled both a powerful ...
How Jimmy Carter helped the religious right’s rise to power
Devoutness wasn't always an important feature in a presidential candidate. That all changed after Carter professed his “born ...