LAGOS, Nigeria (ABP) — Baptists should engage in deeds of mercy and address justice issues and not merely verbally proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, two Baptist World Alliance staff members told Baptist leaders in Africa Nov. 15. BWA general…
Letter opposing Christian Zionism sparks Israel debate
PASADENA, Calif. (ABP) – Evangelical supporters of Israel fired back at a September open letter by two Baptist ethicists questioning theological and moral grounds of “Christian Zionism.” David Gushee, a Mercer University professor and columnist for Associated Baptist Press, and…
Baylor course title sparks controversy
WACO, Texas (ABP) – Baylor University officials say a blogosphere storm over a course listing of “Homosexuality as a Gateway Drug” was blown out of proportion. Several websites and news blogs posted screen snapshots of an online listing for a…
Sports complex opens with Pujols basketball game
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (ABP) — Missouri Baptist University opened a new sports and recreation complex Oct. 30 with a first-ever charity Albert Pujols All-Star Basketball Game. The first Albert Pujols All-Star Basketball Game, pitting Pujols' team of teens and young…
Diverse Canadian Baptists cover miles, cultures
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (ABP) — From early churches springing up on the Atlantic from the seeds of displaced American slaves to the metropolitan Pacific coast, Canadian Baptists reflect their huge, diverse nation. In the world’s second largest nation by land…
Yale professor cites similarities between Mormons, Southern Baptists
NEW YORK (ABP) – Southern Baptists who question Gov. Mitt Romney’s Christianity have more in common with Mormonism than they know, Yale literary critic and author Harold Bloom opined in a New York Times commentary Nov.12. Under an op-ed headline…
British Baptist newspaper to cease publication
DIDCOT, England (ABP) – The Baptist Times, an award-winning newspaper published weekly for British Baptists for 156 years, will cease both print and digital editions at the end of the year. Bill Johnston, chairman of the Baptist Times board of…
Environmentalists celebrate pipeline delay
Organizers of the White House action constructed a mammoth model of a pipeline out of plastic sheeting and kept it inflated with a 12 volt battery-powered fan that they pulled along in a toy wagon. (Photo by Greg Yost) WASHINGTON…
Gay-rights group accuses Baptists of hypocrisy
HUDSON, N.C. (ABP) – A gay advocacy group has accused the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina of using a double standard when it comes to homosexuality. The 4,000-church convention by policy excludes congregations that “knowingly act to affirm, approve,…