ATLANTA (ABP) — Churches affiliated with the Alliance of Baptists are setting aside Sunday, Sept. 19, to celebrate the fellowship of churches and individuals founded 23 years ago as a dissenting voice in the Southern Baptist Convention and now a…
Baptist leaders meet with Holder, denounce Baptists trashing Islam
WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the national debate over Islam continues to ratchet up in advance of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Baptists joined a group of religious leaders Sept. 7 in denouncing Islamophobia, urged the nation’s top law-enforcement…
Kentucky Baptists plan alternative to Quran-burning ceremony
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A Kentucky Baptist church will be host for an interfaith service Sept. 11 billed as a "peaceful, positive alternative" to a Quran-burning ceremony scheduled the same day in Florida. The "Honoring Sacred Texts" service is scheduled…
Baptists, other local religious leaders protest planned Quran burning
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Religious leaders in Gainesville, Fla., recently stood together on the steps of the town's City Hall in a show of solidarity against a small congregation in the community that has gained international attention for its plan…
Judge says church can desecrate flag in funeral protests
LINCOLN, Neb. (ABP) — A federal judge has barred Nebraska from enforcing the state's flag-desecration law on members of a controversial Baptist church who claimed in a lawsuit the statute violated their constitutional right to freedom of speech. A Westboro…
Baptist Army chaplain first slain in combat since Vietnam
ARLINGTON, Va. (ABP) — An independent Baptist who died Aug. 30 in Afghanistan is the first United States Army chaplain to be killed in the line of duty since the Vietnam conflict, according to Army officials. Dale Goetz (courtesy Maranatha…
Lawsuit by former National Baptist president settled, NBC leaders hear
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — The National Baptist Convention USA has settled one lawsuit with a disgraced former president who sued after losing a re-election bid in 2009, the convention's parliamentarian and general counsel told leaders attending the annual convention…
Al Mohler’s pastor recommended as new NAMB president
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (ABP) — The pastor of one of the Southern Baptist Convention’s most visible leaders will be recommended as the new head of the denomination’s North American Mission Board. Kevin Ezell (Highview Baptist Church photo) Kevin Ezell, pastor of…
Update: N.C. pastor facing deportation released on bond
ATLANTA (ABP) — A Hispanic North Carolina pastor is out on bond after the first stage of deportation proceedings against him, and is planning his case to avoid getting snared by a 15-year-old crime for which he has already served…