ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptist organizations in the United States and elsewhere are continuing their efforts to provide relief after catastrophic flooding in Pakistan — but funds are being stretched to the limit by the disaster’s massive scale. {youtube}rFk4cRfd3hs{/youtube} According to…
Former Va. Baptist chaplain leads fight to save woman on death row
JARRATT, Va. (ABP) — Unless the federal Supreme Court or Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) step in to stop it, Teresa Lewis will die on Sept. 23 in the death chamber at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va. Some say…
Conservative, moderate Baptist thinkers criticize Glenn Beck rally
WASHINGTON (ABP) — When popular conservative radio and TV personality Glenn Beck called for “revival” on the National Mall Aug. 28, he was making a hash of both patriotism and faith, according to published comments by a pair of prominent…
N.C. pastor facing deportation to have bond hearing Sept. 2 in Atlanta
(Editor's note: The headline for this story as originally published incorrectly stated the date for which Hector Villanueva's bond hearing was scheduled as Sept. 1. The correct date — as noted in the body of the story — is Sept….
Christian group questions Iraq future as Obama announces end to war
WASHINGTON (ABP) – As President Obama announced the end of American troops’ combat role in Iraq Aug. 31, an international Christian peace group issued a report questioning the United States’ projection of a bright future for the war-torn Middle Eastern…
New Orleans church marks Katrina anniversary by moving beyond lament
NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — Five years after the hurricane that killed thousands and nearly killed a great American city in the process, one church in New Orleans decided to remember its community’s mourning — but then move on to the…
Baptist, other religious leaders challenge anti-Muslim rhetoric
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Against a background of mounting anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence, Baptist and other religious leaders spoke out Aug. 30 against Islamophobia and urged federal officials to take a more proactive role in safeguarding Muslims’ civil rights. A group…
Englishman brings King’s dream to stage
ATLANTA (ABP) – Douglas Tappin’s dream has taken him from London to Atlanta and from the practice of law to writing an acclaimed new musical about another dreamer — Martin Luther King Jr. -– all via a degree from a…
CBF churches take part in Bible-listening program
ATLANTA (ABP) — More than 500 churches affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship participated in a yearlong Bible-listening project, raising more than $185,000 to support translation and distribution of the Bible around the world. The "You've Got the Time" program,…