ATLANTA (ABP) — Just six years after it laid off its staff and considered closing for good, Baptist Women in Ministry has hired a new full-time executive director. Pamela Durso, currently associate director of the Baptist History and Heritage Society, begins new…
Religious leaders say time running out for Palestinian Christians
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Religious leaders are warning President Obama that continuing strife between Palestinians and Israelis threatens to wipe out a Christian presence in the Holy Land. Fifty-six representatives of various Protestant and Catholic faiths — including several Baptists —…
SBC spokesman disavows statements by former second VP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist Convention spokesman said June 4 that a former official who is praying for the death of President Obama is out of the denomination’s mainstream. Roger “Sing” Oldham, vice president for convention relations with…
Obama, in speech to world’s Muslims, touts religious freedom, cooperation
CAIRO, Egypt (ABP) — In a highly anticipated speech to the world’s Muslims he delivered in Egypt June 4, President Obama called on his host government and other Muslim countries to protect the rights of religious minorities in their midst….
African-American pastor says SBC leaders should repudiate Drake
Dwight McKissic repudiated Drake and said SBC leaders should do the same. ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A prominent African-American pastor says Southern Baptist leaders should publicly repudiate comments by a former Southern Baptist Convention officer that he is praying for President…
Pastor proposes SBC resolution celebrating Obama’s election
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A prominent African-American pastor is urging the Southern Baptist Convention to adopt a resolution celebrating the election of President Obama when it meets June 23-24 in Louisville, Ky. A resolution submitted for consideration by Dwight McKissic,…
Pastor proposes SBC resolution celebrating Obama’s election
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A prominent African-American pastor is urging the Southern Baptist Convention to adopt a resolution celebrating the election of President Obama when the denomination meets June 23-24 in Louisville, Ky. A resolution submitted for consideration by Dwight…
New Hampshire latest state to legalize same-sex marriage
CONCORD, N.H. (ABP) — New Hampshire has become the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage, after Gov. John Lynch (D) asked legislators for — and got — a version of the bill that included strong protections for individuals and institutions…
New Hampshire latest state to legalize same-sex marriage
CONCORD, N.H. (ABP) — Just an hour after the New Hampshire House of Representatives gave final approval to a group of bills legalizing gay marriage early in the evening of June 3, Gov. John Lynch (D) signed them into law,…
CBF-sponsored football clinic bridges racial divide in Louisiana community
LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. (ABP) — In early May in Lake Providence, La., two high school football teams met on the football field not to compete, but to help make each other better. The local private high school, Briarfield Academy, is…
Drake, former SBC officer, says he’s praying for Obama to die (updated)
A former SBC vice president told Fox News Radio's Alan Colmes he is praying 'imprecatory prayer' on President Obama. NEW YORK (ABP) — A former Southern Baptist Convention officer who on June 2 called the death of abortion provider George…
Some churches help Christians view culture through spiritual lenses
(ABP) — What does it mean to participate with God in “making all things new”? Many feel the answer to that question is key to the life and liturgy of the church. “We think of ‘creating culture,’” said Winn Collier,…