NEW YORK (ABP) — The Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant meeting will feature some notable guests: Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Tony Campolo and John Grisham, to name a few. But after the star-studded dust settles, what will…
Obama, in South Carolina win, shows cross-religious appeal
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Exit polls showed that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama swept all religious categories of voters — from the most faithful to the less devout — in dominating the South Carolina Democratic primary Jan. 26. However, the media consortium…
Flanders City Baptist gets new pastor
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Jason Christy, evangelical publisher, arrested for DUI, fraud
PHOENIX (ABP) — Jason Christy, the charismatic Christian publisher accused of defrauding Christian businesses and churches, was arrested Jan. 14 on charges of driving under the influence, four counts of issuing bad checks, and violating a promise to appear in…
Opinion: My Baptist journey to the New Baptist Covenant
I am excited that my 30-year journey as a Baptist leads me to the New Baptist Covenant meeting in Atlanta Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. I've been thinking about what this upcoming meeting means to me, and how it relates…
Christian leaders urge Bush to use last State of Union speech to ‘salvage’ legacy
NEW YORK (ABP) — As President Bush prepares to deliver his final State of the Union address Jan. 28, evangelical and Catholic leaders are calling for him to use that speech to “salvage his moral legacy.” David Gushee told reporters…
Evangelical panelists say Christian voters broadening political agenda
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Washington auditorium that once hosted a news program famous for back-and-forth arguments between political opponents instead recently featured a very different dialogue — a group of evangelical Christians denouncing the religious and political polarization of the…
On 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, both sides celebrate decline of abortion
WASHINGTON (ABP) — As abortion-rights supporters and opponents marked the 35th anniversary of the decision that legalized the procedure nationwide, new statistics show that, legal or not, fewer women are choosing abortion. A new study, released just days before the…
Baptists plan world youth conference in Germany
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Baptist World Alliance has scheduled its next global youth conference for July 20 – Aug. 3 in Leipzig, Germany. Thousands of teenagers are expected to gather in the central German city to “join together in worship…
The Luke 4 mandate: Christians answer call to social action
DALLAS (ABP) — For some Christians, listening to the news is like hearing a prayer list. More than 2 million people displaced in Sudan. More than 1.5 million Iraqi children left homeless. Residents of Louisiana still rebuilding two years after…
In S.C., Nevada contests, Huckabee fails to maintain evangelical edge
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee's support among evangelicals failed to garner a win for him in the Jan. 19 GOP primary in South Carolina. The Baptist minister and former Arkansas governor lost that race — the primary…
Baptist man from Oklahoma works in Darfur, other global hot spots
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (ABP) — On day 27 of a 40-day fast in a cabin in Michigan, God called Kevin Turner to ministry — specifically in war zones, disaster areas and places where Christians are persecuted. Since then, he's had quite…