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Rift among Missouri conservatives boils over at convention meeting
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (ABP) — Strong words from several Missouri Baptist Convention leaders during the convention's recent annual meeting highlighted a growing rift among conservatives in Missouri Baptist leadership. The rift is between two groups — one loyal to the…
Baylor prof says Francis Schaeffer returned to fundamentalist views
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Many evangelical scholars agree Francis Schaeffer was the single greatest force that propelled evangelicals into political action — ultimately putting George W. Bush in the White House. But some question whether he is rightly described as a…
Ky. Baptists pick young leaders for top offices, celebrate giving
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (ABP) — Continuing a recent trend of electing young leaders, the Kentucky Baptist Convention's new top three officers are under age 40. Darren Gaddis, 37, was elected president; Kevin Smith, 39, was elected first vice president; and…
‘Christ-followers’ offer early help to Chinese kids with cerebral palsy
ATLANTA (ABP) — More than 1.7 million Chinese children under the age of 13 have cerebral palsy. Because of poverty, limited medical services, and China's laws limiting each family to one child, these children are often abandoned to starvation, isolation…
Buckner names Reyes president of family services division
DALLAS (ABP) — In a move with implications for three Baptist General Convention of Texas organizations, Albert Reyes has been named president of Buckner Children and Family Services, which is being revamped to expand its ministries throughout the United States…
Conservatives win battles during Tennessee Baptist Convention
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (ABP) — Conservative Southern Baptist Convention loyalists won battles over doctrinal matters, offices and nominations during the Tennessee Baptist Convention's annual meeting Nov. 14-15. Messengers to the convention, meeting at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, voted overwhelmingly Nov….
Legislative bodies in South Africa, Mexico legalize same-sex marriage
JOHANNESBURG (ABP) — The South African Parliament voted overwhelmingly Nov. 14 to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation, making it Africa's first — and one of only a handful of jurisdictions in the world — to remove legal barriers to…
S.C. messengers increase budget, elect CP supporter as president
TAYLORS, S.C. (ABP) — Messengers to the 186th annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention increased their budget by $600,000 for 2007 and elected a strong Cooperative Program supporter as president Nov. 15 in Taylors, S.C. For nine of…
Alabama Baptists approve budgets, ask Wal-Mart to reconsider
HOOVER, Ala. (ABP) — Wal-Mart's support of homosexuality, ethics in state government, and the humanitarian crisis in western Sudan surfaced as some of the top issues this year with Alabama Baptists. And Roger Willmore, pastor of Deerfoot Baptist Church in…
Organization at center of scandal in Valley will shut down
DALLAS (ABP) — A church-planting institute founded by Otto Arango — the central figure in a scandal involving misuse and mismanagement of Texas Baptist church-starting funds in the Rio Grande Valley — will cease to exist at the end of…
BGCT messengers support Wade despite handling of Valley scandal
DALLAS (ABP) — Rank-and-file Texas Baptists are sad and angry about the financial scandal in the Rio Grande Valley that has marred their reputation, but most say they still trust their leaders — including Executive Director Charles Wade — to…