DALLAS (ABP) — Quick: what's the fastest-growing sports program in the Big XII Conference? It's not soccer. It's not lacrosse. And it's not cycling. It's equitation — sporting events involving horse riding — and it has quickly become a popular…
Fellowship provides clean water at Ukrainian foster home
ATLANTA (ABP) — Thanks to a $6,000 gift from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Ukrainian street children will have clean water from a new well. Village of Hope, which sits on a 17-acre tract of land half an hour from Kiev,…
Endowed gift establishes ABP Puckett Internship
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — For decades, R. Gene Puckett was a leader in Baptist journalism — as editor of North Carolina's Biblical Recorder for 16 years and earlier as Baptist state paper editor in Maryland and Ohio and managing editor…
Correction
In the July 5 story “Baptist pastor, author Rick Warren invited to speak in North Korea,” please note the change that Warren is expected to speak during the summer of 2007. The exact itinerary for Warren's trip is still undetermined,…
Ethicists weigh in on court’s decision to protect Guantanamo detainees
WASHINGTON (ABP) — While a prominent Southern Baptist leader says a recent Supreme Court decision weakens the United States' ability to combat terrorists, some other Christian ethicists say even those accused of terrorism deserve to have their rights upheld through…
Baptist World Alliance expands involvement, votes in new members
MEXICO CITY (ABP) — Leaders of the Baptist World Alliance ushered in its second century by unveiling plans to expand participation in the international organization. For starters, BWA's annual General Council meeting was renamed the BWA Annual Gathering, signaling a…
UPDATE: San Diego cross to remain, pending appeal
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A controversial cross will stay high atop a hill in a San Diego park at least until a federal appeals panel determines its fate, thanks to a Supreme Court justice. With a special order on the evening…
UPDATE: Courts in New York, Georgia deal blows to gay-marriage backers
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The highest state courts in New York and Georgia dealt dual setbacks to proponents of gay marriage in July 6 rulings. The New York Court of Appeals ruled that the state's constitution neither requires nor bans the…
Lady Liberty gets makeover in Memphis: megachurch adds cross to replica statue
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (ABP) — A Memphis-area megachurch has erected a Statue of Liberty lookalike — holding a cross instead of a torch — to remind Americans of their “spiritual liberation” and to show that Christianity should guide the nation. The…
After praying for change from dull life, Texan finds work in Kabul hospital
ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — God gave Rick DeFoore what he prayed for, even if it wasn't exactly what DeFoore had in mind. As a longtime hospital employee in Abilene, Texas, DeFoore fervently prayed that his life would change. He said…
1 in 5 adults attend house churches, according to first hard statistics
DALLAS (ABP) — For the first time, advocates of the house-church movement in America have solid facts to back up their enthusiasm — and those stats are shocking: Perhaps one in five American adults attends a house church at least…
Rival denominations with Baptist ties seek unity after century of ‘discord’
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Some Baptists may remember hearing their Church of Christ neighbors called “Campbellites.” And most Baptists know Churches of Christ are strictly a cappella, preferring unaccompanied singing to pianos, organs or any other instrument. They may not…