GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — In a major upset, outsider Frank Page of South Carolina was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention over two candidates closely tied to the SBC's conservative power structure. Page, who described his election as a…
Condi Rice to speak, candidate list continues to grow on eve of SBC
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — The final days before the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, set for June 13-14 in Greensboro, N.C., featured last-minute announcements of new candidates for office and the addition of a high-profile official from President Bush's administration…
SBC panel rejects 10 percent CP standard, tightens trustee rules
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee voted June 12 to tighten qualifications for trustees of SBC entities, but narrowly rejected a recommendation that would encourage those trustees to be drawn from churches that support the denomination…
WMU ‘invited’ to become SBC agency, relate exclusively to convention
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted Monday, June 12, to ask the Woman's Missionary Union to become an official entity of the SBC. The committee also wants WMU to reaffirm its “exclusive” commitment to the…
Messy dispute in Calif. association likely to be aired at SBC meeting
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (ABP) — All Mike Stewart was trying to do, he says, was prevent an unethical, non-denominational pastor from “stealing” a tiny, struggling Southern Baptist church — and its $3 million property. What the director of missions of a…
Colorado pastor becomes fourth candidate in race for SBC 2nd vice president
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — As the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention rapidly approaches, the field of officer candidates is rapidly widening — most recently with a fourth candidate for the second vice-presidential post. Mark Edlund, the executive director…
Teens often lie about pledges, sexual history, report finds
NEW YORK (ABP) — True love often doesn't wait — and it frequently has difficulty with the “true” part, too, according to a new study. Harvard University scholar Janet Rosenbaum, in an article published in the June issue of the…
Wisconsin man uses mouse, morals in attempt to revive 2D animation
POLK, Wis. (ABP) — Tom Hignite has a mission: To save two-dimensional movie animation from possible demise. And with help from some ex-Disney and Warner Brothers animators, he thinks he can do it. Hignite, a homebuilder by trade, has created…
Roy Moore goes down to defeat as rival wins GOP nomination
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ABP) — In what may be the final act of the drama that has been Roy Moore's political life, the so-called “Ten Commandments Judge” went down to resounding defeat June 6 in his race for Alabama's Republican gubernatorial…
Senate again votes down marriage amendment
WASHINGTON (ABP) — For the second time in as many election years, the Senate has killed a proposal to amend the Constitution to deny marriage to same-sex couples. That won't stop the House from taking up the same proposal, though,…
Virginia Beach pastor Burris to be nominated for SBC 1st VP
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — Kelly Burris, pastor of Kempsville Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Va., has announced he will accept a nomination for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention. According to Baptist Press, Terry Fox will nominate Burris…
UPDATE: Third SBC presidential candidate announced; two more to run for VP spot
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A Tennessee pastor will join what already promises to be a contentious election for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention when the denomination holds its annual meeting June 13-14 in Greensboro, N.C. Jerry Sutton, the…