Jim Newton/CBF Miss. BJC Director Brent Walker speaks at Northside Baptist Church, Clinton, Miss. CLINTON, Miss. (ABP) — A Baptist religious-freedom expert is warning that the spike in American public religiosity that has resulted from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks…
Editorial cartoon sparks violence against Lebanese Christians
BEIRUT, Lebanon (ABP) — Incensed Muslims sacked Christian neighborhoods and burned the Danish Embassy in Lebanon Feb. 5, angered by the publication of caricatures of the prophet Muhammad. Although some Muslim leaders appealed for peace, more than 20,000 protesters threw…
White House budget proposal for 2007 includes cuts in social programs, taxes
WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush formally presented Congress Feb. 6 with a $2.77 trillion budget proposal that would increase military spending and extend tax cuts but reduce spending on social programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. The announcement comes just…
Six Alabama churches burn, arson suspected in some
CENTREVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — Federal officials suspect arson in a series of fires that damaged or destroyed five small Baptist churches in rural Bibb County, Ala., the night of Feb. 2-3. In addition, a sixth church in neighboring Chilton County…
New Mexico Baptists accept Bunce as new executive director
DALLAS (ABP) — After a 17-month-long search, the Baptist Convention of New Mexico has unanimously elected Joseph Bunce as executive director. The assignment became effective immediately. Bunce replaces Claude Cone, who announced his plans for retirement in July 2004. Cone…
House narrowly passes cuts aimed at social spending
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The House of Representatives gave final approval Feb. 1 to a deficit-reduction package that cuts programs for the poor and elderly — over the objections of religious leaders and Democrats, who called the bill “immoral.” The measure's…
Chowan College leaders view mascot change as ‘opportunity’
DALLAS (ABP) — Chowan College will change its mascot to comply with NCAA policies on Native-American mascots. This, after the school's president and board decided to forego the potential legal battle, time and expense of keeping the school's current mascot,…
Corrections:
In the Jan. 31 ABP story, “Senate vote on Alito reflects country's division on issues,” there were two errors in the third paragraph. Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate in 1987, not 1985; and…
“Dangerous and Un-baptistic”? A Response from Supporters of the “Baptist Manifesto”
As authors (Broadway, Freeman, Harvey, Newman, Thompson) and advocates (Harmon, Medley) of the 1997 statement “Re-envisioning Baptist Identity: A Manifesto for Baptist Communities in North America,” we are delighted to see the “Manifesto” re-enter the consciousness of the Baptist public…
Address for Baptist Summit
Jan. 20, 2006 I want to thank each of you for caring enough about Mercer to be here – for caring enough about Baptist life to be here – for caring enough about the principles upon which Mercer was founded…
Redemption and the Death Penalty
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger faced the ultimate responsibility of a governor recently. He had the power to stop the execution of Stanley “Tookie” Williams, the former Crips gang leader and convicted murderer. Despite numerous pleas for mercy across the state,…
N.C. Baptist newspaper will pick some directors to ‘protect freedom’
CARY, N.C. (ABP) — The Biblical Recorder, newspaper of North Carolina Baptists, will choose some of its own directors in a move to preserve its journalistic freedom, say the newspapers leaders. Beginning this fall, the 172-year-old newspaper will nominate four…