MULGA, Ala. (ABP) — Alabama Baptist Conservatives, a network of pastors organized in 1997, officially disbanded Sept. 29, saying they accomplished their goal of steering the state's Baptist convention in “a conservative direction.” “The state convention has taken a stand…
Baptist, other leaders cite Rosa Parks as paragon of Christian conscience
DETROIT (ABP) — Reacting to news of Rosa Parks' death Oct. 25, Christian leaders said Jesus was the model for the woman who kept her bus seat in order to stand against injustice. “She saw her participation in the struggle…
23 churches destroyed or damaged as Hurricane Wilma slashes Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — At least two Baptist churches reportedly were destroyed in Florida and 21 others damaged Oct. 24 as Hurricane Wilma cut a diagonal swath across the southern tip of the state, which has weathered eight hurricanes in…
Baptist workers aid quake victims, provide shelter from Pakistani winter
NORTHERN PAKISTAN (ABP) — Despite early positive hints of life beneath the ruins of schools in northern Pakistan, no survivors were found by the search-and-rescue team from Hungarian Baptist Aid, which arrived in the region two days after the Oct….
Holistic CBF ministry plants seeds in northern Thailand
NORTHERN THAILAND (ABP) — As they pour scalding green tea into plastic cups and pass it to their guests sitting on mats on the concrete floor of the “head man's” home, the Palaung villagers explain the benefits of being in…
Trustee resigns when seminary changes plan to name building for Patterson
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — A trustee of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary resigned Oct. 11 shortly after questioning a plan to name a building for former seminary president Paige Patterson and his wife, Dorothy. Richard Headrick, a trustee from Laurel,…
Correction:
In the Oct. 21 ABP story “Action on budget, gays, trustees, exec show conservatives' muscle in N.C.,” David Horton was mistakenly identified as a speaker at a rally at Southeastern Seminary. To correct the mistake, make the two corrections below….
Action on budget, gays, trustees, exec show conservatives’ muscle in N.C.
N.C. Baptists will be asked to vote on stricter homosexuality policy
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — Baptists in North Carolina next month will be asked to place new restrictions on churches that condone homosexuality, creating perhaps the most specific ban of gay-friendly churches in Southern Baptist life. The president of a…
Officials propose grants, other payments to Katrina-affected religious groups
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Hurricane Katrina's storm surge continues to muddy the line between church and state, as administration officials and some members of Congress are proposing aid to religious institutions in the disaster's wake. A group of senators — including…
Iraq constitution survives vote but remains troubling to some
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The new Iraq Constitution, which apparently has gained approval, sets forth two competing visions of democracy and human rights, according to some religious-freedom experts. The current document “sets forth two competing and diametrically opposed visions of society…
Kansas Supreme Court overturns harsher sentence for gay teen
TOPEKA, Kan. (ABP) — In a reverberation from a landmark Supreme Court case on gay rights, Kansas' highest court has overturned a law that differentiated between homosexual and heterosexual statutory rape. The Kansas Supreme Court unanimously overturned a state law…