FOREST CITY, N.C. (ABP) — A North Carolina Baptist pastor has reversed course, removing a sign outside his church suggesting the Muslim holy book should be put in a toilet. In the face of national media attention and overwhelmingly negative…
Resolution wants churches to investigate schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (ABP) — A group that tried last year to get Southern Baptists to encourage parents to pull their children out of public schools is now asking the Southern Baptist Convention to urge churches to investigate whether their local…
Central Seminary cuts staff, establishes satellite centers
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ABP) — A cash-strapped Central Baptist Theological Seminary is significantly reducing its main-campus staff and faculty while establishing a network of satellite campuses in a bid to make its educational offerings more accessible. Acting on a plan…
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky holds inaugural commencement
Lexington, Ky. (ABP) – Baptist Seminary of Kentucky held its inaugural commencement May 14, awarding master of divinity degrees to three graduates. Urging the graduates to be “humble servants of God who follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ,” Glenn…
Senate moderates compromise as conservative groups cry ‘foul’
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A battle over President Bush's judicial nominees that threatened to destroy what little comity is left in the United States Senate has been defused — at least temporarily. And many of the religious conservative leaders who pushed…
House approves stem-cell bill despite Bush’s veto threat
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A large, bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives has defied President Bush, Republican leaders and some conservative interest groups by passing a bill that would expand federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. But Bush promised to…
From people to technology, ‘migration’ escalating change, says missions strategist
DALLAS (ABP) – Christians must minister in a world where escalating change is speeded up by the “migration” of everything from people to technology, missions strategist Bill O'Brien insisted. “We live in a world where accelerating change is the norm,”…
Church in military town caters to ‘temporarily single parents’
BELTON, Texas (ABP) — Family ministry at First Baptist Church in Belton, Texas, includes helping meet the needs of a special breed of single parents — military spouses from nearby Fort Hood who function in that role temporarily. When a…
Departing troops also need support, say airport chaplains
DALLAS (ABP) — Warm welcomes for returning American troops have become familiar sights in some airports. But departing troops need more spiritual care, say some who are trying to meet that need. “On the welcome side, the USO, the families…