WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) – Freedom of religion and the press are two Baptist gifts important to both church and state, two award recipients said at a May 1 ceremony sponsored by Associated Baptist Press. R.G. Puckett displays an engraved clock…
CBF responds to Alabama tornadoes
First Baptist Church of Williams served as a shelter and staging area following storms. JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (ABP) – Amid overwhelming destruction following the second-deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history, Baptist Christians stepped forward to do their part to help. “We…
Chaplains help deal with shock after wind passes
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Two weeks after 25 tornados wrecked havoc through eastern North Carolina, killing 24 people, survivors are just coming to grips with the reality before them. Volunteer chaplains serving with North Carolina Baptist Men, recognized as one…
Researchers study return on short-term missions
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Research has revealed students who participate in short-term mission trips tend to have lower levels of materialism, greater appreciation for other cultures and a better understanding of missions as a lifestyle, says a Baylor Uiversity professor…
Baptist schools returning to gridiron
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Money and men are the two main reasons several Baptist colleges are bringing football back to campus. Presidents of Baptist schools like Mercer, Oklahoma Baptist, Bluefield, Stetson and Campbell believe merging pigskins with sheepskins will create…
Baptist race-relations pioneer dies
CLINTON, Miss. (ABP) – Richard “Dick” Brogan, a pioneer in building bridges between white and black Baptists in the South, died of a heart attack April 25 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, Miss. He was 73. Dick Brogan Brogan, a…
Baptists collect more than 3,500 cases of water for wildfire relief
DALLAS (ABP) — Texas Baptist Men collected more than 3,500 cases of bottled water April 21-23 and have begun distributing it to firefighters and victims of Texas wildfires statewide. TBM put out a call for bottled water a few days…
Tenn. ACLU accuses school district of promoting Christianity
GALLATIN, Tenn. (ABP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has filed a complaint accusing a county school board of violating the separation of church and state by promoting Christianity. The complaint, filed on behalf of parents, alleges a…
Royal wedding holds lessons about church-state separation, experts say
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Two American church-state experts say Friday’s British royal wedding holds lessons about why the marriage of church and state is a bad one. Anticipating nuptials for Prince William and Kate Middleton at London's Westminster Abbey, the Washington…