WASHINGTON (ABP) — In the Bush administration's most powerful statement to date on the situation in the troubled Sudanese province of Darfur, Secretary of State Colin Powell told a Senate committee Sept. 9 that black Africans are being subjected to…
At the intersection of two hurricanes, Lake Wales ponders God’s ways
LAKE WALES, Fla. (ABP) — You could forgive residents of Lake Wales if they feel persecuted, having endured two powerful hurricanes in three weeks' time. The tiny town in Central Florida bears a dubious geographical distinction — where the path…
Palm Beach Atlantic waterlogged as a result of Hurricane Frances
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (ABP) — Most every building on the campus of Palm Beach Atlantic University sustained water damage and one dormitory might be unsalvageable as a result of Hurricane Frances, according to one faculty member. Located in a…
Habitat founder’s retirement plans marred by conflict with board
AMERICUS, Ga. (ABP) — Millard Fuller, who founded the world-renown Christian housing ministry Habitat for Humanity International with his wife, Linda, in 1976, will end his service as president next year. But Fuller and Habitat directors have been in conflict…
Group asks IRS to investigate churches for hosting Democratic leaders’ speeches
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A religious-liberty group often accused of attacking conservative churches for political activity has criticized two progressive Baptist congregations for Democratic advocacy. Americans United for Separation of Church and state is asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate…
Gay Republican group declines to endorse Bush
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The nation's largest group for Republicans supportive of gay rights has overwhelmingly declined to repeat something it did in 2000 — endorse President Bush's campaign. National directors of Log Cabin Republicans voted 22-2 on Sept. 7 to…
Church-state, moral issues remain as Congress returns to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Congress is back in session after its traditional August recess, and a handful of issues of interest to Christians remain on the legislative calendar before the body's targeted adjournment at the beginning of October. The House is…
Larry Hovis named CBFNC coordinator
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — Larry Hovis will become coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina following action by the group's coordinating council Sept. 2. The position has been vacant since former coordinator Bob Patterson announced earlier this year…
UPDATE: Baptist children among dead in Russian massacre
BESLAN, Russia (ABP) — At least four — and as many as eight — children of Baptist leaders were killed when a hostage standoff in a Russian school ended violently Sept. 3, according to Baptist groups from the region. The…