BRENT, Ala. (ABP) — Six inmates in an Alabama prison recently graduated from a Baptist seminary program designed to train them for ministry. The six men, all inmates at the Bibb County Correctional Facility in Brent, Ala., received certificates of…
Missouri voters OK gay-marriage ban, but Seattle judge issues pro-gay ruling
WASHINGTON (ABP) — In the continuing battle over same-sex marriage, both supporters and opponents found victories in the opening days of August. Missourians voted overwhelmingly Aug. 3 to amend that state's constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, a Seattle judge…
Ten Commandments monument begins national tour at site of ‘Monkey Trial’
DAYTON, Tenn. (ABP) — The granite Ten Commandments monument that cost Alabama judge Roy Moore his job last year started a nationwide tour July 31 — beginning in a town famous for an earlier clash between the secular and sacred…
BWA announces plans to launch global evangelization strategy
SEOUL, South Korea (ABP) — Baptist World Alliance will launch a global evangelization strategy during next year's centennial BWA World Congress in England. The announcement was one of several actions taken by the BWA General Council during its meeting July…
Deadly bombings in Iraq target Christian churches for first time
BAGHDAD (ABP) — Five Christian churches in Iraq were bombed Sunday, Aug. 1, in a coordinated attack, which was condemned by Christian and Muslim authorities. The attacks in Baghdad and Mosul killed at least seven people, according to the Associated…
SBC’s withdrawal ‘compromises worldwide testimony,’ BWA says
SEOUL, South Korea (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention's withdrawal from the Baptist World Alliance has caused “a compromise of the worldwide testimony of all Baptists,” declares a BWA General Council resolution adopted last week. Declining to respond to specific…
English leader nominated as next BWA president
SEOUL, South Korea (ABP) — David Coffey, general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, has been nominated as president of the Baptist World Alliance to succeed South Korean pastor Billy Kim. Kim will conclude a five-year term next…
English leader nominated as next BWA president
SEOUL, South Korea (ABP) — David Coffey, general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, has been nominated as president of the Baptist World Alliance to succeed South Korean pastor Billy Kim. Kim will conclude a five-year term next…
‘We welcome people of faith,’ Kerry says in acceptance speech
BOSTON (ABP) — Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts capped a political convention that saw Democrats emphasizing faith and moral language with a call to progressive values and religious voters. “[I]n this campaign, we welcome people of faith,”…