WASHINGTON (ABP) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on April 4 against Arizona taxpayers who claimed that a state law allowing tax credits to fund scholarships for students who attend private schools violates the separation of church and state….
Missionary says emotional stress in Japan taking its toll
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) – Three weeks after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami hit northeast Japan, transportation had opened up to allow some aid to flow into affected areas but gasoline shortages and fear of radiation from a…
Women’s preaching emphasis breaks record
ATLANTA (ABP) – Supporters of Baptist Women in ministry hope that growing participation in an annual emphasis in which churches invite a woman to preach during the month of February indicates increased openness to females in Baptist pulpits. Tina Bailey,…
Security service, airlines tread carefully on religious expression
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Air travelers want to feel safe, and federal security officials want to make sure they actually are safe. If only it were that simple. Misunderstandings over religious expression have led to recent incidents that prompted apologies from…
Does God punish through natural disasters? Most Americans say, ‘No’
WASHINGTON (RNS) — We may never know why bad things happen to good people, but most Americans — except evangelicals — reject the idea that natural disasters are divine punishment, a test of faith or some other sign from God,…
God doesn’t punish through disasters, say most Americans
WASHINGTON (RNS) — We may never know why bad things happen to good people, but most Americans—except evangelicals — reject the idea that natural disasters are divine punishment, a test of faith or some other sign from God, according to…
TSA, airlines tread carefully on religious expression
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Air travelers want to feel safe, and federal security officials want to make sure they actually are safe. If only it were that simple. Misunderstandings over religious expression have led to recent incidents that prompted apologies from…
ABP to honor Puckett for lifetime achievement
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — A ceremony honoring retired Baptist state newspaper editor R.G. Puckett for a lifetime of journalistic achievement is scheduled May 1 at Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C. Puckett, who worked as a Baptist journalist longer than…
Court accepts Wiley Drake’s ‘birther’ appeal
PASADENA, Calif. (ABP) — Nearly two-and-a-half years into his term, a federal appeals court has agreed to hear oral arguments in a case alleging that Barack Obama is not eligible to serve as president of the United States. "Praise the…
Associated Baptist Press to honor Puckett for lifetime achievement
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — A ceremony honoring retired Baptist state newspaper editor R.G. Puckett for a lifetime of journalistic achievement is scheduled May 1 at Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, N.C. Puckett, who worked as a Baptist journalist longer than…
North Carolina CBF names leadership development coordinator
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina has called Ka’thy Gore Chappell as leadership development coordinator. Chappell was introduced March 25 during the evening worship service of the state CBF general assembly at First Baptist Church…
Baptist scholar says remember Appalachia before it disappears
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — Dynamite pulling down mountain tops and satellite dishes pulling down a homogenizing signal are making Appalachia as a clearly defined region disappear before our eyes, according to longtime Appalachian watcher, minister and historian Bill Leonard. "Mass culture…