Following a recent service at our church, a visitor tripped over a curb. She maintained to people around her that she was all right but then asked for an ambulance to carry her two and a half blocks to the…
Religious groups push action on prison rape
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Six months before her scheduled release, Marilyn Shirley was raped in 2000 by a guard at the Texas prison where she was serving time for drug charges. “I am still haunted by the words he whispered in…
Bobby Bowden says he used coaching to witness to players
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Former Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden recently told a Baptist newspaper that it was his duty as coach to share his Christian faith with all his players, even though it wasn't the "politically correct"…
Baptist campus locks down during robbery chase
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (ABP) — Ouachita Baptist University instituted a campus lockdown Aug. 24 while police sought a fleeing bank-robbery suspect later apprehended near the campus. Police captured a mud-covered Lamar Demond Holms shortly after noon on the banks of the…
Religious leaders say questioning Obama’s faith is out of bounds
WASHINGTON (ABP) — More than 70 Christian leaders signed a letter Aug. 25 calling on "public officials, faith leaders, and the media to offer no further support or airtime to those who misrepresent and call into question" whether or not…
Religious leaders say questioning Obama’s faith is out of bounds
WASHINGTON (ABP) — More than 70 Christian leaders signed a letter Aug. 25 calling on "public officials, faith leaders, and the media to offer no further support or airtime to those who misrepresent and call into question" whether or not…
Interfaith leaders defend ‘mosque’ project; co-leader says move off table
NEW YORK (ABP) – The co-leader of an effort to build an Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan said Aug. 25 that, although leaders of the project are working with interfaith “stakeholders” to determine the best course of action, moving…
St. Louis pastor arrested on molestation charge
ST. LOUIS (ABP) — A Southern Baptist pastor in St. Louis faces between five and 15 years in prison on a charge that he inappropriately touched a child younger than 4. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office issued warrants…
Seminary president says evolution ‘incompatible’ with Christian faith
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — According to the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, evolution and Christianity are not compatible. "The theory of evolution is incompatible with the gospel of Jesus Christ even as it is in direct conflict with any…
Seminary president says evolution ‘incompatible’ with Christian faith
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist seminary president says evolution and Christianity are not compatible. "The theory of evolution is incompatible with the Gospel of Jesus Christ even as it is in direct conflict with any faithful reading of…
Professor says Christians use double standard for divorce
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A Baptist seminary professor said Aug. 20 it is hypocritical for Christians to preach against sins like homosexuality they see outside of the church and not about sins like divorce that affect church members. Russell Moore…
Federal judge refuses to block Georgia ban on guns in church
MACON, Ga. (ABP) — A federal judge declined Aug. 23 to block enforcement of Georgia's new law banning the carrying of firearms in a house of worship. Instead District Judge Ashley Royal will make his decision on whether the law…