AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Baptists from around the world recalled the birth of their movement 400 years ago during a July 30 worship service held a few blocks from the site of what is generally recognized as the first Baptist congregation….
Church-state groups concerned about nominated Army secretary
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Organizations that advocate the separation of church and state say they are concerned about President Obama's pick as Secretary of the Army. Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, said July 30…
Interfaith Alliance head calls for new ground rules in marriage debate
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The head of the Interfaith Alliance has called for a new national discussion about marriage not as a religious institution but a civil right. Welton Gaddy Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance and an ordained Baptist…
Jamaican slave revolt has lessons for all, scholar says
EDE, Netherlands (ABP) — The story of an African-Caribbean Baptist slave's 19th-century revolt holds theologically liberating implications for all Christians, an international Baptist scholar said July 29. Presenting a paper as part of the Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering in…
Scholar says Baptists neglect lessons from Virgin Mary
CLARIFICATION: This story has been reissued with a replacement paragraph 13. The original story summarized a point in the paper that did not accurately convey the author's intent. EDE, Netherlands (ABP) — A Latina theologian says overreaction to Catholic veneration…
Uzbekistan charges Baptist camp with crimes
TASHKENT CITY, Uzbekistan (ABP) — Authorities in Uzbekistan cracked down on Baptists after a government-sponsored news agency ran articles alleging illegal religious activity at a summer camp for children. Forum 18, a Norway-based news service that monitors alleged violations of…
Christian coach says Muslim principal fired him over religion
DEARBORN, Mich. (ABP) — A legendary high school wrestling coach in Michigan has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was fired by a Muslim principal for his Christian beliefs. Gerald Marszalek, 64, accuses Dearborn schools and Principal Imad Fadlallah of…
Bullard to lead North American Baptist Fellowship
EDE, Netherlands (ABP) — George Bullard, a frequent consultant to denominational entities and strategic coordinator for the Columbia Partnership, will become general secretary of the North American Baptist Fellowship beginning Aug. 1. George Bullard, a long team denominational worker and…
Bullard to lead North American Baptist Fellowship
EDE, Netherlands (ABP) — George Bullard, a frequent consultant to denominational entities and strategic coordinator for the Columbia Partnership, will become general secretary of the North American Baptist Fellowship beginning Aug. 1. The position has been vacant since January, when…
Texas Baptists test-launch statewide Bible distribution plan
EL PASO, Texas (ABP) — Baptists in El Paso, Texas, distributed nearly 250,000 CDs containing selected Scripture passages and Christian testimonies in a pilot launch of a campaign to share the gospel with every un-churched person in the state by…
Texas Baptists test-launch statewide Bible distribution plan
EL PASO, Texas (ABP) — Baptists in El Paso, Texas, are distributing nearly 250,000 CDs containing selected Scripture passages and Christian testimonies in a pilot launch of a campaign to share the gospel with every un-churched person in the state…
Bullard to lead North American Baptist Fellowship
EDE, Netherlands (ABP) — George Bullard, a frequent consultant to denominational entities and strategic coordinator for the Columbia Partnership, will become general secretary of the North American Baptist Fellowship beginning Aug. 1. George Bullard, a long team denominational worker and…