CAMDENTON, Mo. (ABP) — The Missouri Baptist Convention will try once again to reclaim the land owned by Windermere Baptist Conference Center — as well as property the agency once owned — by amending and re-filing a lawsuit that was recently dismissed. The…
Baptist Okla. governor must decide whether to OK Decalogue monument
OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) — Oklahoma’s Baptist governor faces a monumental decision whether to sign or veto a Ten Commandments bill that some Baptist leaders say violates religious liberty. Brad Henry (PHOTO/Okla. Governor’s Office) Gov. Brad Henry (D) has five days to decide on the…
Conservatives divided over Miss California USA controversy
GROVE CITY, Pa. (ABP) — Racy Internet photos have prompted some social conservatives to question the Religious Right’s embrace of Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean as a model Christian. The Miss California USA pageant winner became an instant celebrity April…
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"The Yoked Team" is the title I have selected for my blog because living in relationship is at once the greatest blessing and the greatest challenge of human life. Of course, the more intimate the relationship, the greater the benefits…
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CBF church calls second woman pastor
Julie Merritt Lee, pastoral resident at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, takes over as pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., in July. HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — A North Carolina Baptist church has called its second woman pastor. Providence…
North Carolina church calls second woman pastor
Julie Merritt Lee, pastoral resident at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, takes over as pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., in July.HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — A North Carolina Baptist church has called its second woman pastor — an…
CBF missionaries address needs of India’s marginalized Banjara people
(ABP) — When Macarena Aldape cleans a wound or treats a rash, her Banjara patients often ask her why she is helping them. The Banjara people’s socio-economic status often limits their access to health care, education and jobs with decent…
Conservative ‘National Day of Prayer’ supporters upset over Obama snub
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Conservative organizers of National Day of Prayer-related events expressed disappointment that President Obama chose not to mark the day May 7 in the same elaborate fashion as his predecessor. But some groups that support strong church-state separation…
Baptist church sticking by pastor facing sex charges
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (ABP) — A small Southern Baptist church near St. Joseph, Mo., is reportedly standing by its pastor, who is accused of soliciting sex over the Internet with a police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. Robert Black, 40,…
Torture opponent welcomes comments by SBC leader
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Baptist ethicist involved in a religious campaign to build a moral consensus against America using torture is welcoming comments by the Southern Baptist Convention's head ethicist that waterboarding is a form of torture and morally wrong. Richard…
Same-sex marriage advances in Maine; N.H. and N.Y. next
AUGUSTA, Maine (ABP) — With its governor’s signature May 6, Maine became the fifth state in the nation — and the fourth in New England — to legalize same-sex marriage. Gov. John Baldacci (D) signed the bill shortly after the…