LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) — An Arkansas lawmaker says she will reintroduce a bill to allow concealed weapons in churches after a deadly Illinois church shooting March 8. State Rep. Beverly Pyle (R-Cedarville) originally introduced a measure Jan. 29 to remove "any…
Obama ends restrictions on embryonic stem-cell study
WASHINGTON (ABP)—With a March 9 executive order, President Obama made official what many scientists had long anticipated—and many religious conservatives had long feared—lifting his predecessor’s ban on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. “In recent years, when it comes to…
Obama ends Bush restrictions on embryonic stem-cell study
WASHINGTON (ABP) — With a March 9 executive order, President Obama made official what many scientists had long anticipated — and many religious conservatives had long feared — lifting his predecessor’s effective ban on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research….
Baptists getting older, study says
HARTFORD, Conn. (ABP) — Baptists may be the grayest of any major religious group in America, according to a study released March 9 by Trinity College of Connecticut. The 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, the third set of data in…
Longtime Baptist professor: Pastors must integrate science, faith
Glenn Hinson lectured twice on what he learned in 50 years of teaching and what he projects for the future of theological education.LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABP) — For Christianity to remain relevant in a world influenced by modern science and technology,…
Seminary honors Hinson for 50 years of teaching
Kentucky Baptist Seminary honored Glenn Hinson with a book of letters and drawing by Ike Moody to honor Hinson's 50 years as a teacher. LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABP) — The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky honored one of its founding professors for…
Baptist seminary honors Glenn Hinson for half century of teaching
Kentucky Baptist Seminary honored Glenn Hinson with a book of letters and drawing by Ike Moody to honor Hinson's 50 years as a teacher. LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABP) — The Baptist Seminary of Kentucky honored one of its founding professors for…
Baptists getting older, study says
HARTFORD, Conn. (ABP) — Baptists may be the grayest of any major religious group in America, according to a study released March 9 by Trinity College of connecticut. The 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, the third set of data in…
Pastor gunned down in pulpit
MARYVILLE, Ill. (ABP) — A past president of the Illinois Baptist State Association died March 8 when a gunman walked into his church and shot him down during an early-morning worship service. Fred Winters, pastor of First Baptist Church in Maryville,…
Therapeutic robot takes center stage for residents of retirement community
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) – There’s a new resident at Lakewood Manor, one of Virginia Baptist Homes’ retirement communities. Paro is by far the furriest member of the Lakewood community and he takes his meals through a battery charger, not in…
Well-known Kung Fu master finds Christ while leading martial arts seminar
BLUEFIELD, Va. (ABP) — Bluefield College’s aim to be a Christ-centered institution took a new twist last summer when a Taiwanese Kung Fu master made a profession of faith following the martial arts seminar he had come to lead at…
Va. pastor fights depression with medical, psychological treatment
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) – Kirby Smith has his life back. After years of struggling with clinical depression — what he calls “a hell on earth” — the Virginia Baptist pastor has discovered in both medical and psychological treatment a way to…