WACO—On a corner lot in Shreveport, La., where dealers once sold drugs, flowers bloom and vegetables grow in a community garden. More significantly, a sense of community has blossomed in the Allendale neighborhood after neighbors recaptured an ancient idea—the village….
Assyrian Christians appeal to White House for autonomy in Iraq
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Middle Eastern ethnic umbrella organization has written President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden asking them to push for an autonomous region for Assyrian Christians in Iraq. The Assyrian Universal Alliance released letters Feb. 10 appealing to…
North Carolina CBF anticipates fifth century of Baptist movement
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — How can Baptists maintain an effective witness into their fifth century of existence? More than 400 participants gathered at First Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 9 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement…
North Carolina CBF anticipates fifth century of Baptist movement
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — How can Baptists maintain an effective witness into their fifth century of existence? More than 400 participants gathered at First Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 9 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement…
North Carolina CBF anticipates fifth century of Baptist movement
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — How can Baptists maintain an effective witness into their fifth century of existence? More than 400 participants gathered at First Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C., Feb. 9 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Baptist movement…
Former Whitewater prosecutor says Proposition 8 about voters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The controversy over California's Proposition 8 is larger than homosexuality, Kenneth Starr, lead counsel for a group set to argue before the state's Supreme Court in favor of upholding the ban on same-sex marriage March 5,…
Former Whitewater prosecutor says Proposition 8 about voters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The controversy over California’s Proposition 8 is larger than homosexuality, Kenneth Starr, lead counsel for a group set to argue before the state’s Supreme Court in favor of upholding the ban on same-sex marriage March 5,…
Baptist pastor and wife fail to reunite with kidnapped children
SAN JOSE, Calif. (ABP) — A Baptist pastor and his wife returned from California to their Georgia home after failing to reunite with their two children who vanished along with their maternal grandparents 20 years ago. "I think they're kind…
Baptist pastor and wife fail to reunite with kidnapped children
SAN JOSE, Calif. (ABP) — A Baptist pastor and his wife have returned from California to their Georgia home after failing to reunite with their two children, who vanished along with their maternal grandparents 20 years ago. “I think they’re…
Australian Baptists begin response to devastating Victoria bush fires
MELBOURNE, Australia (ABP) — Australian Baptists were responding Feb. 10 to what has already become the deadliest outbreak of wildfires in the nation’s history. According to news reports, authorities have confirmed 181 deaths as of the afternoon of Feb. 10…
Scientific organizations, court: ‘intelligent design’ isn’t science
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Teaching the alternative to Darwinian evolution known as “intelligent design” in American public schools would require fundamental shifts in one or both of two things — the way scientists generally understand the basic philosophy of their profession,…
‘Young-earth’ creationists value literal reading of God’s word over human intellect
The philosophical evolution of Kurt Wise, a Harvard graduate who studied under paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould, has placed him as the leading proponent of young-earth creationism.LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — In his 2006 best-selling nonfiction book, The God Delusion, British biologist…