LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — The head of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is predicting layoffs and tuition increases to manage a $3 million budget shortfall. President Al Mohler said in a Dec. 15 letter to the seminary community that cost-saving measures…
Baptist peace activist lobbied to end El Salvador’s civil war
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Baptist peacemaker who lobbied Congress to stop U.S. funding of El Salvador's 1980-1992 civil war has died following a brief battle with cancer. Amparo Lopez Palacios, 69, discovered only weeks before her Nov. 14 death that…
Baptist peace activist lobbied to end El Salvador’s civil war
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Baptist peacemaker who lobbied Congress to stop the United States’ funding of one side in El Salvador’s 1980-1992 civil war has died. Amparo Lopez Palacios, 69, discovered only weeks before her Nov. 14 death that she was suffering…
WMU budget cuts include worker furlough
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Woman's Missionary Union has announced budget cutbacks affecting nearly 100 employees of the Southern Baptist Convention women's auxiliary, founded in 1888. After consulting with the WMU Executive Board's finance and personnel committees Dec. 8, WMU Executive…
WMU budget cuts include worker furlough
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Woman's Missionary Union has announced budget cutbacks affecting the nearly 100 employees of the Southern Baptist Convention women's auxiliary, founded in 1888. After consulting with the WMU Executive Board's finance and personnel committees Dec. 8, WMU…
Judge halts Christian-themed South Carolina license plates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (ABP) — South Carolinians who want to advertise their Christian faith on their car tags won’t get to anytime soon, according to a Dec. 11 ruling by a federal judge. A mock-up of the proposed South Carolina license…
Controversy over NPR comments forces NAE lobbyist Cizik out
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Backlash over comments about gay rights on a public-radio broadcast has apparently cost a prominent National Association of Evangelicals lobbyist his job. Richard Cizik resigned Dec. 10 as NAE’s vice president for governmental affairs, according to a…
Indianapolis woman, church help ease pain of HIV/AIDS
Shirley Heidenreich, right, and Joyce Finch, left, members of Speedway Baptist Church in Indianapolis, prepare for the weekly HIV/AIDS support group. (CBF photo by Shawn Williams). INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) – The birthday celebrations that Karen Estle throws each month at an…
Church’s Santa protest latest part of holiday ‘circus’
TOPEKA, Kan. (ABP) — They've picketed high schools, military funerals and even the Southern Baptist Convention with their controversial message that God hates homosexuals. Now members of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., have chosen a new target — Santa…
Anti-gay church’s Santa protest latest part of Washington holiday ‘circus’
TOPEKA, Kan. (ABP) — They've picketed high schools, military funerals and even the Southern Baptist Convention with their controversial message that God hates homosexuals. Now members of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., have chosen a new target — Santa…
Kentucky Baptist paper names editor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Kentucky Baptists have tapped veteran denominational journalist Todd Deaton to become the next editor of their historic newspaper, the Western Recorder. Newly appointed Western Recorder Editor Todd Deaton interacted with mission board members prior to his affirmation…
Ky. church, in Advent tradition, remembers homicide victims
Members of Highland Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., mark the second Sunday of Advent by placing crosses on their church lawn to remember victims of violence. (Photo by Bill Campbell) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Sixty-five crosses dot the front lawn…