WASHINGTON (ABP) — In the March 4 election contests, Hillary Clinton reestablished her previous support among Catholic Democrats while continued evangelical support wasn't enough to keep Mike Huckabee in the GOP race. The upshot of religious voters' effect in the…
Correction
In the March 4 story titled “Kidnapped worker, Afghan driver apparently dead in Afghanistan,” please change the 19th graph to: According to an April 10, 1997, BP story, the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center, led by Palmer, launched ARLDF, which…
Correction
There was an error the March 4 ABP story, “Kidnapped worker, Afghan driver apparently dead in Afghanistan.” Baptist Global Response did not found the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center or the Asian Rural Life Development Foundation, but is led by…
Catholics, others denounce McCain for courting Hagee
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Arizona Sen. John McCain may have imperiled his chances with one important religious constituency by appealing to another. Democratic leaders and conservative Catholic groups alike have criticized the Republican presidential candidate for courting an endorsement from Texas…
Kidnapped worker, Afghan driver apparently dead in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (ABP) – A kidnapped aid worker from a Baptist background and her Afghan driver are believed dead, according to the agency that supported them. Cydney Mizell, 50, and Muhammad Hadi, whose age is unknown, were taken at gunpoint…
Follow the money: Cash receipts present challenges for churches
DALLAS (ABP) — When it comes to church finances, donations in cash form present one of the greatest challenges for churches, experts say. Roger Hall, a part-time business administrator for First Baptist Church in Waxahachie, Texas, said the biggest risk…
New Baptist Covenant: Respond to critics with spirit of love, Clinton says
Billy Howard Former president Bill Clinton encourages Baptist Christians to love one another despite differences on a new journey of unity. ATLANTA (ABP)-The only way for a broad group of Baptists to move toward their goal of unity is with…
Grassley targets ministries’ alleged abuse of tax laws
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Sen. Chuck Grassley insists he's not trying to impose his Baptist theology on Pentecostal and Charismatic ministries; he simply wants them to obey the tax laws. The Iowa Republican has drawn fire for using his position as…
Signs of stability in Kenya mean mission trips resume
NAIROBI, Kenya (ABP) — The signing of a peace agreement in Kenya — and reports of stabilization throughout the area — have led Buckner International to announce it will resume sending volunteer mission groups to Kenya this summer. “This is…
Follow the money: Church budgets reveal priorities, but which ones?
DALLAS (ABP) — Most observers of congregational life agree: A person can tell a lot about a church by looking at its budget. But exactly which conclusions can be drawn about a church's priorities remains an open question. “It's a…
Circumcision: Cutting out the sign of the covenant?
NEW YORK (ABP) — The foundational symbol of God's ancient covenant with his people is getting a lot less common in the United States, but medical and theological debates still rage about the propriety of circumcision. Recent legal battles over…
Obama speech to denomination spurs IRS investigation of UCC
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A speech that Barack Obama made last year to his fellow Congregationalists has spurred an Internal Revenue Service investigation that threatens the tax-exempt status of an entire denomination. Leaders of the Illinois senator's United Church of Christ…