Evolution and religion compatible, scientists insist. A top panel of scientists has published a new book asserting that belief in the theory of evolution and religious faith “can be fully compatible,” and creationism has no place in science classes. The…
Christian leaders urge Bush to use last State of Union speech to ‘salvage’ legacy
NEW YORK (ABP) — As President Bush prepares to deliver his final State of the Union address Jan. 28, evangelical and Catholic leaders are calling for him to use that speech to “salvage his moral legacy.” David Gushee told reporters…
Virginia pastor Randel Everett is BGCT executive nominee
DALLAS (ABP) — Randel Everett, who has headed a seminary and served as pastor of prominent churches in four states, is the nominee for the executive director position of the largest statewide Baptist convention. Baptist General Convention of Texas officials…
Correction
In the Jan. 15 ABP story “Huckabee's role in SBC conflict presaged political balancing act,” please replace the 17th paragraph with the following: More recently Huckabee pleased SBC conservatives by withdrawing as a keynote speaker for the Celebration of a…
In S.C., Nevada contests, Huckabee fails to maintain evangelical edge
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee's support among evangelicals failed to garner a win for him in the Jan. 19 GOP primary in South Carolina. The Baptist minister and former Arkansas governor lost that race — the primary…
The Luke 4 mandate: Christians answer call to social action
DALLAS (ABP) — For some Christians, listening to the news is like hearing a prayer list. More than 2 million people displaced in Sudan. More than 1.5 million Iraqi children left homeless. Residents of Louisiana still rebuilding two years after…
Caring for the poor: Whose job is it — church or state?
DALLAS (ABP) — Care for people Jesus called “the least of these” requires response from both congregations and government, according to specialists who focus on ministry to the poor and on church-state relations. As participants in both church and state,…
Baptist man from Oklahoma works in Darfur, other global hot spots
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (ABP) — On day 27 of a 40-day fast in a cabin in Michigan, God called Kevin Turner to ministry — specifically in war zones, disaster areas and places where Christians are persecuted. Since then, he's had quite…
Baptists plan world youth conference in Germany
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Baptist World Alliance has scheduled its next global youth conference for July 20 – Aug. 3 in Leipzig, Germany. Thousands of teenagers are expected to gather in the central German city to “join together in worship…