SAN ANTONIO (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention rejected scientific claims that humans are to blame for global warming and dismissed the governmental efforts to reverse it. Messengers to the annual SBC meeting also stood by their resolution committee's decision…
At Washington rally, Christians join libertarians in protesting torture
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Thousand of Christians and other activists withstood Washington's oppressive summer heat June 26 to rally against torture, indefinite imprisonment and other tactics the United States has used in the war against terrorism. “Jesus not only commanded but…
Youth Encounter 2007: A year of transformation
RICHMOND — With transformation as its theme, Virginia Baptists' 20-year-old Youth Evangelism Conference (YEC) has been transformed and is now Youth EnCounter 2007. The new YEC features a new name, new location, new schedule and more quality programming to transform…
Women in ministry report highlights progress, obstacles simultaneously
WASHINGTON (ABP) — While moderate and progressive Baptists continue to grow in their theoretical support for women as pastors, their churches remain far behind in practice. That's one conclusion from the second annual “State of Women in Baptist Life” report,…
Pulpit politics run risk for churches
DALLAS (ABP) — Churches engaged in partisan politics risk losing not only their tax-exempt status, but also their credibility, several experts in church-state relations agree. Churches and religious organizations—like other IRS 501(c) (3) nonprofit organizations—are free to speak out on…
‘Red-letter Christians’ a growing political force
NEW YORK (ABP) — In what is shaping up to be a faith-filled race for the presidency, Republican and Democratic candidates have pulled out all the stops — hiring religion gurus, conscientiously attending church, discussing the intimate details of their…
Review: Killer of Sheep provides thoughtful contrast to summer blockbuster fare
(ABP) — With Spidey swinging across one screen and pirate Jack Sparrow swaggering across another, moviegoers searching for substance this summer have another option. Into the box-office bluster comes Killer of Sheep, a gentle — and thoughtfully moral — look…
Mercer, medical center establish 4-year med program in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. (ABP) — A Baptist university in Georgia and a Savannah hospital plan to expand an existing joint clinical program into a four-year medical program. Mercer University, based in Macon, already operates Mercer School of Medicine and two teaching…
Correction
The third paragraph of the June 25 ABP story, “High court decision in 'bong hits' case concerns religious leaders,” should be changed to read: “But school officials' suppression of the banner's speech also concerned the American Civil Liberties Union, the…
Southern Baptists in California create competing state convention
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (ABP) — Southern Baptists in California have started a new alternative state convention that will compete with the 67-year-old California Southern Baptist Convention for denominational loyalty. California is the fourth state to witness such a move, joining…
Baptist newspapers, ABP creating new media venture
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Four Baptist communication organizations have agreed to form a new media venture that will collaborate on expansive websites, print publications and other media options for Baptists. The partnership, tentatively called NeoVox, currently includes Associated Baptist Press…
Opinion: Licensing death on the road
Probably the most interesting moral issues are those raised by practices we take for granted. No one asks about the morality of playing baseball, wearing socks, or taking showers. Likewise, no one asks about the morality of driving cars. Well,…