More than two dozen evangelical leaders are seeking the ouster of Richard Cizik from the National Association of Evangelicals because of his “relentless campaign” against global warming. In a March 1 letter to L. Roy Taylor, chairman of the NAE…
Baptist churches among first responders after Ala. tornadoes
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (ABP) — Alabama Baptist churches were the first responders after a tornado killed nine people in Enterprise, Ala., March 1. Eight of the victims were students from the local high school. Seven other tornados tore through the state…
Baptist workers bring friendship, hope to exotic dancers in Atlanta
ATLANTA (ABP) — Every night in Atlanta, young women are paid to look sexy in a profession that leads to a damaging loss of self-worth. And Lia Scholl wants to change that by being their friend. The founder and director…
Longtime Baptist philanthropist John Baugh, 91, dies in Houston
HOUSTON (ABP) — Philanthropist John Baugh of Houston, a major benefactor of mainstream Baptist causes and institutions, died March 5. He was 91. Baugh, a member of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston, was founder of SYSCO Corporation, serving as chairman…
John Baugh, Baptist philanthropist, critic of fundamentalism, dies
HOUSTON (ABP) — Philanthropist John Baugh of Houston, a major benefactor of moderate Baptist causes and institutions, died March 5 at the age of 91. He has been in declining health for several years. Baugh, a member of Tallowood Baptist…
NAE’s Anderson responds to pressure from conservatives on warming
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The leader of the National Association of Evangelicals is reportedly backing the group's governmental-affairs specialist after calls from some evangelicals that Richard Cizik stop his advocacy for global-warming issues. According to news reports from March 2 and…
‘Thanks Lotz,’ say global Baptists, Billy Graham to retiring BWA head
McLEAN, VA. (ABP) — A capacity crowd of 750 gathered March 3 in the ballroom of a Washington-area hotel to honor Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Denton Lotz as he begins retiring from his years of service to the world's…
Southwestern seeks McKissic’s removal; trustee likens attempt to ‘lynching’
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — For the second time in as many years, a Southern Baptist institution will try to remove a rookie trustee for alleged misconduct. This time it's Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, which is in a dispute with trustee…
Baptists prominent in relief, recovery after deadly tornadoes rake South
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (ABP) — Baptist relief workers were literally on the scene when a powerful tornado dealt a deadly blow to the high school in Enterprise, Ala., March 1. Hillcrest Baptist Church, which sits right next to Enterprise High School,…
Other Anglican denominations force Episcopalians to find clarity
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Episcopal Church USA, on the verge of a split with its worldwide religious body over homosexuality, is being “pushed toward a decision by impatient forces within and outside this church,” according to the group's head. But…
Negrut, ‘hero’ to SBC conservatives, accused of plagiarism in Romania
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Paul Negrut, the president of the Romanian Baptist Union and a “hero” to Southern Baptist conservatives, is accused of plagiarizing a book by an American author — ironically, for use in a Romanian seminary class…
Leader of alternative Va. convention nominated as NAMB president
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (ABP) — After a 10-month search to replace disgraced former head Bob Reccord, the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board has recommended Virginian Geoffrey Hammond as its next president. Hammond, 49, is currently senior associate director of…