ST. LOUIS, Mo. (ABP) — Voters in Missouri Nov. 7 narrowly approved a constitutional amendment protecting stem-cell research in the state, causing opponents to cite deception and propaganda as the reason for their loss. Preliminary results show the amendment passed…
Arizona voters nation’s first to reject amendment banning gay marriage
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Gay-rights supporters and opponents both claimed victory after the Nov. 7 midterm elections, with voters in seven states approving gay-marriage bans and Arizona becoming the first state in the country to reject such an amendment. Although 27…
Democrats retake House, probably Senate thanks to moderate candidates, disaffection
Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP Senate candidate Jim Webb, D-Va., addresses his supporters after watching election day results in Vienna, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006. WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush extended Democrats a rhetorical olive branch Nov. 8, just hours after the…
Opinion: You are what you eat
If you've never been to a “McDonald's Night,” consider yourself lucky. Now in theory, this is a “win-win” proposition: a fundraiser for my children's school and a night out of the kitchen. It has never been truer, alas, that the…
Spirit of Bishop College revived, this time in Georgetown, Ky.
DALLAS (ABP) — Georgetown College President Bill Crouch has announced plans to revive the spirit of Bishop College, a historically black school that closed in Dallas in 1988. Crouch's plans, centered in the proposed Bishop Center for African-American Ministry, aim…
Sex: Younger generation accepts Boomer experimentation as normal
VENTURA, Calif. (ABP) — If a recent survey is correct, there is a bigger generation gap between Baby Boomers and Baby Busters than most people care to admit, especially when it comes to opinions about sex. According to recent research…
Poverty-stricken around the globe receive hope, support through WorldCrafts
UNEDITED NEWS RELEASE — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Feeling the smooth, wooden handle of his mallet, Abu San diligently taps it onto a small carving tool cutting the leather in a circle. As he shows his fellow Indonesian workers how it's…
UPDATE: Haggard dismissed from church after admission of unspecified ‘immorality’
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (ABP) — After initial denials and changing stories, Ted Haggard has admitted to unspecified acts of “sexual immorality” and been fired as pastor of a prominent Colorado megachurch. He also was removed as the president of the…
BGCT board calls session to respond to Rio Grande funds mismanagement
DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board will meet in executive session Nov. 13 to consider its response to the report about mismanaged and misused funds in the Rio Grande Valley. The meeting at the Dallas…
Mercer announces scholarship for kids of CBF missionaries
ATLANTA (ABP) — In an effort to alleviate the stress missionary parents can feel in trying to finance a college education for their children, Mercer University has announced it will provide undergraduate tuition scholarships for children of Cooperative Baptist Fellowship…
Divorce a tragedy, time with loved ones important, Albom tells Dallas church
DALLAS (ABP) — Divorce is insidious, but time with loved ones is precious, author Mitch Albom told an audience as part of a Dallas church's lecture series Nov. 1. Divorce does terrible things to kids, he says, even when they…
Updated: Westmoreland stresses building on strengths at inauguration
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Samford University president Andrew Westmoreland, speaking during his inauguration Nov. 2 as the school's 18th president, shared his vision for Samford and affirmed that he would do his best to lead the Baptist school with “a…