HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — “If it means me dying and lost people coming to know Christ, I'd die.” Those words were spoken by 16-year-old Nathan Johnson at summer camp, just weeks before he lost his life in a car accident….
Global Women picks new leader amid generational tension
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Cindy Dawson, a former missionary with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has been elected coordinator of Global Women. She takes over an organization that is struggling to overcome a generational divide. Global Women, based in Birmingham, Ala.,…
SBC too liberal? Baptist group ousts Ohio college for SBC ties
CEDARVILLE, Ohio (ABP) — Although the Southern Baptist Convention has established itself as a stalwart among conservatives, one group of Baptists thinks it's not conservative enough. The General Association of Regular Baptist Churches recently broke ties with Cedarville University, a…
Ministry students at Gardner-Webb benefit from $1 million endowment
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (ABP) — A businesswoman's contribution of more than $1 million to Gardner-Webb University will allow students of the university's divinity school to study overseas. University spokesman Noel Manning said the donation is one of the largest ever…
Faith-oriented website nudges Christians toward Democratic fold
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A group of Christians who vote Democratic have launched an Internet forum aimed at making religious voters question whether the GOP is really the more faith-friendly political party, as polls show many believe. And they're doing it…
Extremists, whether Christian or Muslim, misrepresent their faith, scholars say
(ABP) — Flag-burning radical Muslims represent mainstream American Islam about as accurately as cross-burning Ku Klux Klansmen represent Baptists, a Baptist theologian said. “Most American Muslims are not sympathetic to radical Islam, and they are not interested in being identified…
Islamic Allah and Christian God not the same, Muslim scholar says
(ABP) — Muslims treat the Quran as their Bible, and they see Muhammad the way Christians view Jesus Christ, right? Wrong, Muslim leaders insist; in fact, it's just the opposite. Muslims see the Quran as God's final revelation, roughly comparable…
Muslim-Christian relations run both hot and cold since 9/11
(ABP) — Everything changed on 9/11– at least for American Muslims. But whether the change has been for the better or the worse depends on personal perspective and individual experience. The Muslim community in Waco, Texas, meets in a nondescript…
Major divisions within Islam
(ABP) — For American Christians who don't know a Shiite from a Sunni, or an Alawi from a Wahhabi, divisions within Islam can be daunting to decipher. Here's a simple Who's Who of a few major groups — either religious…
Views of Islam differ with politics, faith, geography, scholars say
(ABP) — Muslims and Christians worship the same God. Allah and the Father of Jesus are nothing alike. Jihad means an inner struggle to obey God's will. Jihad means waging war on infidels. Muslims support human rights. Muslims practice oppression…
Correction
In the Sept. 1 ABP story, “Patterson's defense of sermon censorship contradicts his own actions, critics say,” please replace the sixth paragraph with the following: But three years ago, Patterson — who had recently moved from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary…
Ala. poverty group nets $300,000 in federal grant for rural housing
ATLANTA (ABP) — Sowing Seeds of Hope, a community and economic development organization affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has received a $338,000 federal grant for the creation of a self-help housing initiative in depressed Perry County, Ala. The CBF…