JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — National Woman's Missionary Union executive director Wanda Lee will follow through with a commitment to speak at the annual meeting of the moderate Baptist General Convention of Missouri in April — despite an attempt to…
Terri Schiavo dies March 31 after long legal saga
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (ABP) — On March 31, Terri Schiavo's tragic 15-year saga came to a close as acrimoniously as it began. The 41-year-old Florida woman died shortly after 9 a.m. in her husband's arms, according to his attorney. But,…
Political, legal disputes continue after Terri Schiavo’s death
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Terri Schiavo is dead, but the passions and controversies her case stirred are certain to have a life of their own. Just hours after the incapacitated Florida woman died March 31, those who fought to keep her…
Baptist rescue workers seek survivors of latest earthquake
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABP) — A search-and-rescue team from Baptist World Aid and Hungarian Baptist Aid is trying to find survivors on the Indonesian island of Nias after a March 28 earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale. According to reports,…
Opera goes West: Larkspur celebrates life of Depression-era pastor in Texas
ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — Opera and West Texas may seem like an odd combination. But to the creators of Larkspur, a new opera about a pastor's struggles during the Great Depression, it's a natural. Larkspur, which premieres April 1-2 in…
Falwell said to be recovering after second hospitalization
LYNCHBURG, Va., (ABP) -Jerry Falwell's condition is improving after being hospitalized March 28, though doctors are still baffled why his lungs filled with fluid for the second time in a month. Doctors at Lynchburg General Hospital upgraded his condition from…
Schiavo ‘failing,’ father says as legal options near end
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Terri Schiavo is “failing,” according to her father, as the administration of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) made its last legal pitch to keep her alive. Robert Schindler appeared to reporters on the afternoon of March 29…
Colorado court bars death sentence because jurors consulted Bible
DENVER (ABP) — A convicted rapist and murderer should not receive the death penalty because some of the jurors who sentenced him consulted biblical law in making their decision, according to the Colorado Supreme Court. A closely divided panel of…
New BWA alternative formed, but Southern Baptist role unclear
LYNCHBURG, Va. (ABP) — Conservative and fundamentalist Baptists in February reportedly formed an alternative to the Baptist World Alliance, the 100-year-old worldwide fellowship of Baptist bodies that Southern Baptists have maligned as too “liberal.” The International Baptist Network had its…
Beyond Schiavo political rhetoric, ethical questions multiple, complex
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (ABP) — As Terri Schiavo drew her final breaths, dozens of protestors and even more journalists massed in front of her Florida hospice. Meanwhile, Religious Right leaders vowed to impeach judges who approve withdrawal of life support…
Scholars, friends mourn Stanley Grenz, evangelicalism’s ‘leading theologian’
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (ABP) — As scholars and friends mourned the sudden and premature death of Baptist theologian Stanley Grenz, 55, they likewise wondered what would be the legacy of the man often called the leading evangelical theologian of his…
Options for prolonging Schiavo’s life fade with Supreme, state court rulings
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The federal Supreme Court and a state judge in Florida appear to have put an end to the legal quest to prolong Terri Schiavo's life. On March 24, the high court turned away, without comment or recorded…