WACO, Texas (ABP) — Agendas, even holy agendas, are not worthy of worship, Terry York is convinced. And when something else — anything else — takes place of God as the focus of the church's worship, it violates God's commandment…
Gift of car for Patterson aide draws criticism at Southeastern
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — An unusual gift of a car to an aide of Paige Patterson — which observers say may violate tax laws — is causing a stir on the campus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jason Duesing,…
Seminary leaders, employees give different accounts of car sale
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — Leaders of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary blame “disgruntled” and “disturbed” former employees for stirring up trouble on their North Carolina campus. But critics say the controversy that boiled over last week owes to the fact…
Pioneer Baptist ethicist Henlee Barnette dies at 93
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Henlee Barnette, a former professor and author who pioneered the study of Christian ethics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, died Oct. 20 at age 93. Barnette's dogged insistence that actions must match belief undergirded his writings…
President’s supporters question study showing rise in abortions under Bush
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A scholar for the National Right to Life committee says an evangelical seminary professor's study suggesting that the abortion rate has risen under President Bush is flawed. But the professor is standing by his conclusion. The analysis,…
Churches in Mexico using jammers to silence cell phone interruptions
MONTERREY, Mexico (ABP) — They sound off during formal dinners, in restaurants, at the movies and even in churches. They've become the bane of every public speaker. The dreaded cell phones. As technology has given us the ability to reach…
Accreditation agency study committee finds violations at Louisiana College
PINEVILLE, La. (ABP) — Citing “a general climate of fear” and “pervasive mistrust” among faculty, administrators and trustees, a special team of investigators has concluded that Louisiana College violated principles of academic freedom and proper board governance. The report came…
Pelosi appoints Balkans expert to religious-freedom commission
WASHINGTON (ABP) — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has appointed a Boston academic who is an expert on international relations and religious issues to a federal panel that monitors religious freedom worldwide. Pelosi appointed Boston University professor Elizabeth Prodromou…
Evangelical professor’s study shows abortion rise under Bush
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A new statistical analysis by an evangelical seminary professor suggests the abortion rate has risen under President Bush, an abortion opponent, after falling for years under his pro-choice predecessor, Bill Clinton. Glen Stassen, a trained statistician and…
Public policy should be measured by social justice, Forbes says
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Biblical justice demands either a change of heart or change of resident in the White House, renowned preacher James Forbes told a symposium at Baylor University's Truett Theological Seminary. Reading from the Old Testament book of…
Thomas resigns Southwestern chaplaincy; church reviews spending practices
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Claude Thomas, who resigned as pastor of First Baptist Church of Euless, Texas, three weeks ago to become chaplain and special assistant to the president at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, abruptly declined the new position…
Baptist Joint Committee receives $100,000 lectureship endowment
WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Baptist historian and his wife have given a Baptist religious-liberty group a large gift to establish a lectureship on church-state issues. The Washington-based Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty announced the $100,000 gift from Walter and…