DALLAS (ABP) — Nina Pinkston has been named interim executive director-treasurer of the Woman's Missionary Union of Texas. She replaces Carolyn Porterfield, who resigned last October. Texas WMU president Nelda Taylor said Pinkston was selected because of her strong administrative…
Faith leaders call for Congress to prove faith more than campaign strategy
DALLAS (ABP) — As the first congressional workweek begins, faith leaders are calling for members of Congress to deliver on promises made to values voters during the 2006 midterm elections. In a Jan. 9 panel discussion, representatives from Sojourners/Call to…
Carter, Clinton hope ‘compassion’ agenda will unite Baptists in North America
ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptists from across North America will convene in Atlanta early next year to emphasize their compassion rather than the racial, theological and social conflict that has divided them for decades. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton…
Celebration of A New Baptist Covenant
1. Jimmy Allen, Chairman, Baptists Today; Former President of Southern Baptist Convention 2. Lloyd Allen, McAfee School of Theology 3. Rob Appel, Executive Director, Seventh Day Baptist Conference 4. Jedaias Azevedo, General Secretary, Association of Brazilian Baptist Churches in North…
Pastor survives split with SBC, retires after 25 years at historic Va. church
SPRINGWOOD, Va. (ABP) — It's different at the white frame Baptist church on the hill this week. There's no Harold Cook with his white cat, Chrissy, to do the things he's done for the past 25 years. With his retirement,…
Clinton, Carter, others planning 2008 confab seeking ‘new Baptist voice’
ATLANTA (ABP) — The nation's two living Baptist ex-presidents are calling for a historic convocation in Atlanta next year, intended to improve the “negative” image of Baptists in North America and to unite the majority of Baptists into a loose-knit…
For many Baptists, strict views on alcohol may be changing
DALLAS (ABP) — A growing number of Baptists may have welcomed the New Year by raising a glass of something a bit stronger than iced tea. In recent years, Baptist attitudes toward alcohol consumption have seemed to change, according to…
Opinion: Botched Hussein execution reveals truth about ‘new’ Iraq
While President Bush was taking his holiday to reflect on what to do now in Iraq, the Iraqis themselves took a step that may have entirely preempted his reflections. The botched execution of Saddam Hussein revealed the depths to which…
1st Muslim in Congress answers critics by taking oath on Jefferson’s Quran
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The first Muslim member of Congress, responding to critics who said his plan to swear an oath of office on the Quran is anti-American, decided to use about the most patriotic copy of the Muslim holy book…