WASHINGTON (ABP) — In a year when President Bush's “faith-based initiative” faced considerable public-relations challenges, it also continued to raise challenging legal and institutional questions, according to a new report from an independent group. In the past year, the White…
Moldovan Baptists, Global Women sponsor groundbreaking conference on sex trade
CHISINAU, Moldova (ABP) — Moldovan Baptist leaders recently joined forces with Baptist women from the United States to confront a subject that is still taboo among some Christians there: the sex trade in poor parts of Eastern Europe. Alabama-based Global…
Baylor bags plans to publish controversial school history
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Baylor University has reversed plans to publish a book about its recent history, following criticism of the work's depiction of recent disputes at the world's largest Baptist school. Critics dismissed the work as essentially a defense…
Leaders at Texas conference join McKissic’s call for more freedom
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — Pastors and other Baptist leaders at a Dec. 5 roundtable discussion voted unanimously to request Southern Baptist Convention officials to reconsider restrictive policies regarding speaking in tongues. The 100-plus pastors and laypeople who attended the half-day…
Wrapup: Summit calls global church to bring justice to AIDS crisis
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (ABP) — When 5,500 people die of AIDS every day, the need is not for charity but for justice, says Bono, and the church must do something about it. “That's a lot of our brothers and sisters…
Dead Afghanistan soldier’s widow wins long battle over Wiccan grave symbol
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The widow of an American soldier killed in Afghanistan has finally gotten what she said her husband would have wanted: A pagan religious symbol placed on his government-issued gravestone. Roberta Stewart, widow of Sgt. Patrick Stewart, saw…
Supreme Court to decide if taxpayers can sue over Bush’s faith-based plan
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court will, for the first time, hear a case directly related to President Bush's faith-based initiatives, his attempt to expand the government's ability to fund social services through churches and other religious charities. However, the…
Mission made possible to rebuild and restore hope
UNEDITED NEWS RELEASE — BOILING SPRINGS, NC – Dr. Frank Bonner, president of Gardner-Webb University, provided the funds that made it possible for a team of divinity students to travel to the Gulf Coast this fall semester. Ten people participated…
Students from Mary Hardin-Baylor take first in ethics match
Pictured left to right are: Dr. Marty McMahone, Ray Wilson, Danny Jeanes, Lauren Graber, Elaine Lipscomb, Harry Sweet, Stan McCarthy (moderator and representative of Acme Brick – one of this year's major sponsors), and Dr. Marcia Hawkins (President of the…