DALLAS (ABP) — Yom Kippur, the most sober and holy day of the Jewish year, was Oct. 2. To celebrate, Jews around the world fasted, prayed and attended synagogue. In Israel, public transportation and airports were closed, along with banks,…
Jewish holy days provide opportunity for Jewish, Christian dialogue
DALLAS (ABP) — Yom Kippur, the most sober and holy day of the Jewish year, was Oct. 2. To celebrate, Jews around the world fasted, prayed and attended synagogue. In Israel, public transportation and airports were closed, along with banks,…
Former Arizona foundation execs sentenced to prison, restitution
PHOENIX (ABP) — Two former executives of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona were sentenced to jail and told to pay millions in restitution Sept. 29 in what may be the nation's largest case of faith-based financial fraud. Maricopa County, Ariz.,…
Pastors: Leaders of the flock but alone in the crowd
DALLAS (ABP) — Worshippers hear them speak each Sunday, and a steady stream of people visit them each week. But for many pastors, ministry makes a lonely life. Though they often relate well to large groups of people on many…
Campbell University icon retires after 60-plus years of work
BUIES CREEK, N.C. (ABP) — It was 1943 when Leslie Campbell plucked 18-year-old Diamond Johnson Matthews out of Mabel Powell's English class to be his secretary. The son of Campbell University founder James Archibald Campbell, he needed a bright presidential…
Christian Coalition names moderate Joel Hunter to president’s position
WASHINGTON (ABP) — An organization once synonymous with the Religious Right in the United States has named as president a pastor who is becoming known as a critic of the Religious Right. The Christian Coalition announced Oct. 1 it had…
Forty-three Baptist schools listed in U.S. News ‘Best Colleges’ rankings
NASHVILLE (ABP) — Forty-three member institutions of the International Baptist Association of Colleges and Universities were listed among the nation's best in a survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report. The number of IABCU member schools ranked in the…
Congress kills conservatives’ effort to create right to sectarian prayers
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Congressional negotiators have nixed an effort to create a right for military chaplains to offer sectarian prayers in settings where soldiers of many faiths may be present. However, the last-minute compromise Sept. 29 between House and Senate…
Senators block last-minute abortion bill at end of 109th Congress
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Just before returning home for a month of campaigning prior to the Nov. 7 midterm elections, the Senate blocked a controversial House-passed abortion bill that social conservatives had pushed at the last minute. Late the evening of…