(ABP) — Muslims treat the Quran as their Bible, and they see Muhammad the way Christians view Jesus Christ, right? Wrong, Muslim leaders insist; in fact, it's just the opposite. Muslims see the Quran as God's final revelation, roughly comparable…
Muslim-Christian relations run both hot and cold since 9/11
(ABP) — Everything changed on 9/11– at least for American Muslims. But whether the change has been for the better or the worse depends on personal perspective and individual experience. The Muslim community in Waco, Texas, meets in a nondescript…
Major divisions within Islam
(ABP) — For American Christians who don't know a Shiite from a Sunni, or an Alawi from a Wahhabi, divisions within Islam can be daunting to decipher. Here's a simple Who's Who of a few major groups — either religious…
Views of Islam differ with politics, faith, geography, scholars say
(ABP) — Muslims and Christians worship the same God. Allah and the Father of Jesus are nothing alike. Jihad means an inner struggle to obey God's will. Jihad means waging war on infidels. Muslims support human rights. Muslims practice oppression…
Global Women picks new leader amid generational tension
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Cindy Dawson, a former missionary with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has been elected coordinator of Global Women. She takes over an organization that is struggling to overcome a generational divide. Global Women, based in Birmingham, Ala.,…
Correction
In the Sept. 1 ABP story, “Patterson's defense of sermon censorship contradicts his own actions, critics say,” please replace the sixth paragraph with the following: But three years ago, Patterson — who had recently moved from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary…
Ala. poverty group nets $300,000 in federal grant for rural housing
ATLANTA (ABP) — Sowing Seeds of Hope, a community and economic development organization affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, has received a $338,000 federal grant for the creation of a self-help housing initiative in depressed Perry County, Ala. The CBF…
Patterson’s defense of sermon censorship contradicts his own actions, critics say
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — Paige Patterson, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's largest seminary, censored a recent chapel sermon by a seminary trustee because it criticized a “sister” SBC institution. Yet in 2003 Patterson himself circulated a lengthy report by…
American Baptist church ousted for openly affirming gays
FLINT, Mich. (ABP) — On Aug. 29, Woodside Church became the first American Baptist congregation in Michigan to be disaffiliated by its local “sister churches” because of its stance on homosexuality. The North Area Baptist Association, a 10-county group of…