WASHINGTON (ABP) — Two prominent members of Congress have introduced a resolution criticizing one of the United States' largest allies for its handling of religious freedom. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) have introduced versions of a…
Joel Gregory, former SBC leader to teach at moderate seminary
WACO, Texas (ABP) — After quite a circuitous journey, Joel Gregory is returning to his roots at Baylor University. Gregory, who earned his bachelor's and doctoral degrees at Baylor long before embarking on a career that climaxed in his briefly…
Victim’s family seeks justice 41 years after racial murder
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — 1964 is remembered as a year of havoc in the South. It was the year racial tension escalated to a peak. Protests for equality were met with vandalism and even murder. But Shelton and Alonzo Chappell…
Canadian Senate OKs gay marriage, making it legal across nation
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Canada is now the fourth nation in the world — and the first outside of Europe — to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. Canada's Senate gave approval July 19 to a gay-marriage bill on a 47-21 vote. The…
House passes amendment designed to protect Christians in Iraq
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The U.S. House of Representatives has amended a funding bill in an attempt to focus attention on the postwar plight of Iraqi Christians. The amendment, which was added to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act on a voice…
‘Missionary kid’ Kaye Miller brings unique perspective to WMU role
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) – The newly elected president of the Woman's Missionary Union knows how hard it can be to grow up as the child of missionaries. She did so herself. Kay Miller, who grew up calling Thailand home,…
Second attack on London won’t keep Baptists away, BWA says
DIDCOT, England (ABP) — “The congress proceeds as planned and our watchword is: 'In God we trust.'” With those words, David Coffey, general secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and incoming president of the Baptist World Alliance, tried…
Disaffected American Baptist groups see little resolution after meeting
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — Leaders on all sides of the debate over homosexuality in the American Baptist Churches – USA see little resolution to concerns raised during the denomination's recent biennial meeting. “I don't think the biennial solved anything,…
House reauthorizes Patriot Act with only minor alterations
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The House of Representatives has voted to reauthorize a law that a diverse array of civil-liberties groups decry but President Bush says is essential to fighting the war on terror. House members voted 257-171 to renew and…