(ABP) — The Sri Lankan government appears poised to vote on anti-conversion legislation in April, according to a number of media reports. If approved, the vote would cap a three-year effort by Buddhist leaders to stem the tide of rural…
New fundamentalist group seeks ties with SBC, but not BWA alternative
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article expands and replaces one issued March 30. LYNCHBURG, Va. (ABP) — Fundamentalist Baptists in February formed a new international organization they hope will include Southern Baptists, who last year withdrew from the Baptist World Alliance,…
WMU president Wanda Lee criticized for addressing moderate convention
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — National Woman's Missionary Union executive director Wanda Lee will follow through with a commitment to speak at the annual meeting of the moderate Baptist General Convention of Missouri in April — despite an attempt to…
Baptist rescue workers seek survivors of latest earthquake
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ABP) — A search-and-rescue team from Baptist World Aid and Hungarian Baptist Aid is trying to find survivors on the Indonesian island of Nias after a March 28 earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale. According to reports,…
Opera goes West: Larkspur celebrates life of Depression-era pastor in Texas
ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — Opera and West Texas may seem like an odd combination. But to the creators of Larkspur, a new opera about a pastor's struggles during the Great Depression, it's a natural. Larkspur, which premieres April 1-2 in…
Falwell said to be recovering after second hospitalization
LYNCHBURG, Va., (ABP) -Jerry Falwell's condition is improving after being hospitalized March 28, though doctors are still baffled why his lungs filled with fluid for the second time in a month. Doctors at Lynchburg General Hospital upgraded his condition from…
Terri Schiavo dies March 31 after long legal saga
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (ABP) — On March 31, Terri Schiavo's tragic 15-year saga came to a close as acrimoniously as it began. The 41-year-old Florida woman died shortly after 9 a.m. in her husband's arms, according to his attorney. But,…
Political, legal disputes continue after Terri Schiavo’s death
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Terri Schiavo is dead, but the passions and controversies her case stirred are certain to have a life of their own. Just hours after the incapacitated Florida woman died March 31, those who fought to keep her…
New BWA alternative formed, but Southern Baptist role unclear
LYNCHBURG, Va. (ABP) — Conservative and fundamentalist Baptists in February reportedly formed an alternative to the Baptist World Alliance, the 100-year-old worldwide fellowship of Baptist bodies that Southern Baptists have maligned as too “liberal.” The International Baptist Network had its…