McALESTER, Okla. (ABP) — A jailhouse conversion to Christianity may be what saved Terry Nichols from the death penalty during a state trial for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombings, according to both the prosecution and defense lawyers. Nichols faced 161…
Supreme Court avoids ‘under God’ issue in rejecting father’s challenge to pledge
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Fifty years to the day after the words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to remove them — but only on technical grounds. On June 14, the…
Supreme Court avoids ‘under God’ issue in rejecting father’s challenge to pledge
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Fifty years to the day after the words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to remove them — but only on technical grounds. On June 14, the…
Supreme Court turns down chance to settle dispute over storefront churches
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a chance to decide whether Chicago's zoning laws unfairly discriminate against “storefront” churches. On June 7, the court declined, without comment, to hear an appeal from a group of five Chicago…
LifeWay VP leaving for pastorate; Draper mulls retirement date
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Gene Mims, a key vice president at the Southern Baptist Convention's publishing house for 12 years, said June 10 he is leaving to return to the pastorate. Mims, 54, vice president of church resources at LifeWay…
Doctors daunted by insurance rates affecting Christian-based health care
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (ABP) — High-priced malpractice insurance, which is prompting many physicians across the country to reduce their practices or leave the field, is also limiting health care for patients who use free and Christian-operated clinics. In Kentucky, a free…
Reagan’s battle with Alzheimer’s turns spotlight to stem-cell research
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Despite the sudden national attention directed to stem-cell research following the death of former President Ronald Reagan, researchers say Alzheimer's disease may not be a candidate for stem-cell treatment. “I think the chance of doing repairs to…
Federal court upholds Tennessee decision to ban Bible classes in public schools
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., (ABP) — The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower-court ruling Monday that it is unconstitutional for a Tennessee school district to allow devotional Bible education in the classroom. Sue Porter, superintendent for the Rhea County…
Roy Moore squares off with advocates of church-state separation on Capitol Hill
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is updated from the version released June 8. WASHINGTON (ABP) — Former judge Roy Moore and church-state expert Brent Walker squared off in a lively debate about religious expression and the First Amendment June 8 during…