DALLAS (ABP) — Rose Nanyonga's faith pilgrimage has been a journey of transformation — from an African witch doctor-in-training to a nursing student in Dallas. She now attends nursing classes and works as intensive-care nurse, a striking departure from her…
Ronald Reagan’s ascent to office paralleled rise of Religious Right
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Ronald Reagan is dead, but his influence on Christian politics in this country will be felt for years to come. The 40th president died at his California home June 5 at 93 after a lengthy battle with…
Roy Moore squares off with advocates of church-state separation on Capitol Hill
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 testimony before a congressional subcommittee. Moore, Walker and others testified before the…
Annual Southern Baptist meeting to consider BWA withdrawal, mark conservative anniversary
INDIANAPOLIS (ABP) — Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention June 15-16 in Indianapolis will vote on a proposal to withdraw money and membership from the Baptist World Alliance — and possibly a call to withdraw children from public schools. The…
Denying communion over abortion ignites moral, legal debates
(ABP) — Can a church leader withhold sacraments as an attempt to steer his parishioners' votes? Because Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry supports abortion rights, many U.S. Catholic bishops have said they would deny him communion, a sacrament integral to…
CBF projects to commemorate 9-11, focus on rebuilding, peacemaking
ATLANTA (ABP) — In memory of the victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will sponsor a day of mission projects Sept. 11, 2004. The Fellowship's young leaders network will organize 11 projects in 11 different states…
SBC stats show little change since beginning of ‘resurgence’
WASHINGTON (ABP) — While the Southern Baptist Convention has experienced a “conservative resurgence” in the past 25 years, it hasn't experienced much of a surge. June marks the 25th anniversary of the “resurgence,” a term SBC leaders employ to describe…
Boycott had more effect on SBC image than Disney’s profits, author says
ORLANDO (ABP) — The Baptist boycott of the Walt Disney Co. had little effect on the media conglomerate, but it succeeded in establishing the Southern Baptist Convention as the dominant denominational voice for conservative values, says the author of a…
CBF grant to aid flood victims in Haiti, Dominican Republic
ATLANTA (ABP) — Due to floods that overwhelmed Haiti and the Dominican Republic last week, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is donating $12,000 to aid relief efforts. World Vision, the largest Christian relief and development agency in the world, will receive…