WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Southern Baptist proposal to end a 99-year-relationship with the Baptist World Alliance is a “triumph of ideology over doctrine,” according to BWA General Secretary Denton Lotz. “SBC doctrine is a call to unity among its churches,”…
CORRECTION:
Please make the following correction in the 4th paragraph of the story “Stacy expected to leave Gardner-Webb divinity school for Jacksonville pulpit” in Dec. 18 ABP: Stacy is serving as interim pastor of First Baptist Church, Gastonia, N.C., not First…
Fired editor said ‘darkest day’ came when personal faith was questioned
COLUMBUS, Ga. (ABP) — William Neal, former editor of the Christian Index, said he was ousted from that position earlier this year because he would not carry out the agenda of fundamentalist leaders who had gained control of the Georgia…
Annual State Department report lists religious-freedom violators
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The State Department's annual report on the status of religious freedom across the globe is out, and its chief villains have some familiar faces. According to the report, released Dec. 18, China, Burma and North Korea remain…
China detains two for supporting unofficial Christian churches
GLENSIDE, Pa. (ABP) — Government officials in China have detained a computer technician, Zhang Shengqi, and a church historian, Liu Fenggang, and placed them in jail for posting articles on the Internet in support of the unofficial Chinese Christian church….
Conservative Episcopal bishops form network opposed to gay bishop, unions
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (ABP) — Thirteen Episcopal bishops opposed to the appointment of a gay bishop in New Hampshire are forming a rival network they hope will eventually win recognition as the authentic American branch of the worldwide Anglican church. The…
Stacy expected to leave Gardner-Webb divinity school for Jacksonville pulpit
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Wayne Stacy, dean of the divinity school at Gardner-Webb University, is expected to leave to become pastor of a church in Florida. Stacy, 53, will be recommended Jan. 11 to lead Southside Baptist Church in Jacksonville,…
Special court will hear Moore case after Alabama justices recuse selves
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ABP) — A specially appointed judicial panel, led by a former Alabama governor, will hear Roy Moore's appeal after Moore's former state Supreme Court justices withdrew from the case. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) announced Dec. 16 that…
Baptists going to Super Bowl, with or without tickets
HOUSTON (ABP) — The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans may not make it to the Super Bowl this year, but Texas Baptists plan to be there anyway. They hope to share the gospel with many of the 200,000 people, including…