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Two-thirds of Americans believe Osama bin Laden’s in hell

WASHINGTON (RNS) — While Americans have debated whether Osama bin Laden’s body belongs at the bottom of the Arabian Sea, most agree on the final destination of his soul — in hell. A new poll reports most Americans (82 percent)…

British Baptists urge end to tax-dodging by multinational corporations

LONDON (ABP) — An annual assembly of British Baptists called on the government to crack down on strategies used by multinational corporations to avoid paying taxes in the Third World. While not illegal, a Baptist Union of Great Britain resolution…

Alliance of Baptists acts out call for economic justice

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) – At its recent convocation in Louisville, Ky., the Alliance of Baptists not only adopted a statement on economic justice but implemented the commitment by equalizing salaries for members of the organization’s leadership team. Denouncing public policy…

Don’t try to ‘fix’ women in ministry

By Laura Rector I’m in the bookstore at an egalitarian seminary. Unfortunately, not everyone there is an egalitarian. An older gentleman waylays me, finds out what I do, and starts telling me I’m sinning for feeling called and for being…

In praise of press, religious freedom

By Bill Webb The Board of Directors of Associated Baptist Press paid homage to a pair of significant American freedoms with awards May 1 in Winston-Salem, N.C. About 125 people gathered for a dinner honoring longtime Baptist editor R.G. Puckett…

Is Your Religion Your Financial Destiny?

Girl, 3, dies after portable stage falls on her at church day care

A Conversation With Harold Camping, Prophesier of Judgment Day

Evangelist Billy Graham hospitalized

J. Alfred Smith finds Gardner-Webb University open to diversity

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (ABP) — A predominantly white Baptist college in rural North Carolina might seem an unlikely place to find an urban African-American pastor from California known for an agenda of prophetic justice, but Gardner-Webb University just said goodbye…

Alliance of Baptists acts out call for economic justice with staff salaries

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — At its recent convocation in Louisville, Ky., the Alliance of Baptists not only adopted a statement on economic justice but implemented the commitment by equalizing salaries for members of the organization’s leadership team. Denouncing public policy…

‘Heaven’s Rain’ available on DVD

MALIBU, Calif. (ABP) – A movie by a one-time missionary kid that tells his family’s true story of a horrific crime and aftermath that includes Christian themes of forgiveness and redemption is coming out soon on DVD. While continuing to…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system