Americans value freedom but there are differences on what it means

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention's top public policy official predicted Japan's nuclear plant crisis would prompt calls to halt the expansion of nuclear power in the United States. Richard Land "That would be a tragedy," the head…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Dragging middle class folks out of the classroom or out of their comfortable homes for a brief immersion experience into poverty is not something new. Larry McSwain, who popularized poverty plunges while teaching at Southern Seminary, now…

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (ABP) — Tensed like a hungry cat watching a mouse emerge from a hole in the floor I watched the string of numbers on my lottery ticket as Anna Anderson read aloud numbers on the ticket she…

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (ABP) — After spending 24 hours among the poor and homeless in a "poverty plunge" in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., participants were tired, some were grieved but all felt the calm satisfaction of having done something that will…

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (ABP) — Nine participants in a "poverty plunge" stuffed their fears into a drawer with their personal identities and immersed themselves for 24 hours into the unfamiliar and frightening world of the poor and homeless March 4-5…