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Church secretary accused of stealing $68,000

BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (ABP) — A former Baptist church secretary is out of jail on $20,000 bond on charges that she stole about $68,000 from the congregation over the course of several years. Crystal Faulk Crystal Faulk, 48, former secretary…

First ‘Alliance of Baptists Sunday’ set for Sept. 19

ATLANTA (ABP) — Churches affiliated with the Alliance of Baptists are setting aside Sunday, Sept. 19, to celebrate the fellowship of churches and individuals founded 23 years ago as a dissenting voice in the Southern Baptist Convention and now a…

When church is the real thing

By Amy Butler Hands down my favorite question to ask people in casual conversation is: Why do you go to church? I often wonder what compels people — what compels me — to offer so much of my life to…

La. Baptist Convention exec challenges Ezell pick at NAMB

ALEXANDRIA, La. (ABP) — In an unprecedented open letter to trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board, the head of an SBC-affiliated state convention called Sept. 9 for NAMB trustees not to endorse a search committee’s recommendation…

OPINION: When church is the real thing

Hands down my favorite question to ask people in casual conversation is: Why do you go to church? I often wonder what compels people — what compels me — to offer so much of my life to the work of…

Baptist leaders meet with Holder, denounce Baptists trashing Islam

WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the national debate over Islam continues to ratchet up in advance of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Baptists joined a group of religious leaders Sept. 7 in denouncing Islamophobia, urged the nation’s top law-enforcement…

Kentucky Baptists plan alternative to Quran-burning ceremony

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A Kentucky Baptist church will be host for an interfaith service Sept. 11 billed as a "peaceful, positive alternative" to a Quran-burning ceremony scheduled the same day in Florida. The "Honoring Sacred Texts" service is scheduled…

Baptists, other local religious leaders protest planned Quran burning

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Religious leaders in Gainesville, Fla., recently stood together on the steps of the town's City Hall in a show of solidarity against a small congregation in the community that has gained international attention for its plan…

Judge says church can desecrate flag in funeral protests

LINCOLN, Neb. (ABP) — A federal judge has barred Nebraska from enforcing the state's flag-desecration law on members of a controversial Baptist church who claimed in a lawsuit the statute violated their constitutional right to freedom of speech. A Westboro…

Whose God are we talking about?

By Bob Setzer On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, bright and early at 8 a.m. sharp, I teach “Introduction to the Old Testament” at Mercer University. Recently, I gave my students an assignment: “When you say ‘God,’ Who or What do…

Baptist Army chaplain first slain in combat since Vietnam

ARLINGTON, Va. (ABP) — An independent Baptist who died Aug. 30 in Afghanistan is the first United States Army chaplain to be killed in the line of duty since the Vietnam conflict, according to Army officials. Dale Goetz (courtesy Maranatha…

Lawsuit by former National Baptist president settled, NBC leaders hear

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — The National Baptist Convention USA has settled one lawsuit with a disgraced former president who sued after losing a re-election bid in 2009, the convention's parliamentarian and general counsel told leaders attending the annual convention…

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