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A new conversation on bullying

By Mitch Randall Bullying of any kind, regardless of context, must stop. However, a wave of stories is circulating regarding a particular type of bullying that has people of faith reevaluating their words. In recent months, an upswing in homosexual…

Moderate Baptist group in Georgia closing doors after decade’s work

ATHENS, Ga. (ABP) — A group formed 10 years ago to oppose fundamentalism in the Georgia Baptist Convention has decided to close up shop. The Baptist Heritage Council of Georgia's board of directors voted in September to close the organization…

Trail-blazing U.S. woman pastor to address British Baptists next year

DIDCOT, England (ABP) — A woman minister noted for breaking the so-called "stained-glass ceiling" by becoming pastor of prominent churches associated with the Southern Baptist Convention and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will be a keynote speaker at a major Baptist gathering…

CBF recycling earthquake rubble to build homes for Haitians

DECATUR, Ga. (ABP) – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is entering a new relief phase in Haiti, moving families into permanent homes built from the rubble created by the Jan. 12 earthquake that left them homeless. The newly formed Haiti Housing…

CBF 2012 task force begins with listening sessions

DECATUR, Ga. (ABP) — A blue-ribbon task force assigned to study and recommend changes to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's structure has begun its work with a series of listening sessions for various stakeholders in the 20-year-old moderate Baptist organization. David…

A gap between faith and life

By Jim Denison The Pew Forum for Religion & Public Life recently discovered an alarming gap between faith and many critical social issues. For instance, only 7 percent of adults who take a position on immigration say that religion is…

Global Christians protest China barring nationals from conference

WASHINGTON (ABP) — On the eve of a global Christian conference set to begin Oct. 16, Christian groups in the United States and elsewhere are protesting the Chinese government’s decision to prevent as many as 200 would-be participants from attending….

Bonhoeffer and the power of story

By David Wilkinson For Eric Metaxas, a New York Times best-selling author, one story led to another. A few years ago a friend gave Metaxas a book on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the brilliant and courageous German theologian, pastor and writer who…

Baptist campaigns for Congo crimes justice

LONDON (ABP) — A Congolese-British Baptist who escaped death by firing squad in her home country three years ago is once again confronting the authorities to speak out against horrific human-rights abuses. Marie-Therese Nlandu Marie-Therese Nlandu, an attorney who specializes…

New polls show rising support for gay marriage, little change on abortion

WASHINGTON (ABP) – Abortion and gay rights appear to be decoupling as important dividing lines among Americans when it comes to social issues, according to recent surveys on values, faith and public life. Rising support for legally recognized same-sex unions…

Facebook and virtual virtues

By Carra Hughes Greer Let’s face it: Facebook is quickly becoming a “community” of its own. For some, Facebook has replaced much (actual) face-to-face communication and has become a major means of relationship building. Whether we agree or not about…

ABP to honor founding chair at 20th birthday celebration

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Nationally respected journalist Charles Overby, who served as founding chair of the Associated Baptist Press board of directors 20 years ago, will be honored at an Oct. 21 banquet in Nashville, Tenn., along with other founders…

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?