Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick says Talarico will ‘go to hell’ for his beliefs

OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) — A website launched May 10 aims to become an online platform for churches, mission organizations, strategists and international partners to collaborate to share the gospel in the 21st century. "This was born out of a desire…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A federal appeals court ruled May 7 that a California atheist lacked legal standing to strip the phrase "so help me God" from the presidential oath of office. Michael Newdow, an activist who previously sued unsuccessfully to…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist congregation will take its place as the "mother church of country music" — at least for a while — as temporary host of the historic Grand Ole Opry on the evenings of May…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptist ethicist David Gushee will head up a new effort by Mercer University to foster what the school calls “theologically based discussions on current issues and controversies.” David Gushee The Mercer Center for Theology and Public Life,…

POSSUM KINGDOM, Texas (ABP) — When Dennis Trammell exhausted treatments available in the United States for his multiple sclerosis and began looking at other options, he excluded from consideration any possible regimens involving embryonic stem cells. “I didn’t even explore…

HARLINGEN, Texas (ABP) — A Baptist hospital is one of a few in the country performing a new treatment for cancer patients that kills cancer cells with electricity while not harming surrounding healthy tissue. Daniel Fuentes (right), an interventional radiologist,…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Evacuated by floodwaters and expected be out of commission for several months, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center donated thousands of pounds of perishable frozen and refrigerated food to Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief to assist with…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Flooded and expected be out of commission for several months, the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville donated thousands of pounds of perishable frozen and refrigerated food to Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief to assist…