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ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (ABP) — Tennessee's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Nov. 16 accusing the Cheatham County Board of Education of ignoring more than four decades of court decisions interpreting the separation of church and…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — New government numbers revealing that, in 2008, nearly one in six Americans lived in households that struggled to afford food ought to be a wake-up call for Christians, according to two Baptist ethicists. An annual USDA report…

HOUSTON (ABP) — The Nov. 16-17 2009 Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in Houston attracted the fewest messengers in at least 60 years, but a series of evangelistic events prior to the meeting marked the greatest involvement and…

Dallas pastors fill the stage, stating they are ready to see churches unify and work toward the Justice Revival goals of improving the education system in Dallas and end chronic homelessness in the community through partnerships, discipleship, advocacy and action….

SAN VICENTE, El Salvador (ABP) — A Baptist church in El Salvador held memorial services Nov. 12 for seven children and two adults lost in flash floods spawned by Hurricane Ida Nov. 9. A woman (center) comforts an injured man…

DECATUR, Ga. (ABP) — The Georgia Baptist Convention has ended its 148-year-old relationship with First Baptist Church of Decatur, Ga., over the congregation's 2007 vote to hire a woman as senior pastor. Julie Pennington-Russell has been pastor at First Baptist…

FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A Texas Baptist church excluded from the Southern Baptist Convention in June over homosexuality has opted not to send messengers to this week's Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting. Facing the prospect of having…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — More than 40 religious officials signed a letter Nov. 12 to congressional leaders — and copied to all members of Congress — urging immediate action to close the United States' military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Stassen…

An exploratory team from Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas got close-up perspective on the lives of the girls living in a detention facility in a North African country during a recent scouting trip. DALLAS (ABP) — A team from Wilshire…