The transmogrification of the SBC: When Baptists no longer are Baptist

ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — Christians need to develop “a theology of power,” sociologist Michael Lindsay concluded after interviewing 360 evangelicals who hold influential positions in politics, business, entertainment and academia. In particular, Lindsay noted, evangelical Christians need a theological basis…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Keith and Jeanie McGowan were comfortable in their home just outside the Missouri capital of Jefferson City. Nestled on 2.3 acres, the home had all the features the couple would need to see them through…

FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — One Baptist congregation in Texas has decided to do something to help an often-overlooked group with special needs: teens who are aging out of the state's foster-care system and heading for the intimidating new world…

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — The Baptist World Alliance is encouraging churches to observe Human Rights Day the weekend of Dec. 12-13.  The weekend is nearest the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations…

OMAHA, Neb. (ABP) — An independent Baptist church famous for pushing the boundaries of free speech in controversial protests denouncing homosexuality lost a legal battle when Nebraska's Supreme Court refused to hear the case of a church member accused of…

Participants at a holiday street fair in Didcot, England, get their photos taken in a Nativity scene sponsored by the Baptist Union of Great Britain. (Baptist Times/Alex Baker) DIDCOT, England (ABP) — Thousands of people around the United Kingdom are…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Christian leaders in the United States with diverse viewpoints on homosexuality are joining forces to protest a Ugandan proposal to punish homosexual behavior with imprisonment or even death. Catholic, evangelical and mainline Protestant leaders including Ronald Sider,…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Leading up to the major United Nations summit on climate change, a conservative Christian group released a report questioning the science, economics and theology surrounding calls to counteract global warming. The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court agreed Dec. 7 to hear a case dealing with sticky questions about whether religious groups at state schools can be forced to either comply with non-discrimination policies or forego the access to funding and…