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What are the consequences of resurgent Baptist Calvinism?

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of four essays by Baptist historians and thinkers all dealing with the theme, “History Speaks to Hard Questions Baptists Ask,” that are being published by Associated Baptist Press on four successive Wednesdays. The essays…

D.C. convention’s Haggray elected pastor of FBC in Washington

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Jeffrey Haggray is stepping down after eight years as executive director of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention to become pastor of the historic First Baptist Church of Washington. Jeffrey Haggery, leader of the District of Columbia…

Cuban Baptist leaders in custody

DELTONA, Fla. (ABP) — Two Cuban Baptist leaders arrested Oct. 3 in the city of Santiago de Cuba remain in jail, reportedly without formal charge and with few details of why they are being held. Rubén Ortiz-Columbié, coordinator for special…

Cuban Baptist leaders in custody; charges unclear

Two Cuban Baptist leaders in custody but authorities’ charges are unclear

Mo. Baptist messengers will be asked to use CP for lawsuits

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — In the face of tightened economic conditions, the Missouri Baptist Convention will seek convention messengers’ permission to direct Cooperative Program gifts to fund ongoing legal action against five formerly affiliated institutions. CP is the name…

Uzbek Baptist leaders stand trial on charges supporters call false

PHILADELPHIA (ABP) — A trial for three Baptist officials in Uzbekistan charged with tax evasion and illegally teaching children religion was scheduled to enter its third week Oct 12. If convicted, Pavel Peychev, president of the Baptist Union of Uzbekistan;…

SBC leader says Obama Nobel selection political

IRVING, Texas (ABP) — The head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public-policy arm says awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama was a political move intended to influence the United States' foreign policy. "Something more than the power of…

Respect the office of the president

By William Dwight McKissic Sr. While listening to talk radio on Sept. 28, I heard conservative commentator Laura Ingraham refer to President Barack Obama as, “You fool!” Shock, disbelief and utter amazement are the only words I know to describe…

American sexual ethics today, Part 1

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two columns contrasting prevailing cultural attitudes on sexuality with classic Christian ethics and calling for Christians to reclaim their own heritage in a countercultural practice of Christian community. The second will be published…

Virginia Baptist children’s ministers gather for certification process

Janice Haywood leads Virginia Baptist children's ministers in a certification seminar. RICHMOND, Va. — Eleven children’s ministers from across the state gathered in Richmond Oct. 8-10 to complete one of five courses required for certification in children’s ministry. According to…

Students on Baptist college campuses directly address domestic hunger

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — Students at two historic Baptist schools are taking Jesus’ command to feed the hungry and quench the thirsty quite literally. Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., and Baylor University in Waco, Texas, are feeding their communities…

Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war