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CLARIFICATION: This story has been reissued with a replacement paragraph 13. The original story summarized a point in the paper that did not accurately convey the author's intent. EDE, Netherlands (ABP) — A Latina theologian says overreaction to Catholic veneration…

TASHKENT CITY, Uzbekistan (ABP) — Authorities in Uzbekistan cracked down on Baptists after a government-sponsored news agency ran articles alleging illegal religious activity at a summer camp for children. Forum 18, a Norway-based news service that monitors alleged violations of…

DEARBORN, Mich. (ABP) — A legendary high school wrestling coach in Michigan has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was fired by a Muslim principal for his Christian beliefs. Gerald Marszalek, 64, accuses Dearborn schools and Principal Imad Fadlallah of…

EDE, Netherlands (ABP) — George Bullard, a frequent consultant to denominational entities and strategic coordinator for the Columbia Partnership, will become general secretary of the North American Baptist Fellowship beginning Aug. 1. The position has been vacant since January, when…

EDE, Netherlands (ABP) — George Bullard, a frequent consultant to denominational entities and strategic coordinator for the Columbia Partnership, will become general secretary of the North American Baptist Fellowship beginning Aug. 1. George Bullard, a long team denominational worker and…

EL PASO, Texas (ABP) — Baptists in El Paso, Texas, distributed nearly 250,000 CDs containing selected Scripture passages and Christian testimonies in a pilot launch of a campaign to share the gospel with every un-churched person in the state by…

EL PASO, Texas (ABP) — Baptists in El Paso, Texas, are distributing nearly 250,000 CDs containing selected Scripture passages and Christian testimonies in a pilot launch of a campaign to share the gospel with every un-churched person in the state…

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — When the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship held its General Assembly recently in Houston, leaders documented a quiet shift that went almost unnoticed among the 2,000 people attending the annual meeting. For the first time, participants from the…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A number of religious leaders are backing an effort to defuse the contentious debate over abortion with common-ground solutions that reduce the need for abortion by preventing unintended pregnancies and supporting women who might otherwise abort for…