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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — While Baptists may not be able to claim sole credit as the originators of ideas such as religious liberty and the modern missionary movement, the denomination’s identification with common folk has often helped Baptists become “popularizers” of…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Just six years after it laid off its staff and considered closing for good, Baptist Women in Ministry has hired a new full-time executive director. Pamela Durso, currently associate director of the Baptist History and Heritage Society, begins new…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Just six years after it laid off its staff and considered closing for good, Baptist Women in Ministry has hired a new full-time executive director. Pamela Durso, currently associate director of the Baptist History and Heritage Society, begins new…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Religious leaders are warning President Obama that continuing strife between Palestinians and Israelis threatens to wipe out a Christian presence in the Holy Land. Fifty-six representatives of various Protestant and Catholic faiths — including several Baptists —…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A Southern Baptist Convention spokesman said June 4 that a former official who is praying for the death of President Obama is out of the denomination’s mainstream. Roger “Sing” Oldham, vice president for convention relations with…

CAIRO, Egypt (ABP) — In a highly anticipated speech to the world’s Muslims he delivered in Egypt June 4, President Obama called on his host government and other Muslim countries to protect the rights of religious minorities in their midst….

Dwight McKissic repudiated Drake and said SBC leaders should do the same. ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A prominent African-American pastor says Southern Baptist leaders should publicly repudiate comments by a former Southern Baptist Convention officer that he is praying for President…

ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A prominent African-American pastor is urging the Southern Baptist Convention to adopt a resolution celebrating the election of President Obama when it meets June 23-24 in Louisville, Ky. A resolution submitted for consideration by Dwight McKissic,…

ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A prominent African-American pastor is urging the Southern Baptist Convention to adopt a resolution celebrating the election of President Obama when the denomination meets June 23-24 in Louisville, Ky. A resolution submitted for consideration by Dwight…

CONCORD, N.H. (ABP) — New Hampshire has become the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage, after Gov. John Lynch (D) asked legislators for — and got — a version of the bill that included strong protections for individuals and institutions…

CONCORD, N.H. (ABP) — Just an hour after the New Hampshire House of Representatives gave final approval to a group of bills legalizing gay marriage early in the evening of June 3, Gov. John Lynch (D) signed them into law,…