Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

WASHINGTON (ABP) — “Now I don’t have to lie when I tell my children they can do anything,” one black father, with tears in his eyes, declared to the celebrants around him on the National Mall the moment Barack Obama…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — “Now I don’t have to lie when I tell my children they can do anything,” one black father, with tears in his eyes, declared to the celebrants around him on the National Mall the moment Barack Obama…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States began Jan. 18 with an invocation and ended Jan. 21 with a benediction. Controversy over religion between those bookend events highlighted America’s ongoing give-and-take over…

ORLANDO, Fla. (ABP) — Youth from three Christian denominations spent Martin Luther King Day Weekend exploring commonalities of their respective faiths through worship, education and community-building activities. Nearly 2,500 students in grades 6-12, group leaders and chaperones traveled to Orlando,…

ORLANDO, Fla. (ABP) — Youth from three Christian denominations spent Martin Luther King Day Weekend exploring commonalities of their respective faiths through worship, education and community-building activities.   From left, Kendale Bridges, Macie Wilkins and Tonda Folk of First Baptist…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator Daniel Vestal sent an Inauguration Day letter congratulating Barack Obama and urging the newly sworn-in president to lead America in building a more civil and just society. Writing on behalf of the…

CUMMING, Ga. (ABP) — Oscar Romo, a pioneer in starting ethnic Southern Baptist churches, died Jan. 16 from complications related to Parkinson's disease. Romo, 79, worked for the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, forerunner to today's North…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The nation’s most broadly ecumenical Christian group is urging the new administration of President-elect Obama to include help for the poor in any economic-stimulus package. Leaders of Christian Churches Together in the USA met with journalists, members…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Progressive and evangelical leaders have joined together to propose shared policy solutions on issues that have long divided left and right in the so-called culture wars. Two years ago Third Way, a non-profit think tank that supports…

PHOENIX (ABP) — Protestants in the United States are about as loyal to their brand of toothpaste as their denomination, according to one research firm. A new poll by Ellison Research asked churchgoers who attend worship services at least once…