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Richard Land compares President Bush to Harry Truman

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A prominent Southern Baptist leader has compared George W. Bush to Harry Truman, another president whose approval ratings dropped to the 20s in his final months in office but is now considered one of the greatest…

Studies show rise in greenhouse gases in 2007

ATLANTA (ABP) — Greenhouse-gas emissions continued to rise in 2007, according to two new studies. But Southern Baptists are still divided over what, if anything, to do about it. The World Meteorological Organisation said Nov. 26 that concentrations of carbon…

Guest opinion: The caboose of Christianity

(ABP) — We all have our blind spots. Clarity often comes only from the perspective of hindsight. That’s what leaders of Bob Jones University confessed in apologizing for the independent, fundamentalist Christian school’s past racist policies. A statement on the…

WMU WorldCrafts program brings income to impoverished

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Paulina Navichoc lives in San Pedro, a remote village high in the mountains surrounding Lake Atitlan in western Guatemala. This Christmas her family has food, clothes and medicine they might otherwise have gone without if it…

WMU WorldCrafts program brings income to impoverished, gifts to U.S.

Sale of one handmade Christmas ornament earns enough to feed a Guatemalan family for a week. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) — Paulina Navichoc lives in San Pedro, a remote village high in the mountains surrounding Lake Atitlan in western Guatemala. This…

Group sues Ky. for law requiring credit to God for security

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABP) — An atheist-rights group and 10 Kentucky citizens are suing the commonwealth over a law requiring that the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security credit God for keeping residents safe. The religious language, largely unnoticed when a Southern Baptist…

Whose birthday are we celebrating?

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It's time to “Unplug the Christmas machine,” states a book with the same title by Jo Robinson and Jean Coppock Staeheli. And members of First Baptist Church in Jefferson City, Mo., are challenged to do just…

Spending time and money wisely:

• Draw names instead of giving to everyone. • Let others help; tell them your intention to give less and ask them not to buy an expensive gift. • Give family gifts instead of individual gifts. • Give gifts only…

Tough economic times don’t dim lights on Living Christmas Trees

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (ABP) — Rather than cutting back on lavish Christmas programs this year due to the economy, some church leaders insist hard times make them more valuable than ever. Billy Orton, minister of music and worship at First Baptist…

Dollars and sense: Families struggle with financial stewardship

Money demands attention — particularly in challenging economic times. Rich or poor, people think about it daily, whether paying for a hamburger or praying for a job. Lives can change quickly and drastically as a result of a few critical…

WorldCrafts gives hope to Afghan families

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In the midst of Afghanistan — where armed conflict and oppressive poverty make every day a struggle for survival — some women and their families have found deliverance thanks to WorldCrafts. WorldCrafts, a fair trade nonprofit ministry…

Supreme Court rules in favor of Virginia Baptist Homes’ Glebe

Ordinarily Halloween is not the holiday most associated with gift-giving, but for the trustees and administrators of the Virginia Baptist Homes it was like Christmas. On Oct. 31, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled in favor of VBH, ending a three-year…

Mohler again claims same-sex marriage harms children

Dan Patrick reiterates: ‘No separation of church and state’

Baptists know better than this

Judge bars Tennessee from revealing immigration status of sick children