In a year of faith-talking Democrats, a Muslim candidate speaks up

WASHINGTON (ABP) — American Christians may pledge loyalty to the United States Constitution. But behind the closed curtain of the polling booth, many violate the spirit of the constitutional prohibition on any religious test for public office. And several church-state…

WASHINGTON (ABP)—The forbidden idea of churches and other tax-exempt organizations endorsing political parties or candidates has started to sound like a good one, in recent decades, to many conservative evangelicals in the United States. In fact, a group of pastors…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (ABP) — “Values voters” — a term popularized by conservative evangelicals after the 2004 elections — may bring a wide array of values to the polls. Here’s a rundown of the two presidential candidates’ views on a number…

FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A Baptist pastor says moderates should be on guard against renewed attempts by fundamentalists to gain control of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Paul Kenley, pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Lampasas, Texas, penned…

NEW YORK (ABP) — A reported 119 million Christians around the globe stood up for action to end poverty Oct. 19. Observed the Sunday closest to the United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Micah Sunday aims to…

ATLANTA (ABP) — “How do you plan to stay in touch with your family while you’re deployed?” Army chaplain James “Jim” Kirkendall frequently asks young soldiers. It’s one of the many topics Kirkendall addresses during personal visits with military personnel…

WARRENTON, Ga. (ABP) — The pastor of a Southern Baptist church in Georgia has resigned his pulpit after being indicted on federal charges of tax evasion in Maryland. It is not the first time that Otis Ray Hope has been…

MACON, Ga. (ABP) — President Jimmy Carter called upon the next president — whoever he is — to focus on retoring human rights as a primary objective in American foreign policy in an Oct. 23 speech. The 39th president — now an…

WASHINGTON (RNS)—As a Christian philosopher, author and political activist, Francis Schaeffer urged conservative Christians to battle abortion and engage the secular culture. But he would have recoiled from the “snide” comments and jeering at this summer’s Republican National Convention, his…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A new study described as the first of its kind suggests Americans believe the United States is both especially blessed by God and especially responsible to use its power wisely. Echoing the results of another recent poll,…