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RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Marse Grant, editor emeritus of North Carolina Baptists’ Biblical Recorder, died Oct. 17 at his home in Raleigh. He was 88. Grant edited the Recorder from 1960-82, longer than any other editor in the paper’s history….

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — A mother and son were estranged. She demanded his password for a social-networking website to make sure he wasn’t doing anything untoward. He refused because he felt it invaded his privacy. With such an impasse on…

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…

Thomas White (Photo: Southwestern Seminary)FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A Southern Baptist seminary professor has sparked controversy with a recent sermon labeling use of birth-control pills a sin. Thomas White, vice president for student services and communications and associate professor…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Throughout their history, Baptists have uniformly revered the Bible but passionately disagreed about what it means, historian Bill Leonard told a Baylor University audience. Leonard delivered the annual Parchman Lectures at the Texas Baptist school’s George…

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — Three of six members of a panel appointed to review proposed curriculum standards for science classes in Texas public schools have criticized evolution. And the additions could have an impact far beyond the 4.6 million students…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (ABP) — Christians in the United States could engage every "unreached" people group around the world and stop up to two-thirds of child deaths for pennies a day if only they gave, according to a new book. Because…

WACO—To preserve spiritual vitality, Baptists must reconsider salvation as more than a mere transaction with God, church historian Bill Leonard noted during the Parchman lectures at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary. In 1612, just three years after he helped found…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — According to a new survey, Latino Protestants view immigration reform as a moral issue on par with abortion and — even after overwhelmingly voting for President Bush four years ago — now lean toward Barack Obama in…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — After four centuries, believers’ baptism remains the symbol of Baptist identity, historian Bill Leonard stressed during a lecture series at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. But in the 21st century, Baptists must respond to…

(240 words) (ABP) — A biopic about evangelist Billy Graham hit theaters with a thud its opening weekend Oct. 10-12, earning far less than other religion-themed movies like Fireproof and Bill Maher's agnostic comedy documentary Religulous. Billy: The Early Years,…