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NEW YORK (ABP) — The foundational symbol of God's ancient covenant with his people is getting a lot less common in the United States, but medical and theological debates still rage about the propriety of circumcision. Recent legal battles over…

DALLAS (ABP) — When it comes to church finances, donations in cash form present one of the greatest challenges for churches, experts say. Roger Hall, a part-time business administrator for First Baptist Church in Waxahachie, Texas, said the biggest risk…

Billy Howard Former president Bill Clinton encourages Baptist Christians to love one another despite differences on a new journey of unity. ATLANTA (ABP)-The only way for a broad group of Baptists to move toward their goal of unity is with…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A speech that Barack Obama made last year to his fellow Congregationalists has spurred an Internal Revenue Service investigation that threatens the tax-exempt status of an entire denomination. Leaders of the Illinois senator's United Church of Christ…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A bill that would more than triple the amount of money the United States spends combating the AIDS pandemic got a boost Feb. 27 with a compromise over abstinence-focused prevention efforts and abortion. House leaders and White…

FRESNO, Calif. (ABP) — Deserved or not, committees — especially in Baptist life — often conjure negative connotations. The term is borrowed from government and corporate culture, says Don Simmons, owner of Creative Potential Consulting and Training, a management and…

(ABP) — Discussion of the concept of an emerging evangelical center (or some other label for an alternative to the Christian Right) has taken off in recent months — indeed, in recent weeks. Hardly a day goes by without some…

I don't wish to be thought unperceptive, but apparently the world I had always known has ended without my being aware of it. The occasion for this epiphany was a radio ad for car insurance. This commercial took the form…

In the Feb. 21 story titled “Pastor points to Muslims as source of Kenya violence; experts disagree,” please change the byline from Greg Warner to Ken Camp.

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A massive, groundbreaking new study of the American religious landscape shows that Protestants are losing their share of the nation's population — and that the nation's broad religious diversity is paired with great religious dynamism. The Pew…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Hal Bass, a professor at Ouachita Baptist University, has been nominated for the position of moderator-elect for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, the group's nominating committee has announced. The panel has also recommended Joanne Carr of Georgia for…

ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — Craig Turner, the president of Texas Baptists' Hardin-Simmons University, has resigned to become president of Catawba College, a private liberal-arts school in Salisbury, N.C. His decision to resign was influenced by his family, Turner said. “The…