No political victory should be worth sacrificing moral integrity

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Mike Huckabee's Feb. 5 assertion that he is now in a “two-man race” was ratified Feb. 7 when former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney dropped out of the Republican contest for the presidency. With an announcement to Washington…

JACKSON, Tenn. (ABP) — Baptist churches and organizations are both suffering and helping in the wake of deadly tornadoes that devastated the Mid-South Feb. 5-6. According to initial National Weather Service reports, more than 60 tornadoes struck Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky…

JACKSON, Tenn. (ABP) — Baptist-affiliated Union University was one of the hardest-hit spots as deadly tornadoes raked the Mid-South Feb. 5 — the same day as Mardi Gras celebrations and the “Super Tuesday” primary elections. Among those killed was Fountaine…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — About the only thing the Feb. 5 “Super Tuesday” primaries made clear is that religious voters are as conflicted as the general electorate over who the next president should be. By the afternoon of Feb. 6, with…

(ABP) — It is hard to describe the euphoria felt by most of us who attended the New Baptist Covenant meeting in Atlanta this past week. I would like to analyze that euphoria as reflecting layers of healing and maybe…

NEW YORK (ABP) — One day after a shooter killed two sisters at Colorado's New Life Church, Pastor Brady Boyd told reporters the church had become a target because of its size and its notoriety. But the toll to the…

NEW YORK (ABP) — Last December, worshipers at a Colorado church lost two members to a murderous gunman. In 2006, a man entered an Oregon church and threw fuel during a Sunday service, intending to set the building ablaze. And…

FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, has long employed personnel to patrol its campus, escort women to cars after dark and ensure buildings are locked. But after a security guard stopped a gunman…

ATLANTA (ABP) — When Marines return from Iraq — their faith often shaken by what they have seen there — they need someone to listen, to understand and to help. That's where Arthur Wiggins comes in. “We're helping [a particular…

NEW YORK (ABP) — Recent rulings in Oregon and New York have provided victories for supporters of same-sex unions and setbacks for gay-rights opponents. A New York appellate panel ruled unanimously that, although the Empire State does not allow same-sex…