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Several years ago, I invited a local surgeon who was an Orthodox Jew to come and speak to my undergraduates about the specifics of his faith. One of the points he emphasized was the importance of family and of marrying…

NEW YORK (ABP) – Despite a newfound focus among many Christian leaders on environmental care, a new survey suggests that rank-and-file Christians are far less concerned than non-believers about environmental issues. According to the survey, conducted by the Barna Group,…

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (ABP) — Women from 11 different countries and of diverse faith traditions gathered here Sept. 14-16 to investigate issues affecting women worldwide. Held at the Iranian Christian Church in Sunnyvale, Calif., the annual Global Voices conference, sponsored by…

DALLAS (ABP) — After extensive debate, the Baptist General Convention of Texas executive board voted 52-28 to approve a $50.1 million budget recommendation — a move that eliminates as many as 30 staff positions for Baptists' largest statewide body. The…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — On the first day of their 2007-2008 term, the justices of the Supreme Court declined to hear two church-state cases that could have yielded controversial rulings. Among the hundreds of cases the court turned away Oct. 1…

NEW YORK (ABP) — This isn't your Earth mother's environmentalism. While images of polar bears on shrinking glaciers and hummingbirds in sparse rainforests used to move people to “go green” to save Mother Nature, those at the forefront of Christian…

WALKERTOWN, N.C. (ABP) — Churches are becoming concerned about how the way they run their facilities affects the environment — and the energy behind that green-consciousness is coming from the inside. In some cases, business people within the congregation have…

ABILENE, Texas (ABP) — “Premillenial pessimism” and blind allegiance to politicians backed by oil companies contribute to evangelicals' relative silence about the threat of global warming, said Richard Cizik, the National Association for Evangelicals' vice president for governmental affairs. In…

NEW YORK (ABP) — Leaders of the Episcopal Church in the United States voted overwhelmingly Sept. 24 to continue working toward unity with the worldwide Anglican Communion, despite years of infighting and threats of schism over homosexuality and other issues….

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ABP) — Leaders of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are reportedly squaring off in a struggle over the school's president, Phil Roberts. Roberts' stewardship of the Kansas City, Mo.-based institution is the subject of a tug-of-war between seminary…

PASADENA, Calif. (ABP) — The Internal Revenue Service has informed a progressive California church that it will not be sanctioned for an anti-war sermon preached there in 2004 — but church leaders are asking for an apology for an investigation…

DALLAS (ABP) — Kent Parks, a 20-year veteran of Baptist mission service in Southeast Asia, will become international director of Mission to Unreached Peoples, effective November 1. Parks, 50, will establish an international office in Dallas, Texas, and will work…