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DALLAS (ABP) — When Yutaka Takarada flew to Vancouver, British Columbia, last year, he found ample salmon, Japanese restaurants and views of the harbor. But what he didn't see worried him. Even though Vancouver has a sizeable Japanese population, the…

DALLAS (ABP) — Nina Pinkston has been named interim executive director-treasurer of the Woman's Missionary Union of Texas. She replaces Carolyn Porterfield, who resigned last October. Texas WMU president Nelda Taylor said Pinkston was selected because of her strong administrative…

DALLAS (ABP) — As the first congressional workweek begins, faith leaders are calling for members of Congress to deliver on promises made to values voters during the 2006 midterm elections. In a Jan. 9 panel discussion, representatives from Sojourners/Call to…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Baptists from across North America will convene in Atlanta early next year to emphasize their compassion rather than the racial, theological and social conflict that has divided them for decades. Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton…

1. Jimmy Allen, Chairman, Baptists Today; Former President of Southern Baptist Convention 2. Lloyd Allen, McAfee School of Theology 3. Rob Appel, Executive Director, Seventh Day Baptist Conference 4. Jedaias Azevedo, General Secretary, Association of Brazilian Baptist Churches in North…

SPRINGWOOD, Va. (ABP) — It's different at the white frame Baptist church on the hill this week. There's no Harold Cook with his white cat, Chrissy, to do the things he's done for the past 25 years. With his retirement,…

ATLANTA (ABP) — The nation's two living Baptist ex-presidents are calling for a historic convocation in Atlanta next year, intended to improve the “negative” image of Baptists in North America and to unite the majority of Baptists into a loose-knit…

DALLAS (ABP) — A growing number of Baptists may have welcomed the New Year by raising a glass of something a bit stronger than iced tea. In recent years, Baptist attitudes toward alcohol consumption have seemed to change, according to…

While President Bush was taking his holiday to reflect on what to do now in Iraq, the Iraqis themselves took a step that may have entirely preempted his reflections. The botched execution of Saddam Hussein revealed the depths to which…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The first Muslim member of Congress, responding to critics who said his plan to swear an oath of office on the Quran is anti-American, decided to use about the most patriotic copy of the Muslim holy book…

PRINCETON, N.J. (ABP) — Americans must have politics on their minds. According to a recent Gallup poll, George W. Bush is the most admired man in the world. Sen. Hilary Clinton (D-NY) is the most admired woman. And Sen. Barack…

LUNEBURG, Germany (ABP) — A German Baptist theologian who led the International Baptist Theological Seminary through some of its most tumultuous years has died. Wiard Popkes, a retired professor at the Baptist Seminary of Hamburg and long-time trustee chairman of…