Why coercive religious politics undermine Christianity and democracy

On President Bush's personal faith and its use: “Out of the public eye Governor Bush was doing a lot of spiritual sharing. Whether he was meeting with religious leaders in Austin, or speaking to church groups, he emphasized a single…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — David Winfrey, news director of the Kentucky Baptist Western Recorder since 1996, has resigned effective Oct. 16. He has accepted a position as a marketing strategist for the Louisville office of Mercer Human Resources Consulting, an…

WASHINGTON (ABP)—A new book by a former White House faith official is causing shockwaves—even before its release—with reportedly explosive allegations that President Bush's aides have been duping religious conservatives for political gain. MSNBC's “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” program first reported…

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — Trustees at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in their annual meeting Oct. 9-10 broke ground for a $6 million building named for former seminary president Paige Patterson. They also used the meeting to approve an energy-saving…

PINEVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Bill Whittaker, president of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College since 1988, has announced his resignation effective at the end of the 2006-07 academic year. “The time has come for me to turn the leadership task over…

BOSTON (ABP) — Members of Beacon Hill Baptist Church in Boston, Mass., are striving to be green — when it comes to the environment, that is. And they're doing it with simple gestures like bringing their own coffee mugs to…

DALLAS (ABP) — The political uncertainty surrounding North Korea in the wake of an apparent nuclear test should not adversely affect Baptist hunger-relief ministry there, according to a Dallas pastor who recently returned from the communist country. On Oct. 9,…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Fran Porter, whose battle with a rare neurological disease was detailed in a recent Associated Baptist Press story, died Oct. 10. She was 74. Born in Dallas, Texas, Porter grew up in Tulsa, Okla. She attended…

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — Reid Trulson has been nominated to become the next executive director of American Baptist International Ministries, the denomination's global missions and ministry arm. Trulson's nomination will go to the ABC general board and international ministries…

Our party for my son's sixth birthday was a big success, mostly because we had a fire truck visit from the local fire department. We had the requisite games, music, cake and balloons, but the high point was the firetruck….