Let’s tell a new story: Juneteenth and the Fourth of July

ATLANTA (ABP) – Flooding in Europe, which started in March and worsened as the Danube River and its tributaries swelled, has created a state of emergency in eight Serbian municipalities, with estimated damage totaling $45 million, according to Reuters. In…

TAYLORS, S.C. (ABP) — Warning “there is a serious disconnect between the leaders of our Southern Baptist Convention and the rank-and-file,” South Carolina pastor Frank Page announced he will be a candidate for SBC president next month. Page's announcement May…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Young ministers bear the responsibility for protecting the precious gift of religious liberty from some in the rising generation who would trade freedom for conformity, Bill Pinson told graduates of Baylor University's Truett Theological Seminary. “Resist…

LOS ANGELES (ABP) — Despite being raised Catholic, pop recording artist Madonna has managed once again to offend some Catholic groups by staging a “crucifixion” on a 20-foot, “disco-fied” cross. In the May 21 opening show of her “Confessions” tour…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Rival clergy groups are facing off over a proposal to amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage nationwide. A group of about 30 moderate and liberal Christian and Jewish clergy appeared in a Capitol Hill press conference…

TAYLORS, S.C. (ABP) — Frank Page, a South Carolina pastor with a record of strong financial support of the denomination's budget, reportedly will be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention president next month. Page's decision ensures that messengers to the June…

ENID, Okla. (ABP) — As the quest for someone to challenge presidential candidate Ronnie Floyd goes unanswered, one interested observer is sounding ever-more-likely to fill the void. Oklahoma pastor Wade Burleson suggested May 17 he would allow his nomination as…

GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — After a decade of steady decline, attendance at the Southern Baptist Convention is expected to jump this year, amid ripples of unrest with the current leadership and perhaps the first openly contested presidential election since 1994….

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a federal ban on same-sex marriage May 18 after heated debate. But critics say the vote has more to do with partisan politics than legal reform. The move sets up a full…

ATLANTA (ABP) — A state judge has invalidated Georgia's state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, saying its promoters improperly placed it on the state's general election ballot in 2004. However, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Constance Russell said Georgia's voters…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ABP) — In the culmination of a process designed to improve the school's financial situation, the board of Central Baptist Theological Seminary voted May 12 to move to a suburban facility from its historic inner-city campus. Lisa…