Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the political battle over same-sex marriage heats up again in Washington, an unusual debate over gay rights is raising some eyebrows in Colorado. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) announced Feb. 10 he would schedule a…

WHEATON, Ill. (ABP) — One of evangelical Christianity's premier scholars will leave one of its premier institutions of higher learning for a position at a premier Catholic university, according to news reports. The website of the magazine Christianity Today reported…

NANJING, China (ABP) — One of China's most prominent modern-day Christian leaders has died at the age of 83. Wenzao Han died Feb. 3 in Nanjing. He served from 1996 to 2002 as president of the China Christian Council, and…

DALLAS (ABP) — Phil Strickland, who served nearly a quarter century as director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas' Christian Life Commission, died Feb. 11 at age 64. According to his colleagues, Strickland believed his mission was to provide…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Devita Parnell had quite a time trying to plan a Baptist-Jewish dinner so it wouldn't land on any holy day of either faith. Between Hanukkah, Christmas, Lent, Purim, Passover and Easter, she had her hands full. But…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Feb. 8 news conference in Washington signaled the start of what could become a showdown over global warming between two groups of evangelical Christian leaders. At stake are the hearts and minds of evangelical Americans and…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (ABP) — When Paul Pressler and Paige Patterson launched a revolution within the Southern Baptist Convention, they found an eager soldier in Ron Phillips. Phillips, 58, has been pastor of Central Baptist Church of Hixson, near Chattanooga, Tenn.,…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Pentagon officials have revised a set of guidelines on religious freedom in the Air Force after complaints from members of Congress and some religious groups. But the revisions met with mixed reviews from groups with interests in…

BATON ROUGE, La. (ABP) — After months of sharing two houses with dozens of family members, the Nero family — formerly of New Orleans — is thanking a broad new Baptist partnership for helping them get their own apartment. Since…

NEW ORLEANS (ABP) — By now the 10-year-old True Believers Baptist Church should have been in its comfortable, new facility with room to grow. But the sanctuary, classrooms and fellowship hall the young congregation was building are dark, empty and…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Less than a week after bidding farewell to retiring pastor Jerry Vines, First Baptist Church of Jacksonville — one of the country's largest congregations — is expected to nominate Dallas pastor Mac Brunson as his successor….

DALLAS (ABP) — Fire damaged four more rural Baptist churches in Alabama the morning of Feb. 7, bringing the total number of Alabama churches recently burned to nine. All of the churches affected were Baptist. The second batch of fires…