Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (ABP) — More than 2,200 Christian teenagers — Baptists, Episcopalians and Presbyterians — explored common and distinct dimensions of their faith during the first “Faith in 3D” conference Jan. 13-16 at the Disney World Resort. With…

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — A new staff policy, which gives trustees of the International Mission Board power to censor news stories about their work, reportedly was used Jan. 11 to try to persuade a trustee to resign. That's the picture…

DALLAS (ABP) — During a memorial service at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, friends and family celebrated Foy Valentine's love for God, which they said stimulated his love for people, his courage and even his “quirkiness.” Valentine, a Baptist…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Opponents of “intelligent design” theory have opened a new front in the battle over the controversial theory, filing suit against a California school district that teaches intelligent design as philosophy rather than science. On Jan. 1, the…

ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — A seminary should create a “theological chain reaction,” Baptist educator Michael Quicke stressed during the inaugural convocation of the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute. The Carroll Institute, in its second academic year with 400 students, installed its…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) — Cecil Sherman, the first national coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will receive the sixth annual Judson-Rice Award at an April 21 dinner at First Baptist Church of Asheville, N.C. The event is sponsored by the…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — In four days of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Bush's pick for a pivotal seat on the Supreme Court revealed little about how he may rule on the day's most controversial issues. But experts said…

In the Jan. 11 ABP story “IMB seeks removal of blogging trustee, accuses Wade Burleson of 'broken trust,'” the article incorrectly reported that the International Mission Board's new practice of getting trustee approval for news releases about trustee actions was…