Historical drama Pressure clears the air on speaking truth to power

GULFPORT, Miss. (ABP) — When the casinos first began to open in Gulfport in the early '90s, most area Christians saw them merely as a detriment. Wallace Majors also saw them as an opportunity, a chance to reach more people…

DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas will direct $1 million toward hurricane relief in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The funds will be channeled to churches in those three states that are seeking to meet the needs of…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Although California became the first state to give legislative approval to gay marriage, the state's governor says he will veto the measure, preferring the courts to deal with it. With a State Assembly vote Sept. 6, California…

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (ABP) — “I slept on the street that first night,” said Angel Peña. “I tried to find the shelter, but I gave up. Then I found this place.” Since Hurricane Katrina swept over this coastal town Aug….

WASHINGTON (ABP) — With a State Assembly vote Sept. 6, California became the first state in the nation to give legislative approval to full marriage rights for same-sex couples. The 41-35 vote in the state legislature's lower chamber came six…

GULFPORT, Miss. (ABP) — When Tom MacIntosh baptized his two oldest daughters, it was in the war-torn islands of the Philippines, with destruction and chaos all around. He had hoped the baptisms of his youngest two children would be under…

ATLANTA (ABP) — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina will be based in Hattiesburg, Miss., and St. Tammany Parish, La., where volunteer operation centers are being established. Fellowship teams are in those areas now, assessing…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Colleges and universities historically affiliated with Southern Baptist state conventions featured prominently, once again, in a popular annual ranking of schools. U.S. News and World Report magazine's “Best Colleges 2006” issue listed 24 of the 53…

MERIDIAN, Miss. (ABP) – Disaster relief and recovery units carry with them as much heart as they do equipment. A new corps of chaplains is adding another component –ears. Veteran relief workers know that disaster victims are often desperate for…

GULFPORT, Texas (ABP) — “I believe with all my heart that this is the redemptive moment in history for the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” Pastor Chuck Register told the displaced parishioners of First Baptist Church of Gulfport six days after Hurricane…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Less than two days after the death of William Rehnquist, President Bush bumped up Judge John Roberts to replace him as chief justice of the United States. The move alters the already-complex political landscape surrounding Roberts' nomination….

ATLANTA (ABP) — Influential preacher and theologian John Claypool died Saturday, Sept. 3, at a hospital in Atlanta, where he was a visiting professor of preaching at Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology. The 74-year-old Kentucky native died at Dekalb…