Two parallels and an outlier: Graham Platner, Roy Moore and Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Emphasizing the need for a prominent “Center for Religious Liberty” on Capitol Hill, directors of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty kicked off a $5 million capital campaign during their annual meeting Oct. 3-4. Gathering in…

GADSDEN, Ala. (ABP) — The “Ten Commandments Judge” is back and is aiming for a higher Alabama office than the one from which he was fired two years ago. Roy Moore announced Oct. 3 that he was running for governor…

ASHEBORO, N.C. (ABP) — The five colleges and universities that relate to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina have asked the convention to study its relationships with the schools. The move reflects growing upheaval between moderates and conservatives in…

ASHEBORO, N.C. (ABP) — Leaders of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention have approved a budget that no longer counts gifts to a moderate group as “Cooperative Program” funds. The convention's board of directors voted Sept. 28 to approve a…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush has nominated a White House insider with no judicial experience to replace a moderate justice on the Supreme Court. Just hours before the high court began its 2005-2006 term with new Chief Justice John Roberts…

ATLANTA (ABP) — According to Roman Catholic Archbishop Wilton Gregory, leader of the Atlanta archdiocese, there is a new thing happening among Baptists and Roman Catholics – cooperation, increased understanding and potential for greater relationship. “This could and can only…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The nation's highest court has upheld a Colorado court's ruling that said jurors erred when they consulted biblical law to sentence a murderer to death. On the first day of its 2005-2006 term Oct. 3, the federal…

AUSTIN, Texas (ABP) — God's people embody Christ's character when they reclaim their prophetic voice and speak truth to power, a Christian lobbyist told participants at an awards banquet sponsored by Associated Baptist Press. “In the realm of convictions and…

MACON, Ga. (ABP) — Directors of the independent news journal Baptists Today chose Jimmy Allen as their chair and honored outgoing chair Tommy Boland during their Sept. 22-23 meeting in Macon, Ga., where the national publication is headquartered. Allen, of…