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ALEXANDRIA, La. (ABP) – David Hankins, vice president for Cooperative Program for the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, was elected executive director of the Louisiana Baptist Convention Oct. 28. The former Louisiana pastor will begin his new duties Jan. 1…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The 80-year-old chief justice of the United States has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer but is expected to return to work soon, according to a Supreme Court spokesperson. Chief Justice William Rehnquist underwent a tracheotomy Oct. 23,…

WACO, Texas (ABP) –The faith of their fathers doesn't impress youth and young adults very much. But the faith of the early church fathers is a different story. And it increasingly is their story as a generation starved for stable…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Maybe the pulpit is a safe-house in the worship wars. In the past half century, evangelical worship has seen a lot of changes. Music styles have morphed, orders of service have flip-flopped, chalk talks gave way…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Agendas, even holy agendas, are not worthy of worship, Terry York is convinced. And when something else — anything else — takes place of God as the focus of the church's worship, it violates God's commandment…

The Oct. 15 ABP story “Gary Baldridge to leave CBF missions post he shares with his wife, to pursue writing” incorrectly stated that the Baldridges had served as CBF field personnel. Please replace the fourth paragraph with the following: The…

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — An unusual gift of a car to an aide of Paige Patterson — which observers say may violate tax laws — is causing a stir on the campus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jason Duesing,…

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (ABP) — Leaders of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary blame “disgruntled” and “disturbed” former employees for stirring up trouble on their North Carolina campus. But critics say the controversy that boiled over last week owes to the fact…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Henlee Barnette, a former professor and author who pioneered the study of Christian ethics at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, died Oct. 20 at age 93. Barnette's dogged insistence that actions must match belief undergirded his writings…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A scholar for the National Right to Life committee says an evangelical seminary professor's study suggesting that the abortion rate has risen under President Bush is flawed. But the professor is standing by his conclusion. The analysis,…

MONTERREY, Mexico (ABP) — They sound off during formal dinners, in restaurants, at the movies and even in churches. They've become the bane of every public speaker. The dreaded cell phones. As technology has given us the ability to reach…

PINEVILLE, La. (ABP) — Citing “a general climate of fear” and “pervasive mistrust” among faculty, administrators and trustees, a special team of investigators has concluded that Louisiana College violated principles of academic freedom and proper board governance. The report came…