Americans value freedom but there are differences on what it means

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — Baptists are mobilizing yet another disaster-relief effort as Hurricane Frances, a category 4 storm, bears down on Florida. Baptist relief workers are planning to cook up to a million total meals a week after Hurricane Frances…

NEW YORK (ABP) — Rep. Ed Schrock (R-Va.), one of Congress' staunchest opponents of gay rights, has declined to seek re-election to a third term in the House after a Washington activist's website claimed the congressman solicited sex with men…

NEW YORK (ABP) — A group of President Bush's supporters has produced a documentary that attempts to solidify his credentials among American evangelicals in time for the election. Producers held screenings of “George W. Bush: Faith in the White House”…

NEW YORK (ABP) — Amid searing rhetoric on national-security issues, at least two speakers at the Republican National Convention focused on the faith and character of presidents. Renegade Democratic Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia, delivering the convention's keynote address Sept….

NEW YORK (ABP) — The Republican platform adopted Aug. 30 calls for reinstating prayer in public schools and banning all abortions. Meanwhile, delegates to the Republican National Convention heard prime-time speeches from leaders with more moderate views on some social…

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. (ABP) – George Brunstad gives new meaning to the term “putting feet to your faith.” In fact, he also put his arms and his legs into it. In an effort to raise awareness for his church's ministry in…

DALLAS (ABP) — It's official: Whites are no longer the majority population in Texas. Late last year, the number of non-Hispanic whites dipped below 50 percent for the first time since Texas became a state, according to the U.S. Census…

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — The Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond became a temporary shelter Aug. 30, providing safety to motorists stranded from the floods caused by Tropical Depression Gaston. Gaston dumped nearly a foot of rain during the afternoon and…

NEW YORK (ABP) — Shortly before delegates to their party's convention approved a platform that called for amending the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, the Log Cabin Republicans denounced what the group's director called a hijacking of the party by…

NEW YORK (ABP) — Declaring that “God is not a Republican. Or a Democrat,” a broad group of evangelical, mainline and Catholic Christian leaders has issued a high-profile response to recent comments by Religious Right leaders appearing to endorse President…

MORGANTON, N.C. (ABP) — Fred Blake Bentley, president emeritus of Mars Hill College, died August 26 at his home on Lake James, near Morganton. Bentley, 68, had fought colon cancer since it was diagnosed in January 2002. When Bentley became…

HOUSTON (ABP) — Church planters worldwide will no longer have to leave their places of service temporarily to receive specialized theological training thanks to SemiNEXT, an online educational program being developed by Houston-area Baptist leaders. This fall organizers are unveiling…