Why coercive religious politics undermine Christianity and democracy

DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas is expected to ask Houston Baptist University to rescind its new “fraternal relationship” with the more conservative Southern Baptists of Texas Convention because the relationship “violates the spirit and intent” of…

ARLINGTON (ABP) — Many advertising executives fail to see any ethical implications of their work, and if they do see moral problems, they refuse to talk about them, according to research by two professors. And such a “see-no-evil, speak-no-evil” attitude…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The advent of state-sanctioned same-sex marriage in the United States was greeted May 17 with celebrations at city halls in Massachusetts — and a somber condemnation from President Bush. At 9:15 a.m. Eastern time, Marcia Kadish and…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Embattled Baylor University President Robert Sloan came within one vote of losing his job at the school's May 14 board of regents meeting. And the board's failure to change leadership at Baylor could cost the university…

PETROS, Tenn. (ABP) — While a proposed resolution asking Southern Baptists to remove their children from public schools is getting widespread media attention, another resolution is being proposed in support of public education. The opposing statements will be considered by…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The future for religious freedom in the world's biggest democracy looks much brighter after Indian voters overwhelmingly defeated a Hindu nationalist party, experts in the subject say. Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned May 13, after…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Will D. Davis, a lawyer from Austin, Texas, was elected chair of the Baylor University board of regents May 14, succeeding Drayton McLane of Temple. McLane, owner of the Houston Astros, was eligible for re-election as…

CONROE, Texas (ABP) – A tornado slammed RiverPointe Baptist Church in Conroe, Texas, north of Houston, May 11, ripping off a large section of the sanctuary roof and damaging much of the facility's interior. In about 90 seconds, the tornado…

ATLANTA – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has received a $100,000 gift from Ed and Laura Anne Vick of Raleigh, N.C., to begin an endowment to promote the spiritual, emotional and physical health of missionaries and their families. The fund will…

DALLAS (ABP) – Spanish evangelicals are feeling an increased urgency for evangelism in the aftermath of terror attacks that killed almost 200 people March 11, according to a Baptist leader in Spain. Spanish Baptists, though still recovering after four explosions…

DALLAS (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Annuity Board faces another round of criticism for owning $14 million worth of stock in Carnival Cruise Lines, which is hosting “the First Annual Official Gay Days Cruise” beginning May 30. The four-night Bahamas…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The future of religious freedom in the rebuilt Afghanistan may be in grave danger — and the United States should avoid similar problems as it rebuilds Iraq, according to a federal panel's annual report. Those observations were…