It’s Pete Hegseth’s theology that ought to concern us

(ABP) — A jailed Baptist pastor in Azerbaijan was released Nov. 6 until Nov. 17, when his trial on what supporters say are bogus charges was scheduled to resume. Mission News Network reported the release of Hamid Shabanov, 52, leader…

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (ABP) — The board of American Baptists’ National Ministries met Nov. 12-13 to consider cuts to cover a $1 million gap between the organization’s income and expenses. According to American Baptist News Service, National Ministries Executive…

Julie Pennington Russell preached a sermon at the New Baptist Covenant Celebration earlier this year in Atlanta. JONESBORO, Ga. (ABP) — The Georgia Baptist Convention has decided to refuse gifts from a historic member church that last year called a…

  Julie Pennington Russell preached a sermon at the New Baptist Covenant Celebration earlier this year in Atlanta. JONESBORO, Ga. (ABP) — The Georgia Baptist Convention has decided to refuse gifts from a historic member church that last year called…

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (ABP) — The West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists passed a resolution Nov. 7 calling on church members to support an amendment to the state constitution to ban gay marriage.The resolution called on members to “avail ourselves of…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A multi-faith coalition of more than 200 religious organizations is calling on President-elect Barack Obama to, as one of his first acts in office, sign an executive order banning torture.“This is an opportunity where one individual could…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — According to Baylor University officials, continuing investigations into three Election Day incidents on campus revealed two apparently were not racially motivated as originally suspected.In a Nov. 13 letter to students, faculty and staff, Baylor Interim President…

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Southern Baptist state conventions meeting around the country this fall are adjusting their finances to cope with a weakening economy.In the opening session of the Nov. 11-12 Tennessee Baptist Convention annual meeting, Executive Director James Porch…

GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — North Carolina Baptist churches soon won’t be able to support the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship through the state convention, messengers decided at their annual meeting Nov. 12.The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina voted to kill that…