Silence is a dangerous thing

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A bipartisan group of congressmen is asking the United States Treasury Department to explain why it has instituted new policies that could severely limit Americans' religious and humanitarian travel to Cuba. The letter, which began circulating to…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ABP) — One hundred and five years after it became the first Baptist seminary west of the Mississippi River, Central Baptist Theological Seminary has announced plans to move, mostly to help defer rising maintenance costs on its…

DURHAM, N.C. (ABP) — Moderate Baptists and mules have a lot in common. Both are strong and hard-working, and both have problems reproducing — at least according to Curtis Freeman. But a nationwide network of churches is banding together to…

WACO, Texas (ABP) – Sexual misconduct occurs among ministers at a rate higher than among other trusted professions such as doctors and lawyers, Joe Trull told ministers at an ethics conference at Baylor University's Truett Seminary. At its heart, sexual…

BANFF, Alberta, Canada (ABP) — Acknowledging he has practiced a private prayer language “for more than 30 years,” Jerry Rankin candidly shared his views Feb. 17 about the Southern Baptist International Mission Board trustees' recent action on the issue. Rankin,…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Confirming the hopes of some and the fears of others, the new line-up of justices on the Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of whether the government can ban a controversial late-term abortion procedure. The…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A unanimous Supreme Court said Feb. 21 that a federal religious-freedom law protects an obscure sect that practices sacramental use of a hallucinogenic tea. In its first major religious-freedom ruling under Chief Justice John Roberts, the court…

ATLANTA (ABP) — In a quiet meeting Feb. 16-17, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's Coordinating Council approved a slight budget increase for 2006-2007, approved a new oversight structure for the committee that plans the Fellowship's annual meeting and continued the group's…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. (ABP) – First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla., has elected Donald McCall “Mac” Brunson as pastor, confirming speculation about a leadership change in one of the nation's largest congregations. Brunson, 48, preached in the Feb. 19 Sunday morning…