Court strikes down Louisiana Ten Commandments law

ATLANTA (ABP) — Institutions and ministries partnering with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship potentially could receive more funding than recently proposed, and the number of theological schools eligible for the maximum financial support could be greater than previously announced, judging by…

ROME, Ga. (ABP) — The Georgia Supreme Court ruled May 23 that Shorter College trustees acted improperly when they shifted ownership of the college to a newly created foundation with a self-perpetuating board and essentially broke ties with the Georgia…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed May 23 to hear its first major abortion case since 2000 — even as the court's ideological divide hangs in the balance in the Senate. The case concerns two major issues. The…

BELTON, Texas (ABP) — Family ministry at First Baptist Church in Belton, Texas, includes helping meet the needs of a special breed of single parents — military spouses from nearby Fort Hood who function in that role temporarily. When a…

DALLAS (ABP) — Warm welcomes for returning American troops have become familiar sights in some airports. But departing troops need more spiritual care, say some who are trying to meet that need. “On the welcome side, the USO, the families…