Court strikes down Louisiana Ten Commandments law

HOUSTON (ABP) — The in-your-face attitude, emblazoned on black T-shirts, is unmistakable: “Jesus is Lord. Satan is a punk. Pick a side.” Street Life, a Christian outreach to young people in Houston's urban hip-hop culture, offers a distinctive blend of…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — The future of Baptist colleges and universities depends on educators' willingness to “move on” beyond the political categories that have dominated denominational life for more than 20 years, Baylor University President Robert Sloan told a national…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — The right to dissent — even about what makes a school religious — should be a key distinctive of Baptist higher education, suggested church historian and seminary dean Bill Leonard. Addressing a national conference on the…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Christian higher education remains a justifiable mission for Baptists if it is transformational in character, distinctively Baptist in the way it operates, and genuinely accessible to the largely non-Anglo next generation of students, said Albert Reyes,…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — A Louisville pastor is going to great lengths to distinguish his church from a nearby congregation with a similar name, which is hosting a national telecast aimed at thwarting a Senate filibuster on judicial nominees. Joe…

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Brazilian pastor Fausto Aguiar de Vasconcelos has been nominated to lead the evangelism effort of the Baptist World Alliance, succeeding Australian Tony Cupit, who is retiring. If elected to the BWA's executive staff by its…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — By signing a bill April 20, Connecticut's governor made that state the first in the Union to legalize same-sex unions without being forced by a court. But, just a day later, Washington state legislators delivered a one-vote…

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (ABP) — A rewarding spiritual life may help slow the devastation of Alzheimer's disease, according to a preliminary study. “The data suggest there may be an association, meaning people with higher levels of spirituality and religiosity have…