In three-hour interview, Mohler says he ‘hopes and prays’ Jimmy Carter is born again

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The House of Representatives passed a bill April 27 designed to limit abortions performed on minors. The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act passed the chamber on a 270-157 vote. It makes it illegal for adults to transport…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Even though “judicial activism” may simply be in the eye of the beholder, according to legal experts, it is a recurring charge against judges that is almost as old as the Republic itself. But that hasn't kept…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — A significant number of American teenagers are “clueless” when it comes to a working knowledge of the Bible, and that means they cannot receive a quality education, a new report indicates. A national report reveals 98 percent…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — One of the biggest backers of a controversial bill that would allow churches to make partisan political endorsements has changed its mind, after changes to the bill. The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission announced…

DANVILLE, Va. (ABP) — Averett University leaders apparently are seeking a compromise that would end its covenant agreement with the Baptist General Association of Virginia, as planned, but still elevate the school's relationship with the Baptist organization. Meeting April 15,…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — “Parents are the missing element of children's ministry,” an author and children's-ministry consultant told a conference in Louisville, Ky., April 23. Too many churches are working off the 1970s model of recruiting a paid or volunteer…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Conservative Christian and political leaders declared war on judicial filibusters in the U.S. Senate during an April 24 rally at a Southern Baptist church in Kentucky. Dubbed “Justice Sunday” by organizers, the 90-minute rally was subtitled…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (ABP) — After serving on the job a little more than two years, Wendell Lang has resigned as executive director of the Illinois Baptist State Association to accept a position as pastor of a Tennessee church. Lang was…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Should Baptist universities create an identity that is distinctively Baptist or one rooted in orthodox Christian beliefs shared by many traditions? Speaking to a national conference, two prominent educators agreed the future of Baptist higher education…