Court strikes down Louisiana Ten Commandments law

DALLAS (ABP) –“Experiencing God” author Henry Blackaby believes the tsunamis that hit South Asia were God's punishment of an area where Christians have experienced particularly intense persecution. But some missions experts with links to the region question both his theology…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — The United States Supreme Court has effectively brought an end to Gov. Jeb Bush's efforts to keep a Florida woman alive by artificial means. The high court declined, without comment, Jan. 24 to hear Bush's appeal…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Opponents of same-sex marriage capped a week of good news Jan. 24 as an amendment to ban the practice was re-introduction in Congress. However, observers believe the proposal is unlikely to become law anytime soon. Senate Majority…

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABP) — Georgetown College has been placed on a one-year probation by its accrediting association due to financial concerns. Georgetown officials expressed disappointment with the action by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, noting they have made…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Harold Songer, 77, former vice president of academic affairs for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, died Jan. 23. Songer, who retired in 1992, also was a senior professor of New Testament interpretation at Southern. He…

BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka (ABP) — The four previous encounters between the Hindu man and the young Sri Lankan pastor had been violent. Each time, Balram* led a mob attacking Vijyaraj, the young pastor. Each time Vijyaraj was tied up and…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Baylor University President Robert Sloan will step down June 1, concluding one of the stormiest periods in the 160-year-old school's history, an era marked by expansion but also division. Sloan will become Baylor's chancellor at the…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Expressions of gratitude and best wishes for the future of Baylor University greeted Robert Sloan's announcement he will step aside as the school's president to assume the chancellor's role. Bill Carden, president of the Committee to…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Amid snow and protestors, George W. Bush was sworn into his second term as president Jan. 20, vowing that the United States would “seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and…