Court strikes down Louisiana Ten Commandments law

SEATTLE (ABP) — Susan Kim crouches on a corner of busy Broadway Street in Seattle, talking about Christ to two street people known in the area by their aliases, Spacebag and Freedom. They are young men, but their faces are…

SEATTLE (ABP) — Located strategically in the Pacific Rim, the ports of Seattle, Everett and Tacoma make Washington a major maritime influence throughout the world. Commercial and cruise ships from all over the world dock in the Puget. “Through the…

ATHENS (ABP) — Jeremy Wariner, a junior at Baylor University, ran a personal best 44.00 to win the gold medal in the 400 meters and lead the United States to a sweep in the event at the Olympic Games Aug….

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court has declined to reconsider its decision in the controversial Pledge of Allegiance case from earlier this year. On Aug. 23, the justices turned down atheist Michael Newdow's request that they revisit their June decision…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — An elections panel in Michigan and a state judge in Louisiana have presented obstacles to gay-marriage bans in those states. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 along party lines Aug. 23 when asked to certify…

DALLAS (ABP) — Victim Relief Ministries, a Dallas-based non-profit organization with Baptist ties, will have the lead role in mobilizing the country's faith community in the event of a terrorist attack or mass-casualty situation. At the request of the U.S….

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) — The American Baptist Churches USA has released a total of $17,500 for relief work in Florida and Cuba, parts of which were devastated by Hurricane Charley. The ABC's National Ministries office released $10,000 in disaster-relief…

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (ABP) — Cooperative Baptist Fellowship relief efforts will be concentrated in two rural, inland Florida counties where rural and migrant populations were particularly hard hit by Hurricane Charley. “It looks like our focus will be on Hardee…

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ABP) — Albert Reyes, president of Baptist University of the Americas and current first vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, will be nominated for president of the BGCT this fall. If elected, Reyes will…