Court strikes down Louisiana Ten Commandments law

ORLANDO (ABP) — The Baptist boycott of the Walt Disney Co. had little effect on the media conglomerate, but it succeeded in establishing the Southern Baptist Convention as the dominant denominational voice for conservative values, says the author of a…

ATLANTA (ABP) — Due to floods that overwhelmed Haiti and the Dominican Republic last week, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is donating $12,000 to aid relief efforts. World Vision, the largest Christian relief and development agency in the world, will receive…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — A former Baylor University assistant professor of nursing is suing the school, alleging her tenure was unfairly denied. Linda Haynes, a tenure-track professor at Baylor for six years, was informed of the decision in 2003 and…

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story updates information in the original article of 6-2-04. There also is a correction to the name of Jean Brown in the second paragraph. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ABP) — An advisor to former Alabama Chief Justice Roy…

Please make the following correction in the story “Baptist groups join Call to Renewal to make poverty a political issue,” dated May 26. The correct name for the CBF Rural Poverty Initiative is “Partners in Hope,” not “Seeds of Hope.”…

SAN FRANCISCO (ABP) — A federal judge in California has declared unconstitutional a federal law that attempts to ban certain medical procedures that abortion-rights opponents call “partial-birth” abortions. Federal District Judge Phyllis Hamilton of San Francisco, in a decision handed…

BERLIN, Germany (ABP) — European Baptists leaders “repented” for their century-old role in the colonizing of Africa, which they admit divided and exploited the continent. The European Baptist Mission, the mission society of European Baptists, recognized the 120th anniversary of…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — When Heather Herschap became convinced last year her prayer life was too focused on her own needs, she asked God for direction. “God whispered into my ear: 'India,'” she said. “I wasn't sure what to do…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Continuing a familiar pattern, President Bush used his administrative powers June 1 to make it easier for churches and other religious organizations to receive federal money for social services. Bush announced an executive order — his third…