Court strikes down Louisiana Ten Commandments law

MANCHESTER, N.H. (ABP) — In a historic reunion of sorts, an American Baptist body and a group that emerged from the Southern Baptist Convention recently held a joint meeting in New Hampshire. The American Baptist Churches of Vermont and New…

DALLAS (ABP) — The Baptist General Convention of Texas is expected to ask Houston Baptist University to rescind its new “fraternal relationship” with the more conservative Southern Baptists of Texas Convention because the relationship “violates the spirit and intent” of…

ARLINGTON (ABP) — Many advertising executives fail to see any ethical implications of their work, and if they do see moral problems, they refuse to talk about them, according to research by two professors. And such a “see-no-evil, speak-no-evil” attitude…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The advent of state-sanctioned same-sex marriage in the United States was greeted May 17 with celebrations at city halls in Massachusetts — and a somber condemnation from President Bush. At 9:15 a.m. Eastern time, Marcia Kadish and…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Embattled Baylor University President Robert Sloan came within one vote of losing his job at the school's May 14 board of regents meeting. And the board's failure to change leadership at Baylor could cost the university…

PETROS, Tenn. (ABP) — While a proposed resolution asking Southern Baptists to remove their children from public schools is getting widespread media attention, another resolution is being proposed in support of public education. The opposing statements will be considered by…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — The future for religious freedom in the world's biggest democracy looks much brighter after Indian voters overwhelmingly defeated a Hindu nationalist party, experts in the subject say. Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned May 13, after…

WACO, Texas (ABP) — Will D. Davis, a lawyer from Austin, Texas, was elected chair of the Baylor University board of regents May 14, succeeding Drayton McLane of Temple. McLane, owner of the Houston Astros, was eligible for re-election as…

CONROE, Texas (ABP) – A tornado slammed RiverPointe Baptist Church in Conroe, Texas, north of Houston, May 11, ripping off a large section of the sanctuary roof and damaging much of the facility's interior. In about 90 seconds, the tornado…