WASHINGTON (ABP) — A Baptist preacher who leads a national progressive interfaith organization has written leading publishers around the country to urge them to reject changes made to standards for teaching about social studies, history and economics in Texas. Welton…
Pastors to preach barefoot in honor of MLK
ATLANTA (ABP) — As church members show up in new outfits Easter Sunday, pastors across America will preach barefoot in remembrance of the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King and to draw awareness to the more than…
Pastors to go barefoot on Easter to raise awareness about shoelessness
ATLANTA (ABP) — As church members show up in new outfits Easter Sunday, pastors across America will preach barefoot in remembrance of the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King and to draw awareness to the more than…
Pastors to preach barefoot to raise awareness of the global need for shoes
ATLANTA (ABP) — As church members show up in new outfits Easter Sunday, pastors across America will preach barefoot in remembrance of the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King and to draw awareness to the more than…
Baugh Foundation awards ABP $125,000 grant, matching challenge
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) – Associated Baptist Press has been given a $125,000 grant from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation for its 2010 operating budget. The award from the Texas-based charity includes $75,000 earmarked as a “matching challenge gift”…
Abortion opponents disagree on health-care bill’s pro-life credentials
WASHINGTON (ABP) — As the clock ticks down to a final, dramatic March 21 House vote on the Senate version of the health-care-reform bill, pro-life leaders are feuding over whether the bill’s abortion provisions maintain the status quo or represent…
Georgia Baptists target second church with woman pastor
ATLANTA (ABP) — For the second straight year, the Georgia Baptist Convention is poised to cut ties with a church over the issue of women in ministry. Graham Walker, co-pastor of Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, said March 18…
Georgia Baptists target second church with woman pastor
Editor's note: This story was updated March 19. ATLANTA (ABP) — For the second straight year, the Georgia Baptist Convention is poised to cut ties with a historic member congregation over the issue of women in ministry. The convention's execitive…
BGCT asks Dallas church to clarify its stance on welcoming gays
DALLAS (ABP) — Baptist General Convention of Texas leaders have announced they will escrow any money received from a Dallas church until it clarifies its position on homosexual behavior. They also have asked the church to remove from its publications…