Christians are so tangled up with politics these days that our political loyalties threaten to engulf our Christian commitments. We want the politicians to listen to us and the politicians want us to listen to them. It is nice to…
BWA committee nominates Jamaican as first non-white general secretary
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — Neville Callam will make history for Baptists around the world if elected general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance. If elected in July, the 55-year-old Jamaican pastor will be the first non-white chief executive of…
Correction
In the March 5 ABP story “Southwestern seeks McKissic's removal; trustee likens attempt to 'lynching,''” please make the following corrections: In the 9th paragraph, one reference to McClain should be McKissic. Also McKissic is misspelled in the second reference. Replace…
SBC’s Land criticizes Giuliani for ‘divorce on steroids’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention's top ethicist criticized one thrice-married GOP presidential candidate March 6 for what he called “divorce on steroids.” Richard Land, head of the SBC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said evangelicals might accept…
Addition and corrections
Concerning the March 1 ABP story “Negrut, 'hero' to SBC conservatives, accused of plagiarism in Romania,” the following information became available after publication of the story. Editors may want to insert the following addition after the 14th paragraph: An American…
Baptist churches among first responders after Ala. tornadoes
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (ABP) — Alabama Baptist churches were the first responders after a tornado killed nine people in Enterprise, Ala., March 1. Eight of the victims were students from the local high school. Seven other tornados tore through the state…
Baptist workers bring friendship, hope to exotic dancers in Atlanta
ATLANTA (ABP) — Every night in Atlanta, young women are paid to look sexy in a profession that leads to a damaging loss of self-worth. And Lia Scholl wants to change that by being their friend. The founder and director…
Longtime Baptist philanthropist John Baugh, 91, dies in Houston
HOUSTON (ABP) — Philanthropist John Baugh of Houston, a major benefactor of mainstream Baptist causes and institutions, died March 5. He was 91. Baugh, a member of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston, was founder of SYSCO Corporation, serving as chairman…
John Baugh, Baptist philanthropist, critic of fundamentalism, dies
HOUSTON (ABP) — Philanthropist John Baugh of Houston, a major benefactor of moderate Baptist causes and institutions, died March 5 at the age of 91. He has been in declining health for several years. Baugh, a member of Tallowood Baptist…
NAE’s Anderson responds to pressure from conservatives on warming
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The leader of the National Association of Evangelicals is reportedly backing the group's governmental-affairs specialist after calls from some evangelicals that Richard Cizik stop his advocacy for global-warming issues. According to news reports from March 2 and…
‘Thanks Lotz,’ say global Baptists, Billy Graham to retiring BWA head
McLEAN, VA. (ABP) — A capacity crowd of 750 gathered March 3 in the ballroom of a Washington-area hotel to honor Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Denton Lotz as he begins retiring from his years of service to the world's…
Southwestern seeks McKissic’s removal; trustee likens attempt to ‘lynching’
ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) — For the second time in as many years, a Southern Baptist institution will try to remove a rookie trustee for alleged misconduct. This time it's Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, which is in a dispute with trustee…