NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit May 2 alleging a pattern of promoting Christianity at public schools in Sumner County. A complaint filed on behalf of nine students from four families…
BJC says National Day of Prayer proclamation ‘unwise’
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Despite a recent court ruling that a law establishing a National Day of Prayer cannot be challenged in court, officials at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty said such official religious declarations are misguided and unnecessary….
After 30 years, moderate advocacy group ends nominee endorsements
RICHMOND, Va. — For the first time in 30 years, Virginia Baptists Committed will not endorse a slate of nominees this fall for officers of the Baptist General Association of Virginia. The decision, taken at the moderate advocacy group’s semi-annual…
Texas Baptist Men chainsaw crews headed to Alabama
DALLAS (ABP) — Six Texas Baptist Men disaster relief teams have been deployed to serve in the wake of devastating tornados in Alabama. Five chainsaw teams and a shower unit are on the scene or soon will be en route…
ABP directors celebrate press, religious freedom with awards
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) – Freedom of religion and the press are two Baptist gifts important to both church and state, two award recipients said at a May 1 ceremony sponsored by Associated Baptist Press. R.G. Puckett displays an engraved clock…
CBF responds to Alabama tornadoes
First Baptist Church of Williams served as a shelter and staging area following storms. JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (ABP) – Amid overwhelming destruction following the second-deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history, Baptist Christians stepped forward to do their part to help. “We…
Chaplains help deal with shock after wind passes
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Two weeks after 25 tornados wrecked havoc through eastern North Carolina, killing 24 people, survivors are just coming to grips with the reality before them. Volunteer chaplains serving with North Carolina Baptist Men, recognized as one…
Researchers study return on short-term missions
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Research has revealed students who participate in short-term mission trips tend to have lower levels of materialism, greater appreciation for other cultures and a better understanding of missions as a lifestyle, says a Baylor Uiversity professor…
Baptist schools returning to gridiron
RALEIGH, N.C. (ABP) — Money and men are the two main reasons several Baptist colleges are bringing football back to campus. Presidents of Baptist schools like Mercer, Oklahoma Baptist, Bluefield, Stetson and Campbell believe merging pigskins with sheepskins will create…