NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) — Don't look for her songs on the standard country, rock, or even Christian charts. Instead, Kate Campbell's fans would say, listen to the singer-songwriter's music for the unique voice it gives not only to the experiences…
After Katrina, Miss. legislators will let casinos stay on land
JACKSON, Miss. (ABP) — Remember those floating casinos washed ashore by Hurricane Katrina? The Mississippi legislature wants to let them stay there — or, more accurately, let them rebuild on land. Despite strong opposition from Mississippi Baptists and other religious…
Senators add torture ban to military spending bill
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The U.S. Senate defied President Bush Oct. 5, voting overwhelmingly to amend a Pentagon spending bill to ban “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” of anyone in U.S. military custody. The amendment passed on a 90-9…
Texas Baptist convention spurns seminary’s request for exhibit
DALLAS (ABP) — For the second consecutive year, the Baptist General Convention of Texas has turned down a request from a Southern Baptist seminary to exhibit at the convention's annual meeting in November. In a letter to Gary Redding, alumni…
Proposal to add ‘Jesus’ to constitution working its way through CBF ranks
ATLANTA (ABP) — Leaders of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship may add a preamble to the organization's constitution, restoring explicit references to Jesus Christ and the Great Commission deleted in July. The proposed preamble, approved by the CBF Coordinating Council's legal…
Miers an evangelical, but her record offers conservatives little comfort
WASHINGTON (ABP) — President Bush's conservative base seemed to divide into several camps within hours of his Oct. 3 selection of Harriet Miers to succeed retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. Initial evaluations of Miers' little-known ideology…
Assisted-suicide case turns focus on new-look Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Epitomizing what is at stake in the battle over a replacement for retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a skeptical Supreme Court heard arguments Oct. 5 in a case involving Oregon's assisted-suicide law. The justices are considering whether…
Assisted-suicide case turns focus on new-look Supreme Court
BJC directors kick off campaign for building
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Emphasizing the need for a prominent “Center for Religious Liberty” on Capitol Hill, directors of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty kicked off a $5 million capital campaign during their annual meeting Oct. 3-4. Gathering in…