WASHINGTON (ABP) — A top Pentagon official has ordered the appointment of a special task force to investigate “lingering allegations” about religious discrimination at the Air Force Academy toward cadets who are not evangelical Christians. A May 3 press release…
Stalling of nominees not targeting ‘people of faith,’ Bush says
WASHINGTON (ABP) — In a rare prime-time news conference April 28, President Bush disagreed with the rhetoric of some religious conservatives who have accused Senate Democrats of blocking judicial nominees who are “people of faith.” Speaking to journalists in the…
Regents name law professor as interim Baylor president
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Baylor University regents elected law professor Bill Underwood interim president unanimously on a first ballot, said newly re-elected chairman Will Davis of Austin, who predicted the university could have a permanent president by Sept. 1. The…
Gore, conservatives trade barbs over judicial nominations
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Prominent progressives — including former Vice President Al Gore — and conservatives traded barbs and polls April 27 in the contentious debate over judicial nominations. Gore, speaking to the liberal MoveOn.org political action committee in Washington, used…
Alabama billboard points patrons of topless dance club to church
ATHENS, Ala. (ABP) — If you want to find Lindsay Lane Baptist Church in Athens, head past Jimmy's Lounge and turn right. Jimmy's is a topless dance club in Madison, Ala. Everyone who works at, frequents or merely drives by…
Three institutions team up to offer social-work degree in Spanish
WACO, Texas (ABP) -A generation of Spanish-speaking Christian social workers may enter the workforce in a few years, thanks to a collaborative venture launched by Baptist University of the Americas, Baylor University's School of Social Work and Buckner Baptist Benevolences….
House passes measure designed to limit teenage abortions
WASHINGTON (ABP) — The House of Representatives passed a bill April 27 designed to limit abortions performed on minors. The Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act passed the chamber on a 270-157 vote. It makes it illegal for adults to transport…
SBC may get out of radio ministry after 64 years, NAMB says
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (ABP) — The Southern Baptist Convention may end 64 years of radio ministry, according to its North American Mission Board. The board has laid off the two remaining members of its radio production staff as of the end…
Analysis: ‘Judicial activism’ hard to define despite sudden uproar over subject
WASHINGTON (ABP) — Even though “judicial activism” may simply be in the eye of the beholder, according to legal experts, it is a recurring charge against judges that is almost as old as the Republic itself. But that hasn't kept…