WASHINGTON (ABP) — The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a lower court's ruling that outlawed mealtime prayers at a state-run military college. The justices turned aside the appeal from Virginia officials April 26. Last year, a…
N.C. moderates, conservatives discuss changing giving plans
GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — Officials of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention say there's no way to know the potential impact of changing the convention's giving options to a single plan that forwards most of its national missions allocation to…
Emotional pain drives some teens to self-mutilation, counselor says
DALLAS (ABP) — Why would teenagers cut their bodies on purpose? Cutting — and other forms of self-mutilation — cause physical pain that teens can deal with, blocking out emotional hurt they feel unable to handle, says Dallas counselor Carrie…
Counselor says some fears common among obsessive-compulsive teens
DALLAS (ABP) — Self-mutilation is not the only type of obsessive-compulsive disorder affecting youth, counselor Carrie Beaird told youth ministers at a recent seminar. The disorders can be as varied as the people afflicted, but they share some common traits….
Paraplegic finds hope in newborn triplets
GROVE OAK, Ala. (ABP) — Ten years ago, a tornado left Regina Webb's body broken on the ground amid the scattered remnants of her home. She was paralyzed from the chest down. Last January she gave birth to triplets. The…
PFLAG community center named for retired Baylor prof
WACO, Texas (ABP) — A support group for families and friends of homosexuals recently opened a community center in Waco named for a retired Baylor University religion professor and his wife, who have a homosexual son. The center is one…
Three Georgetown College VPs resign to accept other posts
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (ABP) — Half of Georgetown College's six vice presidents are resigning to pursue other opportunities. Rather than an administrative crisis, however, Georgetown President Bill Crouch described the moves as positive examples of the strength and stability of the…
Campbellsville’s theology school names interim as new dean
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (ABP) – Campbellsville University's School of Theology has named interim dean John Hurtgen to the permanent dean's position. Hurtgen, who has served the university since 1990 as an instructor of Christian studies and more recently as director of…
Wake Forest president plans retirement next year
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (ABP) — Wake Forest University President Thomas Hearn Jr. announced April 19 that he will retire next year. Hearn, 66, who took several months off to recuperate from surgery and treatment for a brain tumor, said he is…