FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) – With southern Sudan likely to vote for independence from the Muslim-dominated north of the country in a Jan. 9 referendum, Baptist and other Christian leaders have repeated calls for prayer and international assistance to ensure…
Filmmaker discusses forgiveness on NBC
NEW YORK (ABP) — A former Oklahoma state senator turned Hollywood filmmaker who plays his father in a new movie said a scene re-enacting his parents' murder 31 years ago was harder than he expected but worth it. Brooks Douglass,…
Mo. convention cites ‘immoral behavior’ in exec’s resignation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ABP) — The Missouri Baptist Convention issued a press release early on the afternoon of Jan. 7 announcing the resignation of MBC Executive Director David Tolliver. “With deep regret we announce Dr. David Tolliver has resigned as…
Baptist leader calls on Nigeria’s president to ensure safety
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) — The head of the Baptist World Alliance called on Nigeria's president to take action to prevent further violence like an attack that killed the pastor and several members of a Baptist church on Christmas Eve….
Webinars to discuss Christianity, evolution
FREELAND, Wash. (ABP) — A self-proclaimed "evolutionary evangelist" will launch an online series of roundtable discussions for Christians to talk about evolution and the future of their faith on Jan. 15. The six-part seminar, titled The Advent of Evolutionary Christianity:…
Project preps international students to change home countries
WACO, Texas (ABP) — After devoting years to counseling countless young victims of sex trafficking in Southeast Asia, Sok (whose full name, like others in this story, is not being used to protect his safety) had grown weary and frustrated….
Project compiles oral histories from age of lynching
WACO, Texas (ABP) — Eighty years ago, an 11-year-old African-American boy walked in the dark on an Alabama country road, listening for the sound of his uncle’s truck and waiting for a promised ride home. But someone else came along,…
‘Dateline NBC’ to air story of murder of Baptist minister, wife
NEW YORK (ABP) — The story of the murders of a Baptist pastor and his wife and the ensuing three challenging decades for their two children who survived the brutal home-invasion robbery is scheduled to air Friday, Jan. 7, on…
Appeals court: Calif. cross on public land unconstitutional
(Editor's note: The original version of this story, published Jan. 5, had errors in the headline and the first paragraph. They both originally stated that the 9th Circuit panel had ruled the cross must be removed. But the court actually…