ATLANTA (ABP) -- A progressive Baptist group released a statement Aug. 10 praising a federal judge for upholding both marriage equality and religious freedom by declaring a California ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
(ABP) -- Institutionally and organizationally, American Protestantism is in a state of permanent transition -- and the Southern Baptist Convention is no exception.
These days it is clear that fewer religious Americans think of their primary identity in terms of a
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- West Virginia Baptists are mourning the passing of one of their most famous members -- longtime Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va) -- and a Virginia Baptist congregation will host his memorial service July 6.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) -- Baptists have begun sending aid to Kyrgyzstan, home of a growing humanitarian crisis stemming from violence fueled by ethnic intolerance that has killed hundreds and driven hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks from their homes since June 10.
ORLANDO, Fla. (ABP) -- The last time the Southern Baptist Convention met in Orlando was 2000. That year marked passage of a revised Baptist Faith and Message, a show of theological unity that celebrated a hard-won battle for biblical inerrancy.
ORLANDO, Fla. (ABP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee will study a motion to exclude churches affiliated with the Alliance of Baptists.
The Census Bureau reports the Hispanic population in the United States has more than doubled in the last 20 years. While that alarms many white Americans who fear losing the privileges that come with being part of a dominant culture, many evangelical Christians view it
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- Membership in the Southern Baptist Convention declined for the third consecutive year in 2009, according to statistics reported May 14 by LifeWay Christian Resources.
OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) -- A website launched May 10 aims to become an online platform for churches, mission organizations, strategists and international partners to collaborate to share the gospel in the 21st century.