Christian aid group wants to stay in Afghanistan despite killings
The International Assistance Mission has rejected Taliban claims that 10 staffers from the Christian aid agency who were killed in Afghanistan had been trying to convert Muslims.
Justices say Christian club not exempt from school’s non-discrimination policy
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A closely divided Supreme Court, in a June 28 ruling that resolved few major constitutional questions, said the University of California’s law school could refuse to offer the benefits of official registration to a Christian student group because the
BJC supporters warned of ‘Christian nationalists,’ honor Gardner Taylor
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ABP) -- The culture warriors who contend that the United States is a “Christian nation” gravely endanger freedoms sacred to both Christianity and the nation, Mercer University President Bill Underwood warned supporters of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious
Book draws on music of U2 to call for Christian unity
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) -- A new book written by a Baptist professor applies theological themes found in the music of the Irish rock band U2 to the quest for Christian unity.
Christian leader welcomes new limits on use of nuclear weapons
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- A leader in what organizers say is a growing movement of American Christians supporting arms control praised new restrictions on U.S. use of nuclear weapons unveiled by President Obama April 6.
Christian leaders from political left, right call for civility amid discourse
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Even as Democratic members of Congress report death threats over their votes in favor of health-care reform and a prominent conservative broadcaster continues his attacks on a left-leaning evangelical leader for advocating social justice, a group of Christian
Grady Nutt a pacesetter for Christian comedy
Grady Nutt, a Baptist minister who attained national fame as the “Prime Minister of Humor” in 1979 as a regular cast member of the popular television series “Hee Haw,” was at the pinnacle of his career when he died in a plane crash after a
Christian school coach, principal charged with sexual assault
SHERWOOD, Ark. (ABP) -- A coach and principal at a Baptist-sponsored Christian school in Arkansas pleaded not guilty March 23 to a charge of sexually assaulting a former student.
Christian ethicists mark 75th anniversary of German ‘Confessing Church’ declaration
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Christian radio ads urge support for climate change legislation
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Radio ads in eight states will encourage Christians to view climate change as both a moral issue and a matter of national security.