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Atlanta meeting may prompt real change, some Baptists insist |
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By Hannah Elliott, Associated Baptist Press
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
 ATLANTA (ABP)—The Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant meeting will feature some big-name guests—Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Tony Campolo and John Grisham, to name a few. But after the star-studded dust settles, what will emerge from the convocation? |
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Baptist unity takes center stage as New Covenant meeting opens |
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By Marv Knox, Baptist Standard & Greg Warner, Associated Baptist Press
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Thursday, January 31, 2008 |
 | | A choir sings at the opening of the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant meeting in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo by Billy Howard) |
ATLANTA—Baptist unity took center stage during the opening night of the New Baptist Covenant convocation in Atlanta Jan. 30. About 10,000 African-American, Anglo, Asian-American and Hispanic Baptists gathered at the urging of former President Jimmy Carter and Mercer University President Bill Underwood. |
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On 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, both sides celebrate decline of abortion |
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By Robert Marus, Associated Baptist Press
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Friday, January 25, 2008 |
 | | Tens of thousands of anti-abortion protestors gather on the National Mall for the annual March for Life to mark 35 years since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion. RNS photo by Greg Trotter |
WASHINGTON (ABP)—As abortion-rights supporters and pro-life activists marked the 35th anniversary of the decision that legalized the procedure nationwide, new statistics show fewer women are choosing abortion.
A new study, released just days before the Jan. 22 anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, showed the United States’ abortion rate is at its lowest in more than 30 years.
It also showed that the overall number of abortions nationwide is down more than 25 percent from its peak in 1990. |
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Responding to the Luke 4 mandate |
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By John Hall, Texas Baptist Communications
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Saturday, January 26, 2008 |
 | | LaKedra Robertson from Washington, D.C., shares Christ’s love with a child in Kenya during a Shoes for Orphan Souls trip sponsored by Buckner International. (Buckner Photo) |
For some Christians, listening to the news is like hearing a prayer list. More than 2 million people displaced in Sudan. More than 1.5 million Iraqi children left homeless. Residents of Southeast Texas and Louisiana still rebuilding two years after hurricanes Rita and Katrina. |
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Huckabee’s role in SBC conflict presaged political balancing act |
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By Robert Marus, Associated Baptist Press
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Friday, January 25, 2008 |
| Mike Huckabee, shown as a young pastor and as governor of Arkansas speaking to Baptist newspaper editors in 1998. (Right photo by Jim Veneman)
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP)—Mike Huckabee’s role in the holy war that divided the Southern Baptist Convention was as delicate a balancing act as the one he’s attempting now in his presidential campaign, balancing grassroots populism and right-wing conservatism.
Moreover, Huckabee’s nuanced role in denominational politics may have something to do with why the former Arkansas governor, despite earning a grassroots following among conservative evangelicals in early primaries, has failed to garner clear support from the Religious Right’s powerbrokers. |
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