Baptist Press News

SAN FRANCISCO (BP)--The California Supreme Court agreed Nov. 19 to consider the constitutionality of Proposition 8, but -- in a win for supporters -- allowed the amendment, which prohibits "gay marriage," to remain in effect during the interim.

A woman who is six months pregnant will not undergo a forced abortion, despite being held for nearly a week in a Chinese hospital under threat of the procedure.

True Love Waits has received funding to expand its abstinence-until-marriage message into two more African countries.

WorldCrafts is helping to give Afghan families an expectation of a life beyond their impoverished conditions through a partnership with an artisan group comprised of women who make jewelry and mosaics and sew.

Messengers to the 13th annual session of the Baptist Convention of Iowa Nov. 14-15 expressed gratitude for the Southern Baptist disaster relief workers who responded to the state's widespread flooding during the past year.

Protecting the sanctity of life and helping families deal with the struggling U.S. economy were two topics addressed in resolutions at this year's annual meeting of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.

The 38th annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania/South Jersey convened with 126 messengers at the Ramada Inn & Conference Center in Altoona, Pa., Nov. 6-7.

Columnist Howard Dayton provides a series of steps for getting out of debt.

London's sweeping multiculturalism makes it a pivotal urban center for sharing the Gospel.

A prayer voiced in a London coffee shop yields a blossoming friendship between a Baptist missionary and a Somali Muslim.

Vietnamese refugee provides pastoral counsel, teaches English and helps fellow Vietnamese adjust to life in London.

Boyd Williams began changing London's Southall Baptist Church into an international congregation 30 years ago.

Some moderate Republicans are urging the party to jettison social conservatives in order to reclaim the White House and Congress, but former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee believes it would be a mistake -- and result in even more losses.

California Southern Baptists passed a resolution affirming their support for Prop 8, which bans "gay marriage."

The Baptist General Association of Virginia, acknowledging an uncertain economic environment, approved a reduced budget for 2009 during a quiet annual meeting that drew about 1,200 people to the Roanoke Civic Center.

Nearly 500 messengers gathered for the 102nd annual meeting of the Illinois Baptist State Association Nov. 12-13, voting to increase Cooperative Program giving for the second year in a row.

Messengers to the 134th annual meeting of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, held Nov. 11-12 at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, Tenn., approved a new missions partnership with West Africa and adopted a $39 million budget.

The influx of internationals into London may, with prayer and discipleship, make it a light to the nations.

A woman who is six months pregnant is being held in a Chinese hospital for a forced abortion under the government's infamous population control program.

A physician once considered a champion of abortion in the former Yugoslavia now defends the lives of unborn children.