SBC 2025 pre-registration, childcare now open
February 3, 2025
Messenger pre-registration and childcare registration for the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in June will be available starting Monday, Feb. 3.
Iranian Christians suffer sixfold increase in prison time, report says
January 27, 2025
Regarding religious liberty, Article 18 said Iran’s Christians—who number an estimated 800,000 among the country’s nearly 90 million people—suffered emerging trends including lengthy prison sentences.
Supreme Court hears arguments on age verification law for adult websites
January 16, 2025
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday (Jan. 15) in a case involving a Texas law requiring adult websites to verify the age of their users.
Two hearts, one ‘God story’: How an HVAC hero saved a life and found hope
October 16, 2024
As far as David and Marilyn Killian are concerned, God sent Cameron Lowe to save David’s life so David could help save Cameron’s.
Shock and sadness: China ends international adoption program
September 6, 2024
The Chinese government has officially ended its international adoption program, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced Sept. 5.
Cuban alliance denounces country’s religious freedom violations as pastor remains jailed
July 3, 2024
Since 2022, the U.S. State Department has designated Cuba a country of particular concern for systemic, ongoing and egregious religious freedom violations. Open Doors ranks Cuba 22nd among the countries where Christians are most persecuted.
Influx of gambling in pro sports will ‘end up costing’ society
April 27, 2024
As Alabama legislators continue to debate the future of gambling in the state, the NFL draft offers an opportunity to examine the pervasive influence of gambling in sports, including recent efforts in some states to curtail sports betting.
‘No further action’: DOJ concludes Exec Comm investigation
March 6, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its investigation of the SBC Executive Committee, Southern Baptist leaders learned Feb. 29.
