ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s abolition of an electoral system that discriminated against religious minorities has received recognition from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Three years into a four-year jail term, Turkmen Christian Shageldy Atakov was released the week of Jan. 11 and reunited with his
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In what was described as “a remarkable answer to prayer,” the Bible Society of Egypt was granted permission Jan. 21 to sell
NIAMEY, Niger — Harold McMichael, 66, a short-term Southern Baptist missionary to Niger, West Africa, died Jan. 20 after a short illness. McMichael began suffering
Pastors attending a track on traditional worship during the State Evangelism Conference Jan. 27–28 were told they have to be articulate in sharing their message,
LONDON — An agreement to repatriate to Vietnam nearly one thousand tribal Christians who fled persecution in 2001 is causing concern among international Vietnam watchers.
Reversing an earlier policy, the International Mission Board is asking its 5,100 missionaries to affirm the Southern Baptist Convention’s “Baptist Faith and Message” statement. Trustees
Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, has made initial emergency grants of $30,000 to help those who
