Gilley under house arrest for new bribery charges
January 20, 2011
By Sondra Washington Four months ago, Houston County casino owner Ronnie Gilley dared the Task Force on Illegal Gambling to arrest him if his slot
SBOM awaits appeal decision in land dispute
January 20, 2011
Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) officials are only a few weeks away from hearing the result of an appeal to the Oct. 27
Pakistani churches frustrated with blasphemy law
January 20, 2011
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani churches say they’re frustrated by the government’s refusal to amend a controversial blasphemy law that makes it a capital crime to
Calif. war memorial cross ruled unconstitutional
January 20, 2011
SAN DIEGO — A federal appeals court ruled Jan. 4 a veterans’ memorial featuring a 43-foot cross on California’s Mount Soledad is unconstitutional. “The use
First woman pastor ordained in Mizoram, India
January 13, 2011
AIZAWL, India — A Baptist leader and educator is poised to break barriers as the first woman ordained as a pastor by a Christian denomination
Christians around the world kept from celebrating Christ’s birth
January 13, 2011
Christmas was a time of silence for many Christians in parts of the world, but unfortunately not “all is calm” as is sung in the
Groups work to curb sex trafficking at Super Bowl
January 13, 2011
ARLINGTON, Texas — In the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl on Feb. 6 in Arlington, Texas, at least two north Texas organizations are
Bomb explodes as Christians leave New Year’s Eve Mass in Egypt; 21 killed
January 13, 2011
At least 21 people were killed and scores were wounded Jan. 1 when a bomb outside a church in Alexandria, Egypt, exploded as congregants were
