Vietnamese churches standing up to abuses
December 15, 2005
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — In an unprecedented shift, Vietnamese church leaders are now petitioning authorities more openly and internationally. In a country that
LifeWay site aids understanding of Narnia film
December 15, 2005
NASHVILLE — “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” began intriguing readers well before the era of spectacular multimillion-dollar Hollywood special effects or sophisticated Web
South African court legalizes ‘gay marriage’
December 15, 2005
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South Africa’s highest court Dec. 1 ordered the legislature to legalize “gay marriage,” putting the country on track to become the
Baylor business dean ousts gay alum from board
December 15, 2005
WACO, Texas — A Baylor University alumnus has been removed from an advisory board for the Baptist university’s business school because he is gay. Terry
Baptists lead in fight against human trafficking
December 15, 2005
Southern Baptists are at the forefront of an effort by faith-based organizations to combat a social evil in which people are sold into slavery multiple
Alabama Baptists fight Sudan, Romania trafficking
December 15, 2005
By Erin Webster As the issue of human trafficking is addressed on a national level, an Alabama Baptist couple is taking steps to fight it
Police raids on believers continue in Azerbaijan
December 8, 2005
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Police raids on religious communities have continued to take place at a disturbing rate, religious liberty news service Forum 18 has found.
Iranian convert kidnapped, stabbed to death
December 8, 2005
GONBAD-E-KAVUS, Iran — In late November, an Iranian convert to Christianity was kidnapped from his home in northeastern Iran and stabbed to death, his bleeding
