“We are called to live sent.” That was the message shared in Chapel at the University of Mobile on Feb. 25 by guest speaker Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board.
Christian rights advocates are hailing a new law in one Pakistani province that sets the minimum age for marriage at 18, deems child marriage as “child abuse” and mandates punishment.
A husband, wife and one of their four children were brutally slain in India because of their Christian faith, which one alleged assailant apparently believed had caused his own daughter’s illness.
A blind Christian falsely accused of blasphemy has been denied bail in Pakistan, despite inconsistencies in the case presented against him, his attorney said.
Check out these recent headlines, reported by The Baptist Paper.
Extremists invaded three churches simultaneously on Jan. 18, kidnapping 177 Christians, and Nigerian officials initially appeared to deny the incident.
Pakistani judges have ordered police to find and present to the court a kidnapped girl and her abductor.
A Christian who fled with her family to Uganda has received death threats because of her outreach to people from Sudan and Somalia.
