Bethlehem: Christ’s birthplace
December 20, 2007
Bethlehem’s population of 29,000 is primarily Muslim. Arab Christians make up less than one-third of the population. It is located five miles southwest of Jerusalem.
Four Nigerian churches demolished for new construction
December 13, 2007
KANO, Nigeria — Without discussion or compensation, the Kano state government in Nigeria has unilaterally decided to demolish four churches in the city of Kano
Baptist church among two closed in Indonesia
December 13, 2007
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Attacking the house of a Baptist pastor and protesting the presence of a Catholic church, radical Muslim groups got authorities to close
Baptist in Uzbekistan sentenced to two years’ labor
December 13, 2007
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — A Baptist has been sentenced to serve two years of correctional labor. Nikolai Zulfikarov was sentenced Nov. 29 under Uzbekistan’s criminal code
Legal adoption opportunities expanded in India
December 13, 2007
NEW DELHI — Ending a long era of no adoption rights for non-Hindus, the Indian government has cleared the way for all religious communities in
Baptist pastor put on hit list in Turkey
December 13, 2007
A Baptist pastor in Turkey has been placed on a death list. Ertan Mesut Cevik, pastor of a Baptist church in Izmir, the modern name
British Baptists apologize for role in slave trade
December 13, 2007
SWANWICK, England — Baptists in Britain have apologized for their role in the slave trade. The Baptist Union of Great Britain Council, observing the 200th
Muslim clerics’ religious edict ‘something to take note of’
December 13, 2007
Baptists and Muslim clerics may not agree on all topics, but there is at least one issue both groups strongly oppose — terrorism. On Nov.
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