Three Uzbek Christians serve time in prison
August 2, 2007
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Hudoer Pardaev and Igor Kim, members of God’s Love Pentecostal Church, spent 10 days in prison in June after being found guilty
Gay-friendly Baptist groups excluded from event
August 2, 2007
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The organization sponsoring an upcoming historic Pan-Baptist gathering has told two gay-friendly Baptist groups they cannot participate in an official capacity.
Baylor’s religion department gets $4M estate gift
August 2, 2007
WACO, Texas — Baylor University in Waco, Texas, announced July 20 an approximately $4 million gift from the estate of Allene Hubler, which will establish
Retired missionary couple active in Alabama, keeps ties to Nigeria alive
August 2, 2007
Don Reece thrust his shoulder into the back bumper of the old blue car and yelled to the driver. “OK! Try to kick it over!”
Christians in India attacked, beaten in church
July 26, 2007
CHHATTISGARH, India — About 50 Hindu extremists disrupted the Sunday worship service of a church, beat the pastor and church members and stole music equipment
Draft religion law causes anxiety in Tajikistan
July 26, 2007
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Tajikistan’s religious minorities have expressed “deep anxiety” about the country’s latest draft law on religion, Forum 18 News Service reported July 2.
Two Baptists held in prison in Turkmenistan
July 26, 2007
SEYDI, Turkmenistan — Baptist prisoner of conscience Vyacheslav Kalataevsky — who is on a three-year labor camp sentence — has been moved to a harsher
Assemblies of God leader Thomas Trask to resign
July 26, 2007
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The longtime leader of the Assemblies of God has decided to resign his position. Thomas E. Trask, general superintendent of the Assemblies
