12-year-old girl forced to marry, convert to Islam
June 18, 2009
HANIF KOT, Pakistan — The Christian mother of a 12-year-old girl in Punjab province who was kidnapped, coerced into converting to Islam and forcibly married
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Christian store owner in China given 3 years in prison
June 18, 2009
BEIJING — On June 10, a Beijing court found Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan guilty of “illegal business operation” and sentenced him to three years
Religion Law ‘limits people’s rights’ in Azerbaijan
June 18, 2009
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan’s repressive new Religion Law and amendments to both the Criminal Code and the Administrative Code went into force May 31. More
Police sentenced to 5 years for Christian’s death
June 18, 2009
GIZA, Egypt — Two policemen convicted of killing a Christian in Giza have received only a five-year prison sentence for what lawyers are calling the
FBC Tuscaloosa couple build long-term bond with Ukrainians
June 18, 2009
In 1999, Rosalind and Jim Holloman traveled to Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Ukraine, for what they thought would be a one-time missions trip. Since then, the couple have
CP continues below monthly, yearly ’08 totals
June 18, 2009
NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Cooperative Program (CP) are 2.74 percent below the same time frame last year and 1.85
Scroggins to be Pastors Conf. 1st VP nominee
June 18, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jimmy Scroggins, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, West Palm Beach, Fla., will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern
SBC disavows former VP’s statement against Obama
June 18, 2009
NASHVILLE — A Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) spokesman said June 4 that a former official who is praying for the death of President Obama is
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