
Weekend highlights: MissionDignity Sunday is June 28; euthanasia legislation debate ‘revived’ in U.K.; pastor Saeed Abedini accused of abducting daughter
Grab a cup of coffee, and check out these recent headlines reported by The Baptist Paper.

Convicted Finn warns Canada to protect religious speech
A Finnish Parliament member prosecuted and convicted in her country for sharing biblical views recently warned Canada’s government what happens when religious speech is not protected.

Celebrating America’s Christian heritage — and a closer look at its founding
As America celebrates her 250th birthday, citizens across our nation will gather beneath fireworks, wave flags and remember the extraordinary events that gave birth to the United States.

First Person: Ok, what exactly is IMB’s Project 3000? Here’s what you need to know.
People often ask what P3K involves and what that life looks like. The reality is difficult to explain because P3K work varies by location.

First person: What does it mean to belong to a church?
In a fractured, consumeristic age, one of the great theological questions before the church is not only what Christians believe, but what it means for Christians to belong to one another.

Opinion: Loving America as it ‘stands at a spiritual crossroads’
Every year around the Fourth of July, especially this year on our semiquincentennial, the same conversation ensues. Someone observes that America has lost her moral compass. Another laments the decline of biblical values. Before long …

White Pond Baptist Church dedicates new multipurpose building
The Autauga Baptist Association church reports the addition as a “longtime vision that God has brought to fruition very smoothly.”

Providing tax relief for families with extracurricular expenses
Congressman Shomari Figures’ new bill aims to give a tax break to families who pay for their children to participate in sports, arts programs or tutoring.