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American missionaries killed by gangs in Haiti

Three people—a Haitian man and an American couple who all worked for a Christian mission organization—were killed by gang members near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 23.

05/27/2024 - By Fiona André / Religion News Service

School for refugee children begins anew in Uganda

After civil war forced a school for refugee children in Sudan to close, the Texas Baptist Eritrean church that founded it has launched another similar school in Uganda.

05/24/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

´Indefendible´: 150 bautistas expulsados de México se enfrentan a una multa ilegal

Más de 150 bautistas forzados a abandonar sus hogares debido a su fe están protestando contra un plan del gobierno local que les permite regresar a casa solamente si pagan a sus perseguidores $9,026, dijo CSW (anteriormente Solidaridad Cristiana Mundial) el 16 de mayo.

05/24/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Matthew Queen pleads not guilty to federal charges

Former Southwestern Seminary interim provost Matthew Queen issued a statement through his attorney May 22 asserting his innocence of federal charges brought through a Department of Justice investigation.

05/24/2024 - By Scott Barkley / Baptist Press

Arab Christian paramedic in Nazareth promotes unity

As a 15-year-old high school student in Nazareth, Arab Christian Yasmeen Mazzawi wanted to learn the history of the Jews she met volunteering as a paramedic with Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medical services.

05/24/2024 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

MyChurchFinder identifies Christian nationalist churches

Since taking the pulpit at Legacy Baptist Church in Coolidge, Ariz., Pastor Rob Hudelson has not shied away from hot-button political issues.

05/24/2024 - By Tess Owen / Religion News Service

Appeal to Heaven flag tied to Christian nationalism

When The New York Times reported an Appeal to Heaven flag had been sighted last summer at a house owned by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, it wasn’t the first time the symbol had been linked to Christian judges and lawmakers.

05/24/2024 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

Texans on Mission volunteers respond to Houston tornado

Texans on Mission responded to a tornado and high winds that hit Houston May 16. The Houston storm damage is the latest in a series of disasters the organization has responded to this spring.

05/23/2024 - By Russ Dilday / Texans on Mission

Have the nones jumped the shark?

Since the mid-2000s, the fastest-growing religious group in America has been the so-called nones.

05/22/2024 - By Bob Smietana/Religion News Service

On the Move: Covey

Pastor announced for Helotes church.

05/22/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

Book says religion of whiteness permeates US Christianity

“The Religion of Whiteness: How Racism Distorts Christian Faith” suggests as many as two-thirds of white Christians in the U.S. have elevated whiteness to a religion itself, one that rivals Christianity.

05/22/2024 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

Around the State: HPU receives scholarship funds

Howard Payne University recently received $25,000 in scholarship funds from TexasBank through the James and Dorothy Doss Foundation.

05/22/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard