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Faithful teaching leads to spiritual growth in Kenya

Although more than 85 percent of Kenyans identify as Christian, missionary Daniel Lowry says the majority have a distorted view of Jesus and the Bible.

04/29/2020 - By Ken Camp

Buckner helps Latin American families during pandemic

Buckner International has joined the Latin American Baptist Union and several other Christian organizations and denominations to minister to families in all five countries Buckner serves by providing educational, emotional and spiritual materials to support families quarantined during the coronavirus pandemic.

04/22/2020 - By Buckner International Staff

Baptist World Congress postponed until 2021

The 2020 Baptist World Congress—an international event normally scheduled in five-year intervals—has been postponed until summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

03/27/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Baptists in Italy cope with national lockdown

In spite of a national lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Baptists in Italy are using technology to provide worship opportunities and maintain contact with church members and neighbors.

03/13/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

South Korean Baptists minister in midst of pandemic

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues, Baptists in South Korea—one of the most-affected nations in the early days of the outbreak—have found ways to minister to their neighbors and adjust to restrictions.

03/13/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

Human rights abuses, religious persecution worsening in Russia

Russia’s human rights record, including its history of mistreating religious minorities, is worsening, according to testimony at a Feb. 27 hearing on Capitol Hill.

03/03/2020 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Trump praises India amid religious persecution

As religious liberty advocates point out India’s religious persecution, President Trump ended a two-day visit there by praising India and its Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb. 25.

02/26/2020 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

‘Never again’ pledge extends beyond Jewish community

The liberation of the Nazi death camps 75 years ago marked the end of the Holocaust but not the end of anti-Semitism, religious persecution or genocide, speakers emphasized at an event at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

02/11/2020 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

International Religious Freedom Alliance launched

The U.S. State Department announced 27 countries have joined the new International Religious Freedom Alliance that seeks to reduce religious persecution across the globe.

02/10/2020 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

TBM provides clean water, Living Water in Papua New Guinea

Volunteers with the TBM water ministry make available both clean drinking water and the Living Water of Christ to villagers in Papua New Guinea.

02/05/2020 - By John Hall / Texas Baptist Men

High-profile evangelicals embrace Trump peace plan

When President Donald Trump unveiled his plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, which calls for some land swaps with Palestinians and a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem, his most loyal evangelical advisers applauded the effort.

01/31/2020 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

Court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

The United Nations’ top court has ordered the government of Myanmar to take urgent measures to prevent genocide against the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in the majority-Buddhist country.

01/24/2020 - By Ken Camp