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  Dark Christmas legend regaining popularity in Austria

  According to legend, St. Nicholas travels throughout Europe each year on Dec. 6, bringing good children candy and other treats. But first the naughty children must be punished. This is the job of Krampus — the hell-bound companion of St. Nicholas. It's the dark side of Christmas tradition.

  12/14/2012 - By Administrator

• Nigerian Baptist pastors killed in bombing

  The head of the Baptist World Alliance protested continuing violence in Nigeria that recently claimed the lives of two Baptist pastors.

  12/03/2012 - By Administrator

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  Stress-induced heart attack claims life of Baptist in Gaza conflict

  Casualties during eight days of fighting between Israel and the militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip included at least one Baptist: Salem Boulos Sweilem, who attended the Gaza Baptist Church in Gaza City.

  11/29/2012 - By Administrator

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  Obama emphasizes religious liberty in Burma

  President Obama stressed religious freedom in a historic speech in Burma, a country long beset by military conflict and regarded as one of the world’s worst oppressors of minority faiths.

  11/20/2012 - By Administrator

• Assistance sought for displaced people in Congo

  Baptists in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, appealed to the Baptist World Alliance to help people displaced by the conflict in their country.

  11/20/2012 - By Administrator

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  WorldCrafts sponsors fair-trade tour of India

  WorldCrafts, the fair-trade division of Woman’s Missionary Union that develops sustainable businesses among impoverished people around the world, will sponsor a 12-day tour to visit seven WorldCrafts artisan groups in India, March 4–15, 2013.

   

  11/16/2012 - By Administrator

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  Home of former jailed pastor raided in Azerbaijan

  Police in Azerbaijan raided the home of a Baptist pastor who served 10 months in prison before winning a pardon following appeals on his behalf from Baptist leaders worldwide.

  11/16/2012 - By Administrator

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  Obama at the U.N.: A new religion doctrine

  President Obama’s speech at the United Nations Sept. 25 challenged much of the world's assumptions about free speech and religion.

  09/27/2012 - By Administrator

• State Department highlights global religious restrictions in report

  Religious minorities continue to suffer loss of their rights across the globe, the U.S. State Department reported, citing a rise in blasphemy laws and restrictions on faith practices.

  08/02/2012 - By Administrator

• Arab seminary needs new water well

  Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Lebanon urgently needs a new water well after its old one broke in March, forcing the school to incur significant expenses buying water for daily use.

  06/25/2012 - By Administrator

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  Baptist leaders in London prepare for Olympics

  Doug Shaw, Olympics volunteer coordinator for Southern Baptists' International Mission Board, has been in motion for months  in London preparing Baptists to meet the tens of thousands of sports fans going to the United Kingdom this summer.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator

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  Pray for Olympic athletes by name

  As Athletes in Action prepares for multiple outreach opportunities during the 2012 London Olympic Games, the organization not only has requested general prayer for the Road2London Olympic Project, but also has begun enlisting prayer partners to pray for athletes by name.

  06/21/2012 - By Administrator