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Russian courts ban unregistered Baptists’ activities

Russian courts have banned at least 10 unregistered Baptist congregations from meeting without state permission, a Norway-based human rights organization reported.

IMB launches inaugural Mission School for Lay Leaders of Korean Baptists

RICHMOND, Va. – The International Mission Board hosted the first-ever Mission School for Lay Leaders of Korean Baptists Nov. 11-12. Fifty-four Korean American pastors and lay leaders from eight different churches in the U.S. traveled to Richmond to attend.

Possible transgenderism decline presents opportunity for ministry

NASHVILLE (BP) – Abel Garcia thought he finally would be happy after gender transition surgery. But the first three months of trying to live as a women left him empty. That’s when he drew a startling conclusion: he wanted to live as a man again.

CAMPUS DIGEST: New Gardner-Webb president; OBU prison ministry

Nate Evans named 14th president of Gardner-Webb University; Hope behind bars: OBU prison graduates share Gospel, hope.

Faith leaders thank Trump for action on Nigeria, urge focus on religious liberty

WASHINGTON (BP) – A group of faith leaders has sent a letter to President Donald Trump thanking him for his recent designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC).

ERLC laments SCOTUS pass on revisiting 2015 same-sex marriage ruling

WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to revisit its 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage misses a chance to right the matter but doesn’t change God’s Word, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Interim President Gary Hollingsworth told Baptist Press.

Supreme Court hears religious liberty case in which ERLC filed brief

WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 10 in a case which will determine if a person can sue a government official in an individual capacity for damages caused by violating the person’s religious freedom.

Texas pastor with legal status returns to home country amid yearslong visa backlog

GORDON, Texas (BP) – Albert Oliveira, pastor of First Baptist Church of Gordon, Texas, voluntarily returned to his birth country of Brazil Nov. 9 after a visa rule change and yearslong processing backlog blocked him from renewing his legal status.

VETERANS DAY: The priceless debt we owe

In 1969, peace negotiations between the U.S. and North Vietnam officials had stalled largely due to the parties’ conflicting demands. During that year, more than 550,000 members of the United States Armed Services were deployed to combat zones throughout Southeast Asia.

With people suffering, Tennessee church SNAPped to attention

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (BP) – The idea came up during a men’s Bible study on Oct. 29 at First Baptist Church. The government was shut down. The news said that, come Saturday, a lot of people were going to lose SNAP benefits that put food on the table.