by BWA Staff | Nov 26, 2008 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Baptist leaders in the southern state of Karnataka in India have informed the Baptist World Alliance that persecution is on the rise in that state. A Baptist leader informed the BWA by telephone on Nov. 21 of the attacks, and requested...
by BWA Staff | Nov 25, 2008 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Several church leaders in the United States have written to U.S. President George W. Bush to protest the outbreak of violence against Christians in India, urging him “to hold the Indian government accountable to its own...
by Brian Kaylor | Nov 25, 2008 | News
Sekulow’s arguments on behalf of Pleasant Grove City suggest that his legal focus is not really in protecting religious liberty but in promoting Christianity. Arguing before the Supreme Court was Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and...
by BWA Staff | Nov 24, 2008 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Baptist Churches in Vietnam (BCV), one of several Baptist conventions and unions in the Southeast Asian country, gained official recognition from the Vietnamese government in early October. BCV, formed in 1989, is now allowed, by decree...
by Baptist Times Staff | Nov 21, 2008 | News
World leaders have been urged to use the current financial crisis to push for a fundamental reform of the global economic system. The call came from campaigners representing nine million people across a range of church, anti-poverty and environmental groups ahead of...
by BWA Staff | Nov 17, 2008 | News
Washington, D.C. (BWA) — Baptist World Aid, the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, has provided $30,000 for relief in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The grant is offered in the wake of recent fighting between government and rebel...
