by Marion Carson | Jul 10, 2014 | Opinion
In 2015, the European Baptist Federation (EBF) Anti-Trafficking Network will celebrate its 10th birthday. Initially, a core working group was formed to help Baptist churches throughout Europe respond to the problem of modern-day slavery, which is destroying the lives...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 10, 2014 | Opinion
Do you remember Junia? Tryphena? Persis? All were active women in the early church — active enough for Paul to call them by name — but they are little known today, and that’s a shame. The role of women in the early church was clearly important, but...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 9, 2014 | Opinion
As Turkish news reported (erroneously) that global Baptists were in Izmir to discuss “religious tourism,” the Baptist World Alliance’s General Council got down to business, and its various commissions met to discuss a variety of topics: a pattern...
by Philip Jenkins | Jul 9, 2014 | Opinion
There has been a sharp decline in public concern (or panic) about dangerous religious cults in the United States in recent years. I believe this might mark a significant social trend, and perhaps even a bellwether for secularization. Throughout American history, a...
by Chris Hall | Jul 9, 2014 | Opinion
Vulnerable, naïve, poor and desperate. Many of those that find themselves trafficked could be described as such, tricked by someone they trusted—shockingly by family members sometimes—and ending up far from home working in an industry like prostitution where they feel...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 8, 2014 | Opinion
More than 300 Baptists from about 60 countries have converged on the city of Izmir (ancient Smyrna) this week, carrying on the business of the Baptist World Alliance’s (BWA) annual gathering while encouraging the very few Baptists in Turkey, which has only four...
