Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday his ruling party will cut ties with the Unification Church following a widening scandal triggered by former leader Shinzo Abe’s assassination last month, and apologized for causing the loss of public trust in…
World Vision Employee Sentenced to 12 Years Prison in Israel
A World Vision International employee has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Israel for terrorism. The humanitarian organization says Mohammad el-Halabi’s conviction is unjust and the Israeli court’s ruling is “in sharp contrast to the evidence and facts…
In India’s BJP-Ruled States, Christians Under Attack For Alleged Forced Conversions
Last month, Pastor Satish Kumar and his family were invited to a birthday celebration of a 6-year-old girl in the North Indian state Haryana. The joyous birthday celebration turned into a nightmare for him and his family.
Religion in the public square
Conservative defenders of religious liberty are pushing a new version of an old argument: Liberals and secularists, they contend, will not protect religious liberty in the public square.
When does life begin? As state laws define it, science, politics and religion clash
As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced with a thorny decision, one with weighty legal and moral implications: How should we define when life ends?
Calls for accountability mark genocide anniversary in Myanmar
Advocates for human rights and religious freedom marked the fifth anniversary of the genocidal campaign against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims by calling for an end to military rule in the nation.
Pope expands ranks of cardinals who’ll likely pick successor
Pope Francis elevated 20 more churchmen to the rank of cardinal on Saturday, formally expanding those now eligible to vote for his successor in case he dies or resigns — the latter a step he has said he’d consider if…
Wingate student named Clemons Fellow with BNG
Mallory Challis, a senior at Wingate University in North Carolina, has been named a Clemons Fellow with Baptist News Global for the fall semester. The fellowship is named for the founding supporters of BNG, then known as Associated Baptist Press,…
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Announces BJC Fellows Class of 2022
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has named 10 young professionals to its 2022 class of BJC Fellows, the seventh class since the program began in 2015, bringing the total number of BJC Fellows to 68. BJC Fellows are selected…
An activist plans to test Texas’ ‘In God We Trust’ law with signs in Arabic
There are those who heed the warning “don’t mess with Texas,” and then there are those who do the exact opposite.
Gritty cult director Ferrara gets religion in ‘Padre Pio’
Abel Ferrara, whose gritty New York exploitation films of the 1980s and 1990s delved into the soulless evils of drug addiction, corruption and sexual violence, pays homage to one of Italy’s best-known and most revered saints in his newest film,…
Recent incidents from New York to California buttress concerns about Hinduphobia
A video of an irate man spouting anti-Hindu epithets in a California Taco Bell went viral on Sunday (Aug. 21), punctuating a string of discriminatory incidents aimed at Indian Americans and Hindu temples this month, contributing to growing concerns that…