Nigeria Removed, Russia Added to US State Department’s Religious Persecution List
USCIRF “appalled” at “unexplainable” Nigeria decision, “welcomes” Russia and Taliban inclusion, and wishes India, Syria, and Vietnam were also named and shamed.
Southern Baptists Elect First Black President
Former street preacher Fred Luter brought his mostly black New Orleans congregation back from near annihilation after Hurricane Katrina.
Baptist University Loses Third of Faculty Over Lifestyle Statement
Shorter University faces widespread disagreement over new president’s plan to “reclaim our Christian roots.”