Anti-Child Marriage Bill Passed in Province in Pakistan
In a landmark move to protect children, especially girls, from forced child marriages, a provincial assembly in Pakistan on Friday (Nov. 14) passed the Child Marriage Prohibition Bill.
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YouVersion Marks Billion-Install Milestone with Global Livestream Celebration
YouVersion will host a global livestream on Monday night, Nov. 17, to mark the milestone of one billion installs across its family of Bible apps. The event, “Beyond A Billion: A Night to Celebrate the Bible,” is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. CST (UTC-6) and serves as the central event of Global Bible Month, a monthlong initiative launched by YouVersion to encourage worldwide reflection on the Bible’s influence and ongoing use.
Pope Leo XIV to movie makers: Film can portray ‘longing for the infinite’
Pope Leo XIV told representatives of the global film industry on Saturday that cinema is far more than entertainment, calling it a vehicle capable of expressing humanity’s deepest spiritual search and its longing for the infinite.
An insider perpsective on being a celibate gay Christian
"One of the most surprising aspects of evangelical discourse on LGBTQ issues has been the insistence by some believers that same-sex attraction is a sin even if one doesn’t act on it", says commentator Bruce Baron. Gregory Coles has a different opinion and shares that with Bruce in this opinion piece.
FIRST-PERSON: Is it really possible to live forever? | Baptist Press
Scripture unapologetically and indiscriminately insists human mortality is a reality for all due to our inherited sin nature (Romans 5:12). Avoiding our end is impossible despite the marvels of modern medicine or the advancements of contemporary technology.
SBC DIGEST: Northeastern Baptist College seeks president; Florida leader Glen Owens dies | Baptist Press
Ballard becomes chancellor as New England Baptists-affiliated college seeks new president; Glen Owens, longtime Florida Baptist leader, dies.
STATE MEETINGS: Tennessee, Maryland-Delaware | Baptist Press
TBC Summit 2025: Advancing Together By David Dawson/Baptist and Reflector JACKSON, Tenn. – Summit 2025 focused on celebration, collaboration and cooperation. The annual gathering of Tennessee Baptists was a display of unity, as messengers gathered at West Jackson Baptist Church and unanimously elected Dan Spencer as president, approved a $35…
‘Speak truth to power’: Church Bodies Demand Accountability after Tanzania Poll Violence
Church groups have condemned what they describe as grave human rights abuses and deadly state violence in Tanzania, urging authorities to halt the crackdown and protect basic freedoms following a disputed national election.
'A great cloud of witnesses’: Baylor dedicates memorial honoring enslaved people who built the university
The legacy of the enslaved men, women and children who built and sustained the early years of Baylor University was formally honored last week with the unveiling of a new “Memorial to Enslaved Persons” on the Texas campus. The tribute marks the first permanent campus structure dedicated to acknowledging the role of enslaved labor in the university’s founding in 1845.
Bishops Affirm Catholic Hospitals’ Transgender Policy
Firefighters and emergency workers wave at patients and medical workers on a sky bridge at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., April 17, 2020. Associated Press / Photo by Char...
