Baptists weigh 'Protestant' label to boost identity among wary French | Baptist Press
PARIS (BP)--Baptist congregations in France are increasingly adding the word "Protestant" to their names as they seek to avoid being identified as cults.
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Threats facing church in India escalating, Christian worker says | Baptist Press
LOS ANGELES (BP)--Most Christians understand the threat posed by militant Islam around the world, but few are aware of a strain of Hindu radicalism targeting believers in India.
Secret documents released showing China's anti-Christian measures | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP)--Just days before President Bush visits Beijing, religious freedom campaigners released a report Feb. 11 indicating that state repression of Christians and other religious groups in China is systematic, harsh and authorized at senior government levels, according to CNSNews.com.
China frees Bible smuggler prior to President Bush's upcoming visit | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP)--Chinese authorities have freed a man jailed for smuggling Bibles into mainland China in the latest of several positive gestures taken by Beijing prior to President Bush's visit this month, CNSNews.com reported Feb. 11.
Prayer prime even to political, publicity efforts for captive missionaries' release | Baptist Press
RoommatesSouthern Seminary student Marjorie Clark, left, and imprisoned missionary Gracia Burnham in a graduation photo from 1981. The two were roommates at Calvary Bible College in Kansas City, Mo. Burnham and her husband, Martin, have been prisoners in the Philippines since May 27, 2001. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--New…
'Operation GO' taking gospel to Middle America's 28 million homes | Baptist Press
EL JICARO, Guatemala (BP)--Southern Baptists and other Great Commission Christians are launching an ambitious plan to take the gospel to all 28 million homes in Central America during the next four years.
NPR admits it was 'inappropriate' to single out conservative group | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP)--While refusing to issue a direct apology, National Public Radio admitted Jan. 30 that it was "inappropriate" to name the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) in connection with a story the network was doing about the FBI's anthrax investigation, CNSNews.com reported Jan. 30.
U.S. pressure on China called key to Bible smuggler's reduced sentence | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP)--Pressure from Washington is believed to have played a key role in the decision by Chinese officials to amend charges against three men accused of smuggling Bibles into China, a move which resulted in far lighter sentences than had been expected, CNSNews.com reported Jan. 29.
IMB leaders urge Southern Baptists to 'stay focused on the mission' | Baptist Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)--Southern Baptists sent 1,155 new missionaries overseas during 2001, a "phenomenal 28 percent increase" over the previous high -- 902 new workers -- two years ago, Jerry Rankin told International Mission Board trustees during a Jan. 21-23 meeting in Birmingham, Ala.
U.S. warns China on Bible-smuggling case | Baptist Press
WASHINGTON (BP)--President Bush and senior U.S. congressmen have taken a personal interest in the case of a Hong Kong businessman who faces trial for smuggling Bibles into China, and that has helped allay concerns of human rights activists who feared that Washington might overlook Chinese abuses because of Beijing's cooperation…
