WASHINGTON (BP) – The Hamas attack on Israel and rioting against Ahmadi Muslims in Bangladesh were among rising social hostilities targeting religious groups globally in 2023, Pew Research Center said in releasing its latest numbers in the trend, while Russia’s war on Ukraine elevated such incidents in Europe.

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Florida panhandle church grows with focus

The Church on Bayshore in Niceville, Fla., gives more than 20 percent of its receipts to external causes, including 8 percent through the Cooperative Program. Submitted photo

NICEVILLE, Fla. – The Church on Bayshore has grown from 500 in Sunday morning worship to more than 1,300 since James Ross was called as pastor in 2017. The reason for the growth, Ross says, is because the church shifted its focus to young families, and the church’s senior adults have supported that change.

Social hostility against religious groups spreading globally, Pew reports 

Russia destroyed The House of Gospel Church in a targeted strike earlier this year Zaporizhzhia City Council photo

WASHINGTON (BP) – The Hamas attack on Israel and rioting against Ahmadi Muslims in Bangladesh were among rising social hostilities targeting religious groups globally in 2023, Pew Research Center said in releasing its latest numbers in the trend, while Russia’s war on Ukraine elevated such incidents in Europe.

Korean Baptists pass polity and ‘best practices’ measures

A Korean family prays during worship at the 2026 annual meeting of the Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches. Photo by Gongmyung Chae / Korean Baptist Press

ORLANDO, Fla. – Two items of business at the Korean Council’s annual meeting that could have resulted in a great deal of discussion instead drew little because of previous conversations at the local and regional levels.



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