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Georgia youth pastor arrested in church pornography investigation

MACON, Ga. — Mount Zion Baptist Church in Monroe County, Ga., has fired a youth pastor after learning of his arrest in connection with a Pennsylvania child pornography investigation, while law enforcement officials continue to examine whether any related crimes may have occurred in Georgia.

Russia’s deadly strike on busy Ukraine Baptist church ‘wasn’t an accident,’ advocates say

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (BP) – Russia’s deadly strike on a Baptist church in Zaporizhzhia during an April 16 prayer meeting was a targeted atrocity against Christianity and benevolence, religious freedom advocates including those associated with the church told Baptist Press.

TPS protections for Haitians pass in bipartisan House vote

WASHINGTON (BP) – Republicans joined Democrats in a House measure Thursday night (April 16) in favor of a three-year extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) permits for Haitian immigrants living in the U.S.

NYT backtracks marijuana advocacy amid cultural rethinking of legalization

NASHVILLE (BP) – Americans may be rethinking their affinity for marijuana, evidenced by a New York Times reversal on the issue and a study suggesting scant evidence supporting medical marijuana’s use in mental health.

Online extremists, sextortion and child exploitation: Protecting children in the digital age

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. -- April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, but how do parents protect their children from online predators in the digital age?

Southern Baptists condemn Trump post of himself in Christlike position

NASHVILLE (BP) – A since-deleted social media post by President Trump appearing to compare himself to Jesus has drawn reactions of condemnation from a range of Southern Baptists.

High cost of freedom in Iran detailed in webinar

MELISSA, Texas – Iranians continue to suffer persecution under the authoritarian Islamic republic, with death tolls climbing and Christians facing severe legal, social and personal consequences, according to a webinar hosted by Iran Alive Ministries (IAM).

‘No safe place anymore’ for Lebanon Baptists as Israeli-Hezbollah war escalates

BEIRUT (BP) – Baptists in Lebanon are suffering the escalation of Israel’s war with Hezbollah, as the war zone has expanded to include areas surrounding Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) and the Beirut Baptist School (BBS), both founded by Southern Baptists.

EXPLAINER: Supreme Court upholds Christian counselor’s right to free speech

The Supreme Court’s decision is a victory for the constitutional right to freely communicate beliefs, including religiously motivated beliefs.

Ukrainian refugees choose to be ‘happy missionaries’ among diaspora

JACKSON, Miss. – One moment, the Skopyches were tourists, vacationing in Europe to visit friends. The next, they were among an overwhelming swell of millions of Ukrainian evacuees, losing homes, careers and stability during the Russian invasion of 2022.