A military officer in Myanmar withdrew defamation charges he had filed against a Kachin Baptist leader who spoke briefly to President Trump about persecution of religious minorities.

Texas Baptist churches that filled shoeboxes with toys last year for Operation Christmas Child not only helped introduce children to Jesus, but also played a role in bringing the gospel message to unreached people.

The Baptist World Alliance and others voiced concern about the safety of a Kachin Baptist leader who has been ordered to appear in court for comments he made at a White House meeting in July.

The general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance sent a letter to officials at the United Nations and the United States government to register concern regarding the safety of two pastors from Myanmar.

When Joseph Eunice learned about a need in Uganda, he knew he had to respond to orphaned and vulnerable children there.

Trump administration officials announced a new alliance with U.S. partners focused on religious freedom and new sanctions against foreign military officials supporting countries the United States considers to be instigators of religious persecution.

Christians and Muslims are persecuted in more countries than any other religious group, Pew Research Center said in a decade-long study showing high levels of persecution in 42 percent of countries studied.

Baptist leaders from about 40 nations voted to affirm women in ministry and to condemn religious-based intolerance during the annual gathering of the Baptist World Alliance. (Curated from EthicsDaily.com)

People who endured religious persecution spoke at a State Department summit, telling first-person stories of violence against houses of worship—and the resilience of survivors.

As he prepared for the State Department’s second summit on global religious liberty, Sam Brownback, the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, defended the event against critics who say that the first summit failed to accomplish more than creating new statements about helping religious minorities.

One is a former FBI intelligence analyst supervisor, the other a longtime missionary. In their respective ways, they are intent on raising awareness of Christians facing persecution across the world.

Two new reports conclude that China is engaging in organ harvesting and a child separation campaign against the country’s Uighur Muslim minority.