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AFRICA (IMB)—This is a story about persecution.

No one physically dies or burns at the stake. This persecution is subtle and silent and pierces the soul.

BOSTON (BP)–In an historic ruling certain to have vast social and political ramifications, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Nov. 18 that same-sex couples within the state have the right to "marry."

TAMPA (FBC)—Jim Henry, Jack Graham, Jerry Vines, Ted Traylor, O. S. Hawkins and Bobby Welch were among Southern Baptists’ most prominent leaders inviting Florida Baptists to join them in celebrating the upcoming 150th Anniversary of the Florida Baptist State Convention.

Veteran’s Day, November 11th, marked the sixth anniversary of my father’s death. It fell on a Tuesday just as it did the year he died. On Thursday, November 13th, 1997, Dad was laid to rest in the Chattanooga National Cemetery. The sound of his gray-haired comrades firing their 21-gun salute, the mournful wail of a lone bugler playing taps, or the look on my mother’s face when a World War II veteran handed her a folded up flag will stay with me forever.

You’re about to sit down to watch a movie or your favorite team play but realize something’s missing. Bingo! You remember: the popcorn. You rush into the kitchen, grab a bag from the pantry and throw it into the microwave. Three minutes. That’s how long it will take. What do you do with those three minutes? Sometimes three minutes seems like an eternity, doesn’t it?

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)–Many Christians in America have regarded California as the western front of the culture war in the United States. Evangelicals, firmly dug into their scriptural trenches, have been firing salvos against homosexual programming in Hollywood’s movies and television programs for years.

The story got only a brief mention in the New York Times—a three-paragraph article buried on an inside page. To me, it’s a big story—and a disturbing one.

Have fun with cryptography and exercise your Bible knowledge. A King James Version verse is encoded by letter substitution. The same letter is substituted throughout the puzzle. Solve by trial and error.

SOUTH DAYTONA (FBW)—Central Baptist Church of Daytona Beach has been removed from membership in the Halifax Baptist Association due to "doctrinal differences," according to a unanimous affirmation vote of the Association’s Executive Committee at a called meeting Nov. 18 at South Daytona First Baptist Church.

JACKSONVILLE (FBC) — Audio, video, CD and DVD recordings of messages given during the Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting in Tampa are available for purchase through the Florida Baptist Convention’s Media Services Department.

"And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."
—Matthew 24:14 (NIV)

INDONESIA (IMB) — "Calvin Walters"* arrived in Southeast Asia with a vision for reaching Muslims for Christ.