Latest news: Church and socialism; Old Testament communicators; persecution in Nigeria – The Alabama Baptist

To read a quick recap of some of the latest news reports and other articles from The Baptist Paper this week, see below.
1. Are churchgoers abandoning traditional biblical beliefs and conservative social perspectives? New study takes closer look. 
Study: Churchgoers tipping toward socialism, away from Scripture?

2. Before cameras, microphones and social media, God’s Old Testament prophets were the original communicators. Phil Cooke explains.
First person: What we can learn from the prophets as communicators

3. Seven Christians, including a 12-year-old boy, were mourned on Nov. 8 after they were killed in an attack in Kaduna State, Nigeria, the same day Islamic extremists burned homes and a church building in Borno State.
Christians killed in Northwest Nigeria, while homes burned in the Northeast

EDITOR’S NOTE — These stories were compiled by The Baptist Paper.
Uganda’s constitution and laws allow for freedom of religion, including converting from one faith to another, but December was a deadly month for Christians there.
In light of church shootings over the last few years, including Texas and Vestavia Hills, Alabama church leaders may be
ABUJA, Nigeria — Militants killed at least 43 Christians in Nigeria, as ongoing violence has prompted thousands to gather together
MINSK, Belarus — The pastor and members of New Life Pentecostal Church in Minsk have been threatened with administrative and
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