TEHRAN, Iran — Though Iran has a conservative-dominated parliament, it nonetheless approved a draft bill on July 20 that would allow abortion in the first
JOHANNESBURG, S. Africa — South Africa’s Dutch Reformed Church, once ostracized for its theological justification of apartheid and white-majority rule, has rejoined the South African
OSLO, Norway — Bulgarian police have forcibly expelled members of an alternative Orthodox synod from some 250 parish churches they have been using for more
NASHVILLE — Big Idea Productions, creator of VeggieTales, has moved its headquarters from Chicago to Franklin, Tenn., near Nashville, and observers predict more family-oriented entertainment
GREAT FALLS, S.C. — Two groups concerned about church-state separation have welcomed an appeals court ruling that a South Carolina town council violated the Constitution
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Presbyterian Church (USA), under fire from Jewish groups for its funding of messianic Jewish congregations and a move to divest from