Second UCC ad rejected as ‘too controversial’
April 6, 2006
CLEVELAND — A new television ad by the United Church of Christ (UCC) that stresses the church’s diversity has already been rejected by major networks
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Supreme Court upholds anti-obscenity law
April 6, 2006
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court upheld March 20 a lower court’s opinion that a federal ban on Internet obscenity is constitutional. The high court
Presbyterians plan massive staff lay-offs
April 6, 2006
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Presbyterian Church (USA) must cut $9.15 million from its budget and may be forced to lay off as much as a
Iowa Legislature calls for removal of slots
April 6, 2006
DES MOINES, Iowa — In a rare move, the Iowa House and Senate have called for the removal of 6,000 slot machine-like lottery devices installed
Saddleback Church celebrates 20,000th baptism
April 6, 2006
Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif., celebrated the 20,000th baptism in its 25-year history in a quiet ceremony March 19. In an outdoor baptismal pool built
Satellite images renew interest in search for Noah’s Ark
April 6, 2006
Recently released satellite images of an unknown formation or object on Mount Ararat in Turkey have added fuel to archeologists’ ongoing quest to find Noah’s
Pakistanis sentenced for murder of Christian
April 6, 2006
LAHORE, Pakistan — Two Muslim seminarians in Pakistan’s Punjab province were found guilty March 3 of murdering a Pakistani Christian, who died in 2004 after
Hindu extremists damage Christian center
April 6, 2006
NEW DELHI — Hindu extremists broke into a Youth With a Mission (YWAM) training center March 17 in Madhya Pradesh state, India, beating students and
