Vietnamese Mennonites receive prison sentences
December 9, 2004
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City handed out harsh sentences to six Vietnamese Mennonite church workers in
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Vatican doctrine authority denounces secularism
December 9, 2004
ROME — Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican’s top authority on doctrine, denounced Nov. 19 the rise of what he called an aggressive and at times
Pope encourages cooperation between religions
December 9, 2004
VATICAN CITY — Meeting with the Muslim, Orthodox and Jewish leaders of the Caucasian republic of Azerbaijan, Pope John Paul II warned Nov. 18 that
Presbyterian Church (USA) fires two officials
December 9, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two officials of the Presbyterian Church (USA) who were part of a controversial delegation that met with Hezbollah officials in Lebanon have
Senate Democrats elect pro-life minority leader
December 9, 2004
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, whose party officially supports abortion rights, have elected an abortion opponent as their leader. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans, whose party officially opposes
Florida court rules against voucher program
December 9, 2004
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida state appeals court ruled Nov. 12 that the state’s school-voucher program is unconstitutional because it provides funding to religious schools.
AFA, others launch boycott of Procter & Gamble
December 9, 2004
Focus on the Family and the American Family Association (AFA) have launched a boycott of Procter & Gamble (P&G) targeting such products as Crest toothpaste,
More seniors, women needing shelter than ever
December 9, 2004
The nation’s rescue missions have seen an increase in women clients and are finding older people need their services more, a new survey by the
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