Court affirms Episcopal bishop’s actions

June 6, 2002

WASHINGTON — The embattled Episcopal bishop of Washington was handed a major legal victory May 22 when a federal appeals court affirmed her right to

Church of Scotland seeks occupation’s end

June 6, 2002

EDINBURGH — The (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland’s General Assembly has called for an end to what it said was the “illegal” occupation of Palestinian territories

Canadian court rules against menorah use

June 6, 2002

ONTARIO — The federal court of Canada has ruled a stylized Jewish menorah cannot be used by a Christian missionary group as an official symbol.

Canada’s Unitarians declare independence

June 6, 2002

TORONTO — Canadian Unitarians have broken away from their American-based movement in what they say is an amicable split. Delegates at the annual general meeting

Bush’s life illustration of faith’s power

June 6, 2002

LOS ANGELES — Appearing April 29 in an inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood to promote his faith-based initiative, President Bush used his own past as an

Some Americans believe Jesus sinned

June 6, 2002

VENTURA, Calif. — A quarter of Americans feel strongly that Jesus sinned when He lived on earth, the Barna Research Group reports. Twenty-five percent of

Adventists launch effort to start churches

June 6, 2002

SILVER SPRINGS, Md., — A committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has approved spending $1 million to start new congregations across the globe. The plans