Ten Commandments issues continue to rise

January 13, 2000

LONDON, Ky. – The state whose 1978 law mandating Ten Commandments classroom displays was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court is increasingly the scene of

FCC rule alarms religious broadcasters

January 13, 2000

WASHINGTON – In a move causing alarm among religious broadcasters, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issue expanded guidelines on programming requirements of applicants for

Group requests ‘civility pledge’ from candidates

January 13, 2000

WASHINGTON – With the Iowa presidential caucuses looming ahead, a nonpartisan religious alliance is stepping up pressure on candidates to conduct clean and civil campaigns.

Muslims demand holy war against Christians

January 13, 2000

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Thousands of Muslims poured into Jakarta Jan. 7, demanding a holy war against Christians living in riot-torn provinces of Indonesia. Maluku and

Sentencing worsens condition in China

January 13, 2000

CHINA – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says religious repression in China has worsened over the past weeks with the sentencing of several

Turk pastors arrested, churches raided

January 13, 2000

TURKMENISTAN – Less than a month after Baptist pastor Rahim Tashov was released from prison in Turkmenistan, authorities arrested two pastors and raided four of

Spanish Bible tops 1 million

January 13, 2000

Less than a year after its launch, the Nueva Version Internacional (NVI) – a Spanish-language Bible produced by the International Bible Society (IBS) – has