BWA elects Jamaican pastor as next general secretary
July 19, 2007
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) elected its first black general secretary at its annual general council meeting in Accra, Ghana, July 6. Neville Callam, 56,
Supreme Court wraps session, leaves conservative religious groups happy
July 12, 2007
Conservative religious advocacy organizations roundly praised the Supreme Court term that ended June 28, saying they are pleased with the way the court resolved several
Coptic Christian tortured in Egypt will stay in U.S.
June 28, 2007
A Coptic Christian who feared torture if he was returned to Egypt will be allowed to stay in the United States indefinitely, a federal
New museum in Kentucky blends creationism with gospel
June 14, 2007
Ken Ham stood outside his $27 million Creation Museum before its official opening May 28 and declared its mission is not just to counter evolution.
Billy Graham Library opens in North Carolina
June 7, 2007
Consider it Billy Graham’s last crusade, one that will draw the faithful long after America’s most famous religious figure is gone. On a wooded site
Religion proves to have practical role in Americans’ lives, decisions
December 7, 2006
Who’s speaking in tongues? Do chastity pledges work? What do religious consumers buy? Exploring a world immersed in faith and mystery, religious research scholars provide
Hymn sings give southern gospel music new life
October 26, 2006
Visions of heaven dance in their heads as hundreds of people clap their hands, slap their knees and tap their toes on the concrete floor
Eight women ‘ordained’ as Catholic priests
August 24, 2006
Vested in white albs, and ultimately donning brilliantly colored silk stoles, 12 women were ordained July 31 as deacons and priests aboard a riverboat in
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