High court rejects appeals by Roy Moore, charity
October 14, 2004
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dashed the hopes of a Roman Catholic social services agency and a former Alabama chief justice on the first
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Ohio marriage amendment qualifies for ballot
October 14, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell said Sept. 29 that a state constitutional amendment to protect marriage has qualified for the Nov.
United Methodist bishops open permanent office
October 14, 2004
WASHINGTON — The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church has opened its first permanent office in the United Methodist Building in Washington. The
Former astrologer speaks at Southwestern Seminary
October 14, 2004
For former astrologer Marcia Montenegro, darkening the doors of a church was the last thing she wanted to do. But when she finally did go,
A dozen Indonesian churches ordered to close
October 14, 2004
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Local authorities recently ordered 12 churches in Rancaekek, Indonesia, to close their doors. The order came after Muslim leaders protested that the
Indian Hindus claim some Christians ‘reconvert’
October 14, 2004
DELHI, India — The World Hindu Council or Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has announced the “reconversion” of 75 tribal Christians in the eastern state of
Mother Theresa’s missionaries attacked in Kerala
October 14, 2004
BANGALORE, India — Four nuns and three brothers belonging to India’s most famous religious order, Mother Theresa’s Missionaries of Charity, were attacked Sept. 25 by
Pakistan charges manhandling Christian prisoner
October 14, 2004
KARACHI, Pakistan — Arrest warrants were issued yesterday by a provincial high court in southern Pakistan against two Karachi police officers standing trial for contempt
