Overseas gains keep Methodist membership stable
March 27, 2003
WASHINGTON — The United Methodist Church lost some 43,000 members in the United States in 2001, but membership gains in fast-growing overseas churches and the
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Religious violence erupts again in Nigeria
March 27, 2003
LANGTANG, Nigeria — Religious violence erupted last month in the Nigerian state of Plateau. Residents of predominantly Christian communities in the Langtang district attacked Takbam,
State RA Congress offers educational, fun time for boys
March 27, 2003
Members of Congress recently participated in relay races, archery, and an obstacle course — members of the RA (Royal Ambassador) Congress, that is. About 665
College changes dancing, faculty drinking policy
March 27, 2003
WHEATON, Ill. — Wheaton College, an evangelical school in Wheaton, Ill., will allow dancing and permit faculty to drink alcohol and use tobacco products off
Anti-Jewish incidents up 25 percent on campuses
March 27, 2003
NEW YORK — The number of anti-Jewish incidents in the United States increased slightly from 2001 to 2002 but similar incidents reported on campuses rose
Boston group wants input on next archbishop
March 27, 2003
BOSTON — In a sign of how much the Catholic sex abuse scandal has energized parishioners in the pews, members of a Boston-based reform group
BURMA: Alabama Baptists retrace Judson’s steps
March 27, 2003
BURMA? Where on earth is Burma, and who on earth would want to go there? Comments like this did not slow my preparations for the
Scientists search brain for proof of God’s existence
March 20, 2003
The human brain, even at its ancient, primitive core, is less an organ of impulse than a machine of reason. We are built to make
