Church of England revises attendance figures
February 21, 2002
LONDON — A recount of parishioners by the Church of England added 90,000 to the church’s original tally of Sunday attendance, moving the average number
Participation increases in Russian Bible League
February 21, 2002
MOSCOW —The Bible League reports that participation in the League’s Bible study programs in Russia has increased dramatically in the last five years, from 5,000
Vatican affirms ‘importance’ of Old Testament
February 21, 2002
VATICAN CITY — In an authoritative document that has taken Jewish scholars by surprise, the Vatican has affirmed the “extreme importance” of the Old Testament
Romanian Baptists look to Bible to deal with past
February 14, 2002
The Baptist Union of Romania (BUR) said it is looking to the Bible rather than political or legal judgments in dealing with a divisive political
Arab-Americans, Muslims honored for efforts
February 14, 2002
WASHINGTON — Four Arab-American and Muslim police officers from New York City and a firefighter from Virginia have been honored by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
BWA asks Kazakh leader to ensure religious freedom
February 14, 2002
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has asked Kazakhstan President Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev to ensure religious freedom for all people in that country, following a proposed
Southern Sudanese refugees arrested in Syria
February 7, 2002
DAMASCUS, Syria — More than 500 Southern Sudanese refugees living in Syria were arrested Dec. 9–12, according to a report by Sudanese church officials sent
Change allows Christians to vote in Pakistan
February 7, 2002
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s abolition of an electoral system that discriminated against religious minorities has received recognition from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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