World’s religions urged to be ‘forces for peace’
December 23, 2004
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — The president of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has called on the world’s religions to fight terrorism and be a
Delhi church attacked during worship
December 16, 2004
DELHI, India — A group of about 15 people attacked a church in the coastal town of Mangalore during Sunday worship Nov. 7. According to
Mennonite pastor dies in Colombian bombing
December 16, 2004
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Javier Segura, the 31-year-old pastor of a Mennonite church located in the La Victoria neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia, died instantly Nov. 28
Philippine Christian recovering after attack
December 16, 2004
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — A 24-year-old Christian in Zamboanga City, Philippines, is recovering from serious injuries after being shot by Muslim activists Nov. 17. Friends
Italian Baptists ask U.S. Baptists to help end war
December 9, 2004
WASHINGTON — Baptists in Italy — a nation President Bush counts as an ally in the Iraq war — are asking their American counterparts to
Senate Democrats elect pro-life minority leader
December 9, 2004
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, whose party officially supports abortion rights, have elected an abortion opponent as their leader. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans, whose party officially opposes
Vietnamese Mennonites receive prison sentences
December 9, 2004
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City handed out harsh sentences to six Vietnamese Mennonite church workers in
High Court asked to review assisted suicide law
December 2, 2004
WASHINGTON — Oregon’s one-of-a-kind law allowing doctor-assisted suicide moved toward the ultimate legal test Nov. 9 when the U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme
