China raids mark new crackdown on religion
December 2, 2004
NANJING, China — A series of arrests and raids in China during September and October indicate that a new crackdown is under way against Christians,
Move deepens fears for Iranian pastor’s fate
December 2, 2004
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Iranian authorities moved Christian prisoner Hamid Pourmand to a military prison in mid-November, deepening fears for the safety of the Protestant pastor
Schiavo’s faith not relevant in case, judge rules
November 18, 2004
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Terri Schiavo supporters were dealt another setback Oct. 22 when the judiciary turned down another request for a rehearing in the case
Supreme Court rejects Kevorkian’s appeal
November 18, 2004
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian Nov. 1, shutting down his attempts to convince the judiciary to
Facing grief during the holidays
November 4, 2004
This February my beloved husband, Bob, will have been dead for five years. Time has a way of moving fast then slow. It depends on
Congress honors Birmingham bombing victims
October 21, 2004
WASHINGTON — Congress has formally commemorated the four young black girls who died in the 1963 bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. The
Judge sidelines Tennessee ‘Choose Life’ plates
October 21, 2004
NASHVILLE — Abortion rights activists are still fighting against specialty license plates with the words, “Choose Life,” after the plates have been allowed in states
Saudi Arabia’s religious restrictions hurt Muslims, non-Muslims
October 21, 2004
Experts on international religious freedom told a House committee Oct. 6 that broad religious restrictions in Saudi Arabia discriminate against many Muslims and non-Muslims alike,
