KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal, which until recently proclaimed itself the world’s only official Hindu kingdom, has proclaimed itself a “secular state” with equal rights for
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Officials in Egypt have not investigated the April 14 stabbing of Christians in Alexandria. Egyptian leaders were quick to condemn the church
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — Lafayette Baptist Church, a rural Kentucky congregation that dates back to the late 1800s, lost its church facility in an apparent
DES MOINES, Iowa — Prison Fellowship officials plan to appeal a district judge’s ruling that declared their faith-based program in an Iowa prison unconstitutional. Chief
WASHINGTON — A new federal law bars protests within 300 feet of the entrance of a cemetery and within 150 feet of a road into
The U.S. House of Representatives approved overwhelmingly June 7 a bill that will produce a tenfold increase in fines for indecency on television and radio.
Alabama became the 20th state to adopt a constitutional marriage amendment with 81 percent of Alabama voters approving the measure June 6. The amendment won
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted May 18 to significantly increase the penalty to radio and television broadcasters for airing “indecency.” Passed unanimously by a
