Police in India ban church, allow Hindu temple
January 12, 2006
ORISSA STATE, India — Police decided Jan. 3 to allow a makeshift Hindu temple but banned Christians from worshiping at a nearby house church following
Leaders from five churches arrested in Eritrea
January 12, 2006
ASMARA, Eritrea — At least 40 pastors, elders and leading laymen from five of Eritrea’s banned Protestant churches were arrested from their homes or offices
Raids against Baptists continue in Turkmenistan
January 12, 2006
DEYNAU, Turkmenistan — Public raids are continuing against Baptists in Turkmenistan. On Dec. 17, a prayer meeting of a Turkmen-speaking registered Baptist church in Deynau
Mainline churches end 2005 with cohesive voice
January 12, 2006
WASHINGTON — When mainline Protestant leaders went to Washington in March 2005 to denounce President George W. Bush’s proposed budget as “unjust,” they were received
Massachusetts marriage amendment drive sets record
January 12, 2006
BOSTON — A successful marriage amendment petition drive in Massachusetts smashed a 20-year-old record for the most signatures ever gathered on a ballot question. Just
Archdiocese of Portland owns parishes, schools
January 12, 2006
PORTLAND, Ore. — A bankruptcy judge has ruled that Catholic parishes and schools in western Oregon are not separate from the Archdiocese of Portland, a
Florida Supreme Court overturns statewide school-voucher program
January 12, 2006
The Florida Supreme Court overturned that state’s school-voucher program Jan. 5, saying it violates the Florida Constitution. But the court’s decision did not address whether
Upcoming ruling ‘defining moment’ for gambling laws
January 12, 2006
Video-gambling machines being confiscated from local establishments and the Birmingham Race Course may be routine enough news that few people even blink at the reports.
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