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
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
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
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
PORTLAND, Ore. — A bankruptcy judge has ruled that Catholic parishes and schools in western Oregon are not separate from the Archdiocese of Portland, a
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
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.