South Africa court approves same-sex marriage

December 16, 2004

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — South Africa could be the next country to legalize same-sex marriage as a result of a court ruling there Nov. 30.

Ministers cite divorce, media as threats to the family

December 9, 2004

Divorce, negative influences from the media and materialism are among the most common threats to the family cited by Protestant ministers in a recent study.

Party platform in India could cause extremist backlash

December 9, 2004

India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), desperately seeking its way back to power in the Asian giant, is reverting to its anti-minority political platform known as

Provision in bill intended to protect pro-life entities

December 9, 2004

Shortly before leaving town for their Thanksgiving break, members of Congress slipped into a spending bill a provision that supporters say limits “discrimination” against anti-abortion

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

Florida court rules against voucher program

December 9, 2004

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida state appeals court ruled Nov. 12 that the state’s school-voucher program is unconstitutional because it provides funding to religious schools.