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.
Senate Democrats elect pro-life minority leader
December 9, 2004
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, whose party officially supports abortion rights, have elected an abortion opponent as their leader. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans, whose party officially opposes
Vietnamese Mennonites receive prison sentences
December 9, 2004
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City handed out harsh sentences to six Vietnamese Mennonite church workers in
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