Chinese officials open to religious policy changes
November 18, 2004
BEIJING — Chinese officials meeting at a two-day international conference on religion and law Oct. 18 and 19 announced they were open to changes in
New York, Ohio judges rule on ‘marriage’ issue
November 4, 2004
NEW CITY, N.Y. — A New York state judge upheld the state’s marriage laws Oct. 21 and refused to legalize same-sex “marriage.” While the ruling
Attack injures two Christians, kills one Hindu
November 4, 2004
SULAWESI, Indonesia — Gunmen killed a 25-year-old Hindu woman and injured two Christian men in an attack in Central Sulawesi Oct. 13. Police said they
Islamic court sentences Christian to lashes, time
November 4, 2004
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Without explanation, an Islamic court in Saudi Arabia ignored Christian prisoner Brian O’Connor’s previous charge of “spreading Christianity,” under which he
Snipers shoot Sulawesi Christian; bombs found
November 4, 2004
SULAWESI, Indonesia — Unidentified snipers shot and injured Hans Sanipi, a 25-year-old Christian, in Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Oct. 21. Residents of Sulawesi and neighboring Ambon
Tashkent, Uzbekistan police raid Baptist church
November 4, 2004
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan —Police in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent raided the Bethany Baptist Church during Sunday worship on Oct. 17, declaring the service an “illegal
Fla. Supreme Court: no re-hearing Schiavo case
October 28, 2004
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court declined a request for a re-hearing in the Terri Schiavo case Oct. 21, moving the 40-year-old disabled woman
Malaysian again appeals decision on her status
October 28, 2004
DUBLIN, Ireland — Azlina Jailani, who adopted the name Lina Joy when she became a Christian in 1998, has appealed a second time for the
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