Court rules for congregation in property dispute
August 22, 2002
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Court of Appeals of Maryland has ruled in favor of a minister who broke away from the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Evangelical leaders push for evenhanded policy
August 22, 2002
WASHINGTON — Several dozen evangelical leaders have signed a letter to President Bush urging an “evenhanded U.S. policy toward Israelis and Palestinians” and saying the
Florida judge strikes down voucher program
August 22, 2002
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida judge ruled Aug. 5 that the state’s school voucher plan is unconstitutional because it advances religion. The U.S. Supreme Court
House drops settlement to missionary’s family
August 22, 2002
WASHINGTON — A budget battle between Congress and the Department of State has its first casualty — the cash settlement earmarked for the family of
States developing programs that affect married couples
August 22, 2002
While the American public may think that marriage promotion is a new idea on the public agenda, a handful of states have already tested the
From Alabama to Ohio, displaying the tablets causes controversy
August 15, 2002
Amid the rolling hills of rural southwest Ohio, four high schools feature identical sets of five monuments placed neatly in front of their new buildings.
Support grows for scrapping blasphemy law
August 15, 2002
LONDON—Both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England have announced their support for scrapping the English law against blasphemy and replacing it with
Faith-based drug treatment plan gets tax dollars
August 15, 2002
Relying on a recent Supreme Court Ruling that state-funded scholarships to religious schools don’t necessarily violate the constitution, a federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled
