Coptic Christians imprisoned after reporting attack

September 3, 2009

AL-FASHN, Egypt — Two Coptic Christians in Egypt have been arrested and are being held without charge after reporting to police they had been beaten

Muslim extremists shoot, kill Christian convert

September 3, 2009

BULAHAWA, Somalia — Muslim extremists seeking evidence that a Somali man had converted from Islam to Christianity shot him dead Aug. 18 near the Somali

Bessemer officials at odds over electronic bingo issue

September 3, 2009

City officials in Bessemer remain at odds over the legality of electronic bingo gambling. Mayor Ed May vetoed a July 21 ordinance passed 5–2 by

Baptists help Texas pass human-trafficking bill

September 3, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has become the first state in the nation to provide assistance to domestic human-trafficking victims with a landmark law that Gov.

Bingo gambling in Alabama

September 3, 2009

What’s the latest news Walker County: Circuit Court Judge Robert Vance ordered six Walker County electronic bingo gambling facilities to shut their doors by Aug.

ELCA blasted by other Lutherans for gay clergy policy

September 3, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS — The leaders of two conservative Lutheran denominations blasted the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) for approving a measure Aug. 21 to allow

Court rules Delaware sports gambling violates law

September 3, 2009

PHILADELPHIA — An appeals court has ruled that Delaware’s plan for single-game sports betting violates the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act, a federal statute prohibiting