Christian women held captive in Iranian prison
May 14, 2009
TEHRAN, Iran — Accused of “acting against state security” and “taking part in illegal gatherings,” two Iranian Christian women have been held in a Tehran
BWA assists displaced people in Sri Lanka
May 14, 2009
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is providing assistance for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka. Conflict between government forces
Five Catholic Christians shot in Iraqi homes
May 14, 2009
KIRKUK, Iraq — Gunmen in Iraq shot five Chaldean Catholic Christians in their Kirkuk homes April 26 in two separate attacks, killing three and injuring
Readers react to electronic bingo gambling
May 14, 2009
First of all, I am against gambling of any kind, electronic or otherwise. As Christian people, I will say we have brought this on ourselves.
Advocates say NIH guidelines are middle ground
May 14, 2009
WASHINGTON — Some pro-life religious leaders are welcoming new draft guidelines from the National Institutes of Health on embryonic stem cell research as a balanced
Appeal by marijuana-smoking ‘ministers’ denied
May 14, 2009
HAMILTON, Ontario — Two self-styled ministers who say smoking marijuana is a church sacrament have lost their bid to use and distribute marijuana while they
Anti-gay preacher, daughter banned from Britain
May 14, 2009
LONDON — The British government has banned Fred Phelps, the controversial anti-gay Kansas pastor, and his daughter from Britain because they are “fostering hatred.” Phelps,
Methodist court rejects moves to support gay ‘marriage’
May 14, 2009
DALLAS — The United Methodist Church’s highest court has ruled that clergy may not officiate at same-sex unions, even in states where such marriages are
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