KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal, which until recently proclaimed itself the world’s only official Hindu kingdom, has proclaimed itself a “secular state” with equal rights for
SIRVIL, India — Two Christian women were gang-raped by villagers in India’s north-central state of Madhya Pradesh May 28 after the husband of one refused
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — Lafayette Baptist Church, a rural Kentucky congregation that dates back to the late 1800s, lost its church facility in an apparent
The U.S. House of Representatives approved overwhelmingly June 7 a bill that will produce a tenfold increase in fines for indecency on television and radio.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Prison Fellowship officials plan to appeal a district judge’s ruling that declared their faith-based program in an Iowa prison unconstitutional. Chief
Alabama became the 20th state to adopt a constitutional marriage amendment with 81 percent of Alabama voters approving the measure June 6. The amendment won
A new study suggests mandatory teaching about world religions in public schools can increase teenagers’ respect for religious freedom and other constitutional rights. The research,
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Officials in Egypt have not investigated the April 14 stabbing of Christians in Alexandria. Egyptian leaders were quick to condemn the church
