Seventeen magazine launches faith section
September 23, 2004
NEW YORK — Seventeen magazine, a longtime national magazine for teenage girls, has initiated a section on faith in its monthly editorial content. The section
Appeals court upholds school district prayer ban
September 23, 2004
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An appellate court has ruled that a school district cannot offer prayers during mandatory staff meetings, whether or not a teacher
Schwarzenegger pushes California casinos
September 23, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO — With the state’s budget still in trouble, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a deal with a group of Pomo Indians to
India, Pakistan continually working on relationship
September 23, 2004
Since 1949, the United Nations has had a group of military observers stationed in Kashmir to maintain a cease-fire between India and Pakistan. The scene
Americans favor anti-torture laws
September 16, 2004
Two-thirds of Americans say the United States should abide by international laws barring governments from ever using physical torture while 29 percent found those laws
English town bars broadcast call to prayer
September 16, 2004
LONDON — A mosque in Blackburn, England, has been refused permission by the local council to broadcast the call to prayer — the adhaan —
Evangelistic program stopped by Kwara police
September 16, 2004
ILORIN, Nigeria — The state government of Kwara dispatched policemen to stop a five-day program organized by German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke after its second day
MPAA movie ratings are growing less strict
September 16, 2004
BOSTON — A movie rated PG-13 today contains comparable content to an R-rated movie a decade ago, according to a study by the Harvard School
