A study conducted at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill found religious teenagers are less likely than their nonreligious peers to be involved in high-risk
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will appeal a ruling by an appellate court that said it cannot restrict
KABUL, Afghanistan — Extremist Muslim rule is being re-established in Afghanistan and could get worse without intervention, says the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom,
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governor Gray Davis of California has vetoed a bill that would have affirmed the rights of transsexual foster-care youth and expanded the
The nation’s youth are more conservative than older adults on issues relating to religion and abortion, a study by the University of California, Berkeley, has
If the government wants to stimulate the economy, it should outlaw gambling, an expert on legal policy told a national gathering of antigambling activists. “Gambling
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The nation’s largest Presbyterian church will consider a host of reforms on how it handles sexual abuse cases after a damning report
A new study reveals what many have known for a while: Abortion has a long-term psychological impact. According to Richard Land, president of the Southern
