Persecution continues in Vietnam
November 30, 2000
As U.S. President Bill Clinton visited with Catholic Archbishop Pham Minh Man to discuss religious freedom issues in this city formally known as Saigon, security
St. Louis church sues over zoning law
November 30, 2000
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A tiny church in St. Louis is suing city planners over a zoning law that forbids it from meeting in a
Holiday Depression: How to Cope
November 30, 2000
In the year 1808 a gaunt, sad-faced man entered the office of Dr. James Hamilton in Manchester, England. The doctor, struck by the melancholy appearance
Three-fourths of the world does not have religious freedom
November 30, 2000
About 75 percent of the world’s population is subjected to restrictions and violations of their religious freedom, according to a recent survey by the Freedom
Catholics outraged over broadcast of confessions
November 30, 2000
BOSTON — Outraged Catholics are calling for a criminal investigation of a Boston hard-rock radio station that recently aired what it claimed were taped recordings from
Evangelical Filipino hostages rescued
November 30, 2000
JOLO ISLAND, Philippines — Twelve Filipino Christians taken hostage three months ago by a Muslim separatist group in the southern Philippines were rescued Oct. 2. Their
Lutherans support ban on gays in pulpit
November 30, 2000
CHICAGO — Lutheran bishops have agreed that exemptions should not be made to allow gay clergy in the pulpit. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s
Declaration affirms marriage
November 30, 2000
Representatives of Southern Baptists, evangelical Christians, mainline Protestants and Roman Catholics promised to strengthen their commitment to marriage in a statement released Nov. 14 in
