Fines, raids increase on churches in Kazakhstan
May 11, 2017
TEMIRTAU, Kazakhstan — Police recently raided two Baptist meetings for worship on Easter in the Kazakhstan central city of Temirtau and the southern city of
Highest Methodist council rules gay bishops violate Church law
May 10, 2017
According to a ruling made by the United Methodist Judicial Council on April 28, the United Methodist Church (UMC) has not changed its stance on
Muslim man faces terrorist charges in SD
May 6, 2017
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Muslim man who allegedly threatened participants of a Christian conference in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in early April has been
UMC urged to recognize LGBT clergy
May 6, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly 150 United Methodist Church (UMC) clergy and clergy candidates signed a letter requesting the mainline Protestant denomination recognize LGBT (lesbian, gay,
US military to recognize more minority faiths
May 4, 2017
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced a near doubling of its list of recognized religions. It will now formally recognize humanism and other minority
Senator asks for removal of college ‘shame list’
May 3, 2017
WASHINGTON — An Oklahoma senator who serves as co-chair of the Congressional Prayer Caucus has asked President Donald Trump to remove a “shame list” of
Wealthy live longer than poor, study finds
April 30, 2017
NEW YORK — Wealthy Americans live as many as 15 years longer than the nation’s poor, according to a new study on inequality in the
Federal criminal prosecutions decline again
April 29, 2017
WASHINGTON — The number of federal criminal prosecutions has gone down for the past five years, putting it at its lowest level in almost 20
