Kazakhstan’s new religion law broadens ‘offenses’
January 5, 2012
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — In Kazakhstan, Baptist leader Nikolai Popov was imprisoned for 48 hours in early December for refusing to pay fines imposed for leading
Turkish al-Qaida cell accused of planning church bombings
December 22, 2011
A large-scale al-Qaida plot to bomb “all the churches in Ankara,” as well as the Turkish Parliament and U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital, was
Prescription required for ‘morning-after’ pill for minors
December 22, 2011
WASHINGTON — The head of the federal health department has rebuffed a plan by a subsidiary to permit the sale on store shelves of a
California Christians reimbursed for fines
December 22, 2011
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — A California court case that drew national attention was settled in mid-November, with the city of San Juan Capistrano paying
New baseball agreement restricts tobacco use
December 22, 2011
WASHINGTON — Baseball’s new labor agreement does not include the prohibition on smokeless tobacco they wanted, but its new policy still marks an important step,
Rhode Island Gov. Chafee insists on ‘holiday tree’
December 22, 2011
PROVIDENCE, RI — A Rhode Island lawmaker is calling Gov. Lincoln Chafee “Governor Grinch” after he defied lawmakers and decided that the state would have
Churches find ways to reach inactive members, seekers during Advent, Christmas
December 22, 2011
Deck the halls and cue the pageant! Advent has arrived in American churches, which means the lapsed and the curious who seldom darken the door
England, Wales to allow same-sex unions in religious places
December 22, 2011
LONDON — New laws that allow same-sex civil unions to be performed on religious premises took effect in England and Wales Dec. 5, but the
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