Cohabitation — normative but harmful, study says
April 1, 2010
ATLANTA — Cohabitation is increasingly becoming the first co-residential union formed among young adults, a new study has found, but those who practice some facets
Less than half of adults link Easter to resurrection
April 1, 2010
VENTURA, Calif. — While most Americans describe Easter as a religious holiday, less than half of U.S. adults surveyed link it specifically to the resurrection
BWA receives thanks, more requests for quake relief
April 1, 2010
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Chilean Baptists’ top leader tearfully thanked Baptist World Alliance (BWA) officials March 10 for the aid and support shown to her
Americans don’t see poverty relief as duty of faith groups
April 1, 2010
RICHMOND, Va. — Americans believe childhood poverty is a problem that demands urgent attention, but rank faith-based groups last when asked who should be responsible
Salvation Army reports record Christmas donations
April 1, 2010
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Nickels, dimes and quarters added up quickly last Christmas despite the economic slump as Americans donated a record $139 million to the
Christians refuse to let officials close church
April 1, 2010
BEKASI, Indonesia — Efforts by local officials in Bekasi, West Java, to close a church met with stiff resistance as a defiant lawyer and weeping
Morocco begins expulsion of foreign Christians
April 1, 2010
RABAT, Morocco — Moroccan authorities deported more than 40 foreign Christian aid workers during one week in an ongoing nationwide crackdown that included the expulsion
‘Countries of conflict’ enhance control tactics, increase persecution
April 1, 2010
The annual human rights report by the U.S. State Department has cited increased repression in countries around the world, including China and North Korea. “There
