Senate committee restores abstinence ed funding
October 22, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee voted to restore funding for abstinence education through Title V state grants Sept. 29 after Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah,
Chinese military watching Linfen Christians
October 22, 2009
BEIJING — Following a mob attack on a church in northeastern China and the demolition of the members’ worship site in September, the government put
Most Americans marry just once, survey says
October 22, 2009
WASHINGTON — Most Americans marry just once, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The American Community Survey, an ongoing statistical portrait of
Islamic groups get house church shut down
October 22, 2009
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Several Islamic organizations have pressed officials in a subdistrict near Indonesia’s capital city to forbid Jakarta Christian Baptist Church to worship in
Cuban Baptist leaders in custody; charges unclear
October 22, 2009
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — Two Cuban Baptist leaders arrested Oct. 3 in the city of Santiago de Cuba remain in jail, reportedly without formal
Land apologizes for Nazi analogy for Obama plan
October 22, 2009
NEW YORK — The head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has apologized for comparing Democratic health-care proposals to policies
Alabama still fighting hunger battle
October 22, 2009
Cleaning out the refrigerator may be a common weekly routine for many — tossing out wilted lettuce, spoiled milk and old leftovers. But for more
Blair says religion should fuel peace, not conflict
October 22, 2009
WASHINGTON — Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Oct. 7 that Muslims and Christians working to understand each other’s cultural and religious beliefs could
