Methodist court rejects moves to support gay ‘marriage’
May 14, 2009
DALLAS — The United Methodist Church’s highest court has ruled that clergy may not officiate at same-sex unions, even in states where such marriages are
University of Mobile establishes partnership with school in China
May 14, 2009
The University of Mobile (UM) is developing a partnership with China’s Linyi Normal University that will bring Chinese students to the UM campus, President Mark
BWA assists displaced people in Sri Lanka
May 14, 2009
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is providing assistance for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka. Conflict between government forces
Buddhist mobs threaten pastor, attack churches
May 14, 2009
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Buddhist mobs attacked several churches in Sri Lanka in early April, threatening to kill a pastor in the southern province of
Chinese earthquake survivors find healing
May 14, 2009
When the earthquake struck, Lim Yew was walking across campus at the boarding school where he taught kindergarten. The ground buckled and the powerful tremor
Anti-gay preacher, daughter banned from Britain
May 14, 2009
LONDON — The British government has banned Fred Phelps, the controversial anti-gay Kansas pastor, and his daughter from Britain because they are “fostering hatred.” Phelps,
Advocates say NIH guidelines are middle ground
May 14, 2009
WASHINGTON — Some pro-life religious leaders are welcoming new draft guidelines from the National Institutes of Health on embryonic stem cell research as a balanced
Christian women held captive in Iranian prison
May 14, 2009
TEHRAN, Iran — Accused of “acting against state security” and “taking part in illegal gatherings,” two Iranian Christian women have been held in a Tehran
