Pastor flees following threat from religious police

February 12, 2009

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A prominent foreign pastor in Saudi Arabia has fled Riyadh after a member of the religious police and others threatened him

Charismatic church fights to keep building

February 12, 2009

MINSK, Belarus — Members of Minsk’s charismatic New Life Church have vowed to fight on to retain their building after the Higher Economic Court threw

NBC rejects pro-life ad to be aired during Super Bowl

February 12, 2009

A pro-life commercial that has aired on Black Entertainment Television (BET) and features President Obama wasn’t seen during the Super Bowl after NBC rejected it,

Christian brothers sentenced for resisting arrest

February 12, 2009

PORT SA’ID, Egypt — Following a brutal raid on six Christian brothers and their café because they had opened for business during Ramadan, the Muslim

Shades Mountain Baptist Church part of relief efforts in Gaza Strip

February 5, 2009

A Birmingham-area church is helping lead the way in relief efforts for war-torn Gaza. Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Vestavia Hills, in Birmingham Baptist Association is

Turkish land dispute part of religious discrimination

February 5, 2009

MIDYAT, Turkey — Syriac Christians in southeastern Turkey say a land dispute over the historic Mor Gabriel Monastery in Midyat, Turkey, is part of a

Christians charged with Islamic blasphemy acquitted

February 5, 2009

TOBA TEK SINGH, Pakistan — Five Christians charged with blasphemy against Islam during April 2007 religious holidays were released Jan. 19 after reconciliation meetings between