Muslims accept pope’s invitation to dialogue
January 10, 2008
VATICAN CITY — A group of prominent Muslim scholars and clerics has accepted the invitation of Pope Benedict XVI for a “working meeting” on interreligious
Belarus pastor fined for leading worship in home
January 10, 2008
BARANOVICHI, Belarus — Pastor Dmitry Osyko was fined about two weeks’ average wages Dec. 14 for leading a worship service in November in a private
Holy Land’s only Christian TV station closes
January 3, 2008
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Nativity Television, the only Christian television station in the Holy Land, has been forced to shut down for lack of funding.
Senate’s farm bill similar to House version; both decide against reform
January 3, 2008
Small farmers took another blow as the U.S. Senate version of the $286 billion farm bill passed Dec. 14, again with the wealthiest farmers receiving
Christianity only ‘religious resolution’ opposed
January 3, 2008
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives approved a resolution Dec. 11 acknowledging the significance of Christmas and Christianity. The roll call was 372–9 for passage.
New Jersey first state to abolish death penalty
January 3, 2008
TRENTON, N.J. — After more than two hours of emotional debate about justice and retribution, the New Jersey Assembly on Dec. 13 gave final approval
World Hunger Fund targets Zimbabwe’s economic crisis
January 3, 2008
With food prices spiraling out of sight and the country’s economy in ruins, the average family in Zimbabwe is struggling to survive. Store shelves are
Baptists help defuse Ebola fears in west Uganda
January 3, 2008
When the deadly Ebola virus began spreading in western Uganda, Southern Baptist missionaries and Baptist Global Response (BGR) moved to respond. Thirty-five people have died
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