Hindu party takes secret survey of Christians
August 9, 2007
AHMEDABAD, India — The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat state, India, has resumed the secret survey of Christian institutions it began eight years
Christians in Kazakhstan fined, have homes seized
August 9, 2007
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan — A mother and her young child have been barred from their home after a court executor sealed the Baptist church premises in
Poll: 44% of Catholics ‘committed’ to faith
August 9, 2007
VENTURA, Calif. — Forty-four percent of Catholics in America say they are “absolutely committed” to Christianity, according to a Barna Group poll that compared the
Humanist loses case over voting in churches
August 9, 2007
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A judge ruled July 30 against a humanist who said his constitutional rights were violated when he had to vote
Christian leaders mark 50 years of ecumenical effort
August 9, 2007
OBERLIN, Ohio — Marking 50 years since a prominent ecumenical gathering in Oberlin, Ohio, representatives from a host of Christian denominations July 23 wrapped up
Christian hostages in Afghanistan wait for help
August 2, 2007
A senior official from South Korea traveled to Afghanistan July 26 to try to save 22 Korean Christians taken hostage by Taliban fighters. The kidnappers
New British prime minister kills casino plans
August 2, 2007
LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the son of a Church of Scotland minister, has axed plans to build a Las Vegas-style super-casino in
Malaysians lose churches, fear losing freedom
August 2, 2007
KAMPUNG JIAS, Malaysia — Recent demolitions of non-Muslim worship centers have raised fears that hard-line Islam is gaining control in Malaysia, despite constitutional guarantees of
