Panel suggests required religion course at Harvard

November 2, 2006

BOSTON — In a nod to the growing significance of religion in world affairs, a Harvard University faculty committee is recommending that all undergraduates be

Church of England blasts treatment of Muslims

November 2, 2006

LONDON — A confidential Church of England report leaked to a newspaper has blasted Britain’s government for giving “preferential” treatment to Muslims since a string

Gay ‘marriage’ gains rights in New Jersey, loses out in Washington state

November 2, 2006

Supreme courts in two states ruled on gay “marriage” rights on the same day in October, delivering results on both ends of the spectrum. The

Elderly exploited in unethical experiments in Israel

November 2, 2006

JERUSALEM — Four Israeli doctors are suspected of participating in hundreds of illegal experiments on elderly patients who did not or could not provide consent.

Youth in India tortured for receiving Christ

October 26, 2006

GOKULPUR, India — Hindu extremists in India’s Orissa state abducted a Christian youth Oct. 4 from his house and tortured and tonsured him, allegedly to

Egyptian Christian escapes Muslim abductors

October 26, 2006

CAIRO, Egypt — An Egyptian Christian teenager escaped her Muslim kidnappers the first week in October hours after they had drugged her on a public

Court grants religious rights victory in Russia

October 26, 2006

STRASBOURG, France — The European Court of Human Rights has delivered an important victory for religious freedom to the Salvation Army after a seven-year struggle