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

Egypt jails Christian convert for ‘insulting Islam’

November 2, 2006

CAIRO, Egypt — A former Muslim sheikh jailed in Egypt for 18 months has declared from his prison cell that he is under arrest for

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.

Nigerian court condemns Islamic militant to death

November 2, 2006

YOLA, Nigeria — A militant Islamic leader who spearheaded religious conflict that engulfed northern Nigeria in 1984 has been sentenced to death by a high

State Baptists, national evangelical leaders call for president to intervene in Darfur genocide

November 2, 2006

As the death toll tops 200,000 in Darfur, Alabama Baptists and national evangelical leaders are calling for President Bush and the American public to stop