Evangelical Lutheran church loses members
August 17, 2006
CHICAGO — Continuing a 14-year slide, membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) dropped in 2005 to just over 4.85 million baptized members,
Lebanese Baptist leaders ponder schools’ futures amid conflict
August 17, 2006
As international negotiations to end the war in Lebanon continued at press time, Lebanese Baptist leaders questioned whether two Baptist schools, now housing hundreds of
Senate passes bill to preserve San Diego cross
August 17, 2006
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved without opposition Aug. 1 a bill intended to protect San Diego’s Mount Soledad cross as a memorial to military veterans.
Wall Street executive named COO of Bible society
August 17, 2006
NEW YORK — Richard B. Stewart Jr. is the new executive vice president and chief operating officer of American Bible Society. Stewart was a former
British minister gets life sentence for child abuse
August 17, 2006
SOUTHAMPTON, England — A church minister in Britain has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting 35 counts of child abuse, including two charges
Washington high court upholds marriage act
August 10, 2006
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington’s high court was the third court in July to block efforts by homosexual activists to force recognition of “same-sex marriage.” In
Judge rules coach can kneel while players pray
August 10, 2006
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A federal judge ruled July 25 that a high school football coach can bend a knee and bow his head while
Gospel-music sales see first increase since 2002
August 10, 2006
NEW YORK — Sales of gospel-music albums climbed 11.6 percent in the first half of 2006, compared to the same period in 2005 — the
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