Presbyterian Church (USA) fires two officials

December 9, 2004

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two officials of the Presbyterian Church (USA) who were part of a controversial delegation that met with Hezbollah officials in Lebanon have

Experts say Rice may continue weak religious freedom policies

December 9, 2004

The resignation of Secretary of State Colin Powell and President Bush’s choice of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace him may not mean much

Italian Baptists ask U.S. Baptists to help end war

December 9, 2004

WASHINGTON — Baptists in Italy — a nation President Bush counts as an ally in the Iraq war — are asking their American counterparts to

Joyous holiday had contentious beginnings

December 9, 2004

Did you know Alabama was the first state to declare Christmas an official holiday? That happened in 1836, 71 years before the last state

Party platform in India could cause extremist backlash

December 9, 2004

India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), desperately seeking its way back to power in the Asian giant, is reverting to its anti-minority political platform known as