Falwell resurrects Moral Majority with coalition
December 2, 2004
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Jerry Falwell, co-founder of the defunct Moral Majority, has formed The Faith and Values Coalition, which he said will “maintain an evangelical
Many Tennesseans refrain from playing lottery
December 2, 2004
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A poll by Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has found that nearly two-thirds of the state’s residents, particularly churchgoers, have never played
Vatican plans computer archive of documents
December 2, 2004
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican will open its archives to Italian state officials and academics for a computer-driven project that will catalog all available documents
Many SBC churches plateaued, declining
December 2, 2004
For some 20 years, a disturbing statistic has left its mark on Southern Baptists – 70 percent of Southern Baptist churches are plateaued or declining.
Church of God in Christ bishop re-elected
December 2, 2004
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson has won re-election as the presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ, the nation’s largest Pentecostal
China raids mark new crackdown on religion
December 2, 2004
NANJING, China — A series of arrests and raids in China during September and October indicate that a new crackdown is under way against Christians,
United Church of Canada clergy form union
December 2, 2004
TORONTO — Ministers of the United Church of Canada have launched an unprecedented drive to unionize, saying they have been victims of harassment and emotional
Move deepens fears for Iranian pastor’s fate
December 2, 2004
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Iranian authorities moved Christian prisoner Hamid Pourmand to a military prison in mid-November, deepening fears for the safety of the Protestant pastor
