Pope encourages cooperation between religions
December 9, 2004
VATICAN CITY — Meeting with the Muslim, Orthodox and Jewish leaders of the Caucasian republic of Azerbaijan, Pope John Paul II warned Nov. 18 that
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.
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,
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
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
High Court asked to review assisted suicide law
December 2, 2004
WASHINGTON — Oregon’s one-of-a-kind law allowing doctor-assisted suicide moved toward the ultimate legal test Nov. 9 when the U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme
More than 300,000 people attend Graham’s four-day revival in California
December 2, 2004
Billy Graham’s four-day Los Angeles crusade ended Nov. 21 with more than 80,000 people converging on the Rose Bowl on a chilly Sunday afternoon. They
