SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California has declared unconstitutional a federal law that attempts to ban certain medical procedures that abortion-rights opponents call
CHHATISGARH, India — India’s extremist organization, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has announced plans to establish a number of Raksha Sena or Defense Army groups
HAMBURG, Germany — Baptists leaders in Europe condemned a German television program for comparing Southern Baptist missionaries in Iraq to Islamic terrorists. The TV newsmagazine
NASHVILLE — A pro-family group filed suit in federal court June 2 on behalf of a California high school student who was suspended for wearing
On June 18, the Sri Lankan Cabinet gave initial approval for a draft bill designed to prevent religious conversions. The Act for the Protection of
VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II said June 3 that Orthodox opposition makes it impossible at present for him to establish a patriarchate for
Charitable giving grew slightly in 2003, with religious organizations receiving more money than any other group, according to a national survey released June 21. The
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower-court ruling that it is unconstitutional for a Tennessee school district to allow
