Giving to churches, other nonprofits increases in 2003
April 29, 2004
The average amount of money given to nonprofits — including churches and other houses of worship — rose significantly in 2003, the Barna Group reported,
Irish Christians rising in number
April 29, 2004
For the first time since the 1922 founding of what was then called the Irish Free State, the numbers of non-Roman Catholic Christians have risen,
Majority of evangelicals feel they fit in mainstream America
April 22, 2004
A new survey finds the vast majority of U.S. evangelicals view themselves as part of mainstream American society while at the same time believing they
Christian Scientists cut 125 jobs at headquarters
April 22, 2004
BOSTON — Faced with its worst financial situation in a decade, the Boston-based First Church of Christ, Scientist has undertaken a series of painful belt-tightening
Pakistani church pastor killed near Lahore
April 22, 2004
LAHORE, Pakistan — The pastor of a small Christian church in Pakistan was shot and killed April 2 in the village of Manawala, near Lahore,
Southern Baptists second largest American church
April 22, 2004
The nation’s 10 largest churches remain unchanged from last year, according to the 2004 “Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches,” with the American Baptist churches
Nation’s first faith-based women’s prison opens
April 22, 2004
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The nation’s first faith-based prison for women opened in a Tampa detention center April 14, five months after a similar program began
U.S. executions rank third in world, report says
April 22, 2004
WASHINGTON — The United States ranks third, behind only China and Iran, in reported executions, according to a new report by a human-rights group that
