Most U.S. Jews line in Metro areas

September 12, 2002

Even though Orthodox Jews account for just 10 percent of American Jewry, they make up 40 percent of all U.S. synagogues, according to the 2002

Mormons plan first New York temple

September 12, 2002

NEW YORK — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to renovate a building it owns on the west side of Manhattan and

Christianity, churches thrive in China’s Inner Mongolia region

September 12, 2002

Churches and Christian ministries are thriving in independent Mongolia. But the church worldwide often forgets neighboring Inner Mongolia, which is part of China. It is

Tennessee Baptists, Lifeway partner to fight lottery

September 12, 2002

Tennessee Baptists have embarked on a major campaign encouraging fellow citizens to vote against a state lottery on Nov. 5 and keep Tennessee gambling-free. The

Indonesian Christian villages burned

September 12, 2002

CENTRAL SULAWESI, Indonesia — The villages of Sepe and Silanca, some 10 miles from the city of Poso, have been burned to the ground. Reports

MBC takes five of its agencies to court

September 12, 2002

The Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) took five of its agencies to court Aug. 13, filing a 51-page petition for declaratory judgment in Cole County Circuit

Bishops call efforts to convert Jews unacceptable

September 12, 2002

WASHINGTON — A joint task force of Roman Catholic bishops and Jewish rabbis has concluded that targeting Jews for conversion is “no longer theologically acceptable