Reform group banned from meeting in churches
August 29, 2002
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — An insurgent lay-led reform movement has been banned from meeting on church property by two Catholic bishops in the Northeast. Bishop William
North Koreans hope to escape hunger, religious regulations in China
August 29, 2002
Since the 1950s, North Korea has been the site of the world’s most persecuted church. Since 1995, it has also been the site of the
‘Godless Americans’ plan march in Washington
August 29, 2002
WASHINGTON — Americans who think there is too much focus on God and faith in America, particularly since Sept. 11 of last year, are planning
Bible-reading employees unlawfully reprimanded
August 29, 2002
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal jury ruled Aug. 1 that officials of the Minnesota Department of Corrections acted unlawfully when they reprimanded two correctional
D.C. Baptists respond to SBC funding cut
August 29, 2002
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia Baptist Convention (DCBC) is “not for sale,” Executive Director Jeffrey Haggray informed the convention’s 137 congregations in an open
Death penalty overturned for convert
August 29, 2002
LOS ANGELES — A federal appeals court set aside the death penalty of an Orange County, Calif., man convicted of the 1980 murder of a
Alcohol consumption on the rise in America, Gallup finds
August 29, 2002
Drinking in America is on the rise, according to a survey on alcohol consumption by the Gallup organization. According to a July survey, 66 percent
President signs bill protecting abortion survivors
August 29, 2002
PITTSBURGH — President Bush signed the “Born Alive Infants Protection Act” Aug. 5. The bill, which was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate on
