Eritrea officials order church closings
August 15, 2002
The government of Eritrea has ordered the closing of all Christian churches not affiliated with Islam and three major denominations. According to the World Evangelical
Vatican excommunicates seven ordained women
August 15, 2002
VATICAN CITY –The Vatican’s powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith excommunicated seven women ordained as priests by a bishop who has broken with
Support grows for scrapping blasphemy law
August 15, 2002
LONDON—Both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England have announced their support for scrapping the English law against blasphemy and replacing it with
Palestinian outreach dangerous, effective
August 15, 2002
It may not be a church-planting movement yet, but hundreds of Muslims across Israel and the Palestinian areas have come to Christ in the past
Hindu pilgrims killed in raid by Islamic militants
August 15, 2002
KASHMIR—Suspected Islamic militants killed nine Hindus in an early-morning raid Aug. 6 as thousands of pilgrims made their way to a sacred shrine deep in
Sept. 11 ceremonies planned
August 15, 2002
In less than a month all of America will be memorializing the most tragic day in recent United States history – Sept. 11. On that
From Alabama to Ohio, displaying the tablets causes controversy
August 15, 2002
Amid the rolling hills of rural southwest Ohio, four high schools feature identical sets of five monuments placed neatly in front of their new buildings.
VA to accept chaplains from gay denomination
August 8, 2002
WASHINGTON — The country’s only predominantly gay denomination has been approved to supply chaplains for the Veterans Administration (VA) for use in hospitals and other
