Christian captives released and deported

May 23, 2002

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — An Ethiopian Christian and a Filipino Christian jailed since last summer in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah were released

FBC Dallas announces $48 million building

May 23, 2002

DALLAS — A proposed $48 million eight-story building that would provide Christian lifestyle ministries ranging from a coffee house to a brightly lighted prayer tower

Speaking in Philippines, BWA’s Lotz calls for peace

May 23, 2002

The church “must work for peace or we become irrelevant,” Denton Lotz, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, said. Yet “God is God and

Catholics falling behind population growth

May 23, 2002

VATICAN CITY — The number of Catholics worldwide is rising at a slightly lower rate than overall population growth, according to statistics compiled by the

Presbyterians announce 66 layoffs

May 23, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Executives at the Louisville, Ky., headquarters of the Presbyterian Church (USA) April 22 cut 66 full-time employees — 12 percent of the

Ten Commandments display ordered removed in Tennessee

May 23, 2002

A movement to display the Ten Commandments at public buildings across Tennessee has suffered the second major blow in weeks. U.S. District Judge Allan Edgar

Religious groups decry federal ruling

May 23, 2002

PORTLAND, Ore. — Several religious groups have criticized the ruling April 17 by a federal judge that invalidates an order by U.S. Attorney General John