Increased interest in occult troublesome, pastors say
February 14, 2002
Ghosts, witches, haunted houses and other issues involving the occult are merely part of a fantasy world and are harmless fun, right? Wrong, said several
Graham: Muslims not ‘evil people’
February 10, 2002
Evangelist Franklin Graham has clarified his views on Muslims, saying he does not believe they are “evil people.” Graham drew criticism for previously reported comments
Cable programs called ‘raunchy’
February 7, 2002
Prime-time programs on basic cable in 2001 were far raunchier than prime-time programs aired on broadcast networks in 1999, the Parents Television Council has found.
Southern Sudanese refugees arrested in Syria
February 7, 2002
DAMASCUS, Syria — More than 500 Southern Sudanese refugees living in Syria were arrested Dec. 9–12, according to a report by Sudanese church officials sent
Change allows Christians to vote in Pakistan
February 7, 2002
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s abolition of an electoral system that discriminated against religious minorities has received recognition from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Plan for repatriation of Christians questioned
February 7, 2002
LONDON — An agreement to repatriate to Vietnam nearly one thousand tribal Christians who fled persecution in 2001 is causing concern among international Vietnam watchers.
First woman to lead Mississippi Baptist church
February 7, 2002
JACKSON, Miss. — Rivercrest Fellowship in Jackson, Miss., has become the first church ever affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention to be led by a
Church damaged during explosion in Pakistan
January 31, 2002
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A bomb exploded inside of a Christian church in Islamabad on Jan. 13, causing the roof to collapse and widespread structural damage.
