Nigeria’s vice president backs Islamic law
August 17, 2000
SOKOTO, Nigeria — In what appears to be a major government shift from opposition to the implementation of sharia, the Islamic legal system, in some
Hindu extremists make more accusations
August 17, 2000
HONG KONG — The working president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Ashok Singhal, told a gathering of Hindu priests in New Delhi on July
Oldest black denomination elects femail
August 10, 2000
CINCINNATI, Ohio — The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest black denomination in the U.S., elected its first female bishop July 11. Vashti McKenzie was
Youth groups help Baptists in Mexico, learn life lessons
August 10, 2000
Alabama’s youth did their part this summer to reach out to the people of Matamoros, Mexico. Two different missions trips ventured to the impoverished town
Former Muslim granted religious asylum
August 10, 2000
LOS ANGELES — Officials of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) confirmed from Yemen that former Muslim Mohammed Omer Haji and his family
China releases most famous church prisoner
August 10, 2000
LONDON — China’s most famous house church prisoner, Mr. Xu Yongze, is free. The 58-year-old founder of the Born Again movement was released May 16,
Religion news coverage increasing, study finds
August 10, 2000
A recent study from a prominent media analysis group finds that religion is getting more news coverage and more journalists are attending church — but
Sprains need special care
August 6, 2000
Exercise brings with it the risk of injury, so an exerciser must be prepared to treat the various types of sprains and strains that
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