Celebrating baptism
March 6, 2008
Tim Thomas, pastor of Munford Baptist Church, baptizes a group of new believers during the Monday evening session of this year’s State Evangelism Conference (SEC),
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Faith films still not flooding big screen
March 6, 2008
At the Academy Awards Feb. 24, the nominees for Best Picture portray some moral dilemmas: A pregnant teen figuring out what to do; a lawyer
Missionaries reach out to thousands of lost Vermonters
March 6, 2008
When Dewey and Kathie Aiken survey the landscape of Vermont, they see much more than the beautiful red and yellow leaves of autumn and 150-year-old
Extremist mobs attack churches, beat members
March 6, 2008
MADHYA PRADESH, India — At least 125 Hindu extremists attacked one of the oldest and best known churches in Madhya Pradesh state, Masihi Mandir Church,
Iran may mandate death penalty for leaving Islam
March 6, 2008
TEHRAN, Iran —- The Iranian Parliament may mandate the death penalty for citizens who leave Islam, a human rights group announced Feb. 5. For the
Researchers get $4 million to study origins of faith
March 6, 2008
OXFORD, England — Researchers at the University of Oxford (UO) have been given nearly $4 million to investigate the origins of belief in God. The
Coptic Christians win right to revert to their faith
March 6, 2008
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court — its highest civil court — has permitted 12 Coptic Christians who had converted to Islam to revert
Churches should use caution with hip marketing, Web site says
March 6, 2008
In an era of declining attendance, churches across the country are scrambling to embrace modern marketing tools: Web sites, podcasts, billboards and the like. But
