Israel delays controversial construction project
March 1, 2007
JERUSALEM — Construction work on a walkway leading to Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock Mosque has been postponed after Muslim protests escalated into riots in
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Pakistani Christian on trial for blasphemy charge
March 1, 2007
KASUR, Pakistan — The trial of a Christian woman accused of blaspheming Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, was set to begin Feb. 17 under Judge
Christian pastor arrested in eastern Uzbekistan
March 1, 2007
ANDIJAN, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan’s religious authorities admitted publicly in February that Dmitry Shestakov was arrested in January in the eastern city of Andijan and faces
Episcopalians answer Anglicans on some issues
March 1, 2007
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The Episcopal Church in America has appeased a top Anglican panel by halting the election of gay bishops and apologizing
NBA players score ‘basket’ for Christ during All-Stars
March 1, 2007
NBA players are glamorized for hardwood highlights and lifestyles of money, honeys and hip-hop swagger. But on Sunday morning of All-Star weekend in Las Vegas
Chris Tomlin again leads Dove nominations
March 1, 2007
NASHVILLE — Chris Tomlin led all artists with nine nominations for Dove Awards for the second year in a row when nominees for Christian music’s
Biblical scholar Bruce Metzger dies at 93
March 1, 2007
PRINCETON, N.J. — Bruce Metzger, a revered biblical scholar who was both respected and sometimes criticized for championing the use of modern language in translating
Gonzales touts religious freedom plan to SBC
March 1, 2007
NASHVILLE — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales chose the Feb. 20 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee meeting to announce a new Justice Department focus on
