First Church, Birmingham, special guest

March 1, 2007

First Church, Birmingham, will host Barbara Joiner, noted author and speaker, March 13 at 10:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Lunch will be served at

Canaan Church, Bessemer, celebration

March 1, 2007

Canaan Church, Bessemer, will hold its Spring Celebration March 4–7. Services will be Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and weeknights at 7. Scott Dawson will speak

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

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