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White House Expands Scope of Faith-Based Initiative

The Bush administration continues to expand its campaign to empower faith-based organizations to address societal ills, and some critics continue...

White House Expands Scope of Faith-Based Initiative

Religious Divide Cited for US, European Political Differences

The ideological clash between the United States and certain European countries over the war in Iraq and other foreign policy/cultural matters may...

Religious Divide Cited for US, European Political Differences

Drug Czar Teams With Faith Groups on Drug Abuse Programs

Bush administration officials and clergy from a variety of faiths announced a new partnership to encourage houses of worship and other faith-based...

Drug Czar Teams With Faith Groups on Drug Abuse Programs

Despite Security Situation, North American Jews 'Come Home' To Israel

Despite the uncertainties of living in the Middle East and Israel's ongoing war against terrorism, Roni and Tzvi Lobrichter left the comforts of...

Despite Security Situation, North American Jews 'Come Home' To Israel

Judge Rules Parts of Church Land-Use Law Unconstitutional

A California district judge has declared a portion of the law aimed at helping houses of worship overcome land-use disputes unconstitutional.

Judge Rules Parts of Church Land-Use Law Unconstitutional

Laos Frees American Pastor Amid Trade Debate

Rights campaigners have welcomed a decision by the government of Laos to free an American pastor and two European journalists. The decision ends an...

Laos Frees American Pastor Amid Trade Debate

Bush Plan to Fight AIDS in Africa Hit by Left and Right

President Bush will be pushing forward his AIDS relief initiative this week during his visit in Africa after setting aside $15 billion over the...

Bush Plan to Fight AIDS in Africa Hit by Left and Right

Protestant Ministers Differ Over Views of Homosexuality, Survey Finds

A national survey shows that a clear majority of Protestant church ministers oppose homosexual couples being given the legal right to adopt...

Protestant Ministers Differ Over Views of Homosexuality, Survey Finds

Wal-Mart, Focus on the Family Spar Over Homosexuality

One of the country's largest pro-family ministries is taking the nation's largest retailer to task for equating homosexuality with immutable...

Wal-Mart, Focus on the Family Spar Over Homosexuality

Efforts to Evangelize Russian Military Face Tough Times

The dominance of the Russion Orthodox Church, the power of their Defense Ministry, and the ever-present anti-American sentiment that pervades...

Efforts to Evangelize Russian Military Face Tough Times

Making Worship Space -- and Message -- Relevant to Children

Bruce E. Barry and his team at Wacky World Studios in Oldsmar, Fla., are designing and creating props and murals, as well as full-blown worship and...

Making Worship Space -- and Message -- Relevant to Children

Jailing of American Pastor Casts Unwanted Spotlight on Laos

The jailing in Laos of a naturalized American pastor and two European journalists has focused attention once again on a closed communist nation...

Jailing of American Pastor Casts Unwanted Spotlight on Laos

No Evidence of Ten Commandments in American History, Court Says

A federal appeals court gave the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court a stinging rebuke Tuesday when it ordered a display of the Ten...

No Evidence of Ten Commandments in American History, Court Says

British Government Proposes Same-Sex Partnership Registry

The British government on Monday announced plans to create a register of same-sex partnerships that would give homosexual couples most of the same...

British Government Proposes Same-Sex Partnership Registry

Illinois Catholic Bishops Warn Against 'Left Behind' Books

The wildly popular "Left Behind" book series may be a good read but it is bad theology, the Roman Catholic bishops of Illinois have told the...

Illinois Catholic Bishops Warn Against 'Left Behind' Books