BY MaryAnn Spoto ©2012 Religion News Service Gov. Chris Christie made good on his threat of a “swift” veto after the state Assembly voted on February 16 to legalize same-sex […]
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British High Court Rules Against Prayer at Town Meetings
BY AL WEBB A British High Court justice has triggered dismay and anger across England and Wales with a recent decision that declares prayers at town hall meetings are against […]
Read moreLuter Poised to be First Black to Lead Southern Baptists
BY BRUCE NOLAN After months of urging from other Baptists around the country, the Rev. Fred Luter told his African-American congregation that he will seek to become the first black […]
Read moreAppeals Court Strikes Down California Ban
on Same-sex Marriage BY DAVID FINNIGAN In a decision that likely will set the stage for a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of […]
Read moreCanadian Imams Issue Fatwa Against Honor Killings
BY RON CSILLAG Service Muslim clerics in Canada have issued a fatwa against so-called “honor killings” a week after three members of an Afghan family in Montreal were convicted of […]
Read moreRemarks by the President Obama
at the National Prayer Breakfast THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please, please, everybody have a seat. Well, good morning, everybody. It is good to be with so many friends united in […]
Read moreNigeria’s Rising Religious Conflict
Takes Toll on Adventist Church Open-air meetings curtailed, churches fast, pray for peace (Posted Feb. 9, 2012) BY GILBERT WEEH, West-Central Africa Division, reporting from Abidjan, Ivory Coast The Seventh-day […]
Read moreCroatian activists say
religious freedom is foundational to Europe’s future January 31, 2012 ‘When you are working for the human freedom that God has given us, then you’re in good company’ Dr. John […]
Read moreWorld Day of Religious Freedom in Croatia
03 February 2012 Zagreb, Croatia [Adventpress Newsletter; tedNEWS] World Day of Religious Freedom in Croatia was marked by an award ceremony on 28th January 2012 at the “Four Points” Hotel […]
Read moreEuropean Secularists say They’re Not Treated Fairly
BY JONATHAN LUXMOORE Humanist and secularist organizations have accused the European Union of denying them equal treatment compared to the continent’s Christian churches. “The EU shouldn’t be holding a dialogue […]
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