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Pastors encouraged to violate IRS ban on partisan politics

AP — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:10:45 +0000

Conservative legal advocates are recruiting pastors nationwide to defy an IRS ban on preaching about politicians, in a challenge they hope will abolish the...

Drug Gangs Now Building Churches

Kassia — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:55:00 +0000

VIOLENT drug gangs in Mexico, which kill thousands of people a year, fund the building of churches in impoverished villages to try to win over locals, a senior Catholic bishop...

King Followers Mourn Loss of Activism

AP — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:21:50 +0000

A generation ago, the Rev. Timothy McDonald founded First Iconium Baptist Church in east Atlanta to fight for the destitute and the victims of discrimination.

Ted Turner, Churches Fight Malaria

AP — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:41:51 +0000

Ted Turner, who once called Christianity a “religion for losers,” launched a $200 million partnership Tuesday with Lutherans and Methodists to fight malaria in Africa, apologizing for his past criticism of religion and calling faith a “bright spot” in the world.

Turner, Churches Work to Fight Malaria

AP — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:52:17 +0000

Ted Turner formed a $200 million partnership Tuesday with Lutherans and Methodists to fight malaria, apologizing for his past criticism of religion as he announced the...

Turner, Churches Join in Malaria Fight

AP — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:23:28 +0000

Ted Turner says he has formed a $200 million partnership with Lutherans and Methodists to fight malaria.

World Church Body Leader Stepping Down

AP — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:38:15 +0000

The leader of the World Council of Churches has decided not to seek a second term after his tenure runs out in December and the body has begun the search for a replacement, the organization said Monday in a...

Church Violence Halts in Eastern India

AP — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:37:17 +0000

Hundreds of armed police patrolled parts of eastern India on Thursday, enforcing a curfew that left the region tense but quiet after two days of attacks on Christians and their churches by Hindu...

Hindus Attack Churches on Christmas

AP — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:06:57 +0000

Hindu extremists ransacked and burned eight rural churches in eastern India, marring Christmas celebrations in a corner of the country with a history of violence against Christians, officials said Wednesday. One person was killed in the...

Vandals Glue Locks on Church Doors Shut

AP — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:13:24 +0000

You could call it a stick-up of a different kind. Vandals put glue in the locks of several churches in Philadelphia’s Tacony and Mayfair sections, making it difficult for parishoners to get inside for Sunday...