Street Preachers Defending Free Speech

Street preachers are turning to courts in defense of their First Amendment rights. The Oregon Court of Appeals recently ruled that the Eugene, Ore., police wrongly used a disorderly conduct ordinance two years ago to suppress the free speech rights of street preacher...

Christians Urged to Honor Ramadan

Christians are being urged to honor Ramadan through praying, fasting and calling for a halt to bombing in Afghanistan. Ramadan is a Muslim holy month of fasting that begins Friday, Nov. 16 and ends Dec. 17. “I’m going to fast sometime during...

Web Companies Seek Internet Rating System

Internet users around the world will be able to block controversial sites from children as early as November, an independent content rating entity said in a news conference in Washington, D.C, last week. Independent Content Rating Association, which lists prominent...

Americans Shifting Priorities, Remaining Positive

Americans have shifted their priorities from domestic to international issues in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a recent Gallup poll. Also, trust in the government, the president and Congress has surged to all-time highs, with President Bush...

One Million Afghans Face Starvation, Thousands Flee

An estimated one million Afghans will likely starve if the World Food Program fails to return staff to the country, according to Reuters. Three weeks’ worth of food is still available in warehouses in major Afghan cities, but the concern is over rural areas,...