by Baptist Times Staff | Apr 14, 2011 | News
The church in Great Britain faces huge challenges over the next few years, but growth is still possible, according to a leading researcher. In “21 Concerns for 21st Century Christians,” Peter Brierley points to the continuing decline in many denominations...
by Al Webb | Apr 13, 2011 | News
LONDON (RNS) Couples suspected of using their wedding vows as a ruse to skirt immigration laws will be required to meet strict identity checks and face greater scrutiny under new Church of England guidelines to stop sham marriages. The guidelines announced Tuesday...
by Michele Chabin | Apr 13, 2011 | News
JERUSALEM (RNS) An Israeli-Canadian journalist believes he may have tracked down two of the iron nails used to crucify Jesus to the cross. Or at least objects that “could be” the long-lost relics. While researching a segment for the History Channel series “Secrets of...
by Ramon Antonio Vargas | Apr 13, 2011 | News
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Monks at St. Joseph Abbey near Covington, La., can sue for the right to sell handcrafted caskets without a license from the Louisiana Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, a federal judge has decided. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval’s April 8...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 13, 2011 | News
Half a dozen state legislatures have taken up anti-evolution bills this year. In Tennessee, House Bill 368 passed the House Education Committee. That bill would permit public school teachers to discuss intelligent design and creationism in science classes. On the...
by Elizabeth Bryant | Apr 12, 2011 | News
PARIS (RNS) Police arrested several veiled Muslim women Monday (April 11) and protests continued to spread as France’s controversial ban against the full-face veil came into force. At least two women wearing the face-covering veil, or niqab, were reportedly arrested...
