by Al Webb | Aug 2, 2010 | News
LONDON (RNS) An Anglican vicar has been convicted of conducting hundreds of bogus marriages in a scam aimed at helping African immigrants gain illegal entry into Britain. A jury at Lewes Crown Court, in southern England, on Thursday (July 29) found the Rev. Alex Brown...
by Michele Chabin | Aug 2, 2010 | News
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Catholic Church’s highest official in the Holy Land sharply criticized Israeli authorities for permitting a gay pride march on Thursday (July 29) through the streets of Jerusalem. In a statement issued Friday following the city’s 8th...
by Alfredo Garcia | Aug 2, 2010 | News
(RNS) A new study says that the population of North American Amish has increased by nearly 10 percent in the past two years, causing many communities to turn westward in search of new land. Conducted by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at...
by BWA Staff | Aug 2, 2010 | News
(BWA) – Human effort and creative strategies lead to futility apart from an anointing by God’s Holy Spirit, according to British Baptist leader David Coffey during the July 28 opening session of the Baptist World Congress in Honolulu. Coffey, who completed his...
by BWA Staff | Aug 2, 2010 | News
(BWA) – As many as 1,000 people who had registered for the Baptist World Alliance’s Congress this year were unable to attend because they were denied visas by the United States, leaders of the global Baptist organization said. Security-conscious Americans are...
by BWA Staff | Jul 29, 2010 | News
(BWA) – The next meeting of the Baptist World Congress will be held in South Africa in 2015, according to the Baptist World Alliance. Neville Callam, BWA general secretary, made the announcement during the BWA Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 27. The...
