Biden Names First Muslim Religious Freedom Ambassador
(UPDATED) 12 Christian IRF advocates praise Rashad Hussain, Obama’s OIC envoy, for his credentials and credibility. Two USCIRF commissioners and antisemitism envoy also named.
Beyond Fight or Flight: $1 Million Reveals How Christians Cope with Persecution in 30 Countries
Under Caesar’s Sword conference in Rome explores strategies in 100 beleaguered communities.
175 Leaders Urge U.S. Support in Christianity’s Historical Heartland; Egyptian Churches Not So Sure
Middle East Christians appreciate prayers, but political action brings mixed feelings.
PCUSA General Assembly Votes Not to Redefine Marriage (Updated)
PCUSA General Assembly Votes To Drop Ban On Noncelibate Gay and Lesbian Ministers (Updated)
Council Clash
WCC head to step down amid doctorate scandal.
Presbyterian Publisher Seeks Distance From 9/11 Conspiracy Book
But Westminster John Knox Press won’t pull “spurious” and “questionable” volume.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Accuses Priest Critic of Adultery
Plus: Whether evangelicals can recover from a Catholic’s fall, the escalating cost of abuse, and many other stories from online sources around the world.
Official Presbyterian Publisher Issues 9/11 Conspiracy Book
Process theologian David Ray Griffin is among the most prominent proponents of theory that Bush administration, not Al Qaeda, was behind attacks.
Cloning Okayed, Bible Urinated Upon in Australia
Plus: CPT hostages speak, Malaysia corpse battle ends, Md. pastor shot to death, and other stories from online sources around the world.