Castro Resignation Brings Hope for Future Democracy

(IN) President Bush and a number of U.S officials are expressing hope that Fidel Castro's resignation will spark fundamental changes for the Cuban people. President Bush says Castro's departure "should be the beginning...[more]

Indiana Lawmakers Show Support for Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) A majority of the Indiana House's members have signed a petition declaring their support for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Although leaders in the Democrat-controlled House won't be...[more]

Uganda's Anglicans Threaten to Secede from Global Church

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP)  Uganda's Anglican church is threatening to secede from the 77-million-member Anglican Communion unless U.S. clergy condemn homosexuality. Monday's announcement is the latest salvo in a fierce...[more]

World Church Body Searches for New Leader

GENEVA (AP)  The World Council of Churches says it has started the search for a new leader after its general secretary announced he won't seek a second term. The body that brings together about 350 Protestant, Orthodox,...[more]

Bush Remembering Victims of Rwanda Genocide

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP)  President Bush says a memorial to Rwanda's 1994 genocide is a reminder that "evil cannot be tolerated" in the world. Bush went to a site in Kigali where some of the more than 250,000...[more]

Planned Parenthood to Create New Abortion Center in Southwest Houston, Texas

HOUSTON, TX (LifeNews.com)  After opening a new massive abortion center in Aurora, Illinois and starting work on another in Denver, Colorado and Portland Oregon, Planned Parenthood is moving to an abortion facility in...[more]

Anti-Castro Activist Doesn't Expect Much Change on Island Nation

(OneNewsNow.com) The head of an independent human rights organization dedicated to a free Cuba says he doesn't expect much change will take place on the island nation even though Fidel Castro has officially stepped down as...[more]

Lawmakers Recommend Fewer Casinos for Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) A legislative subcommittee has overhauled Gov. Steve Beshear's proposal to legalize casinos in the state. Changes recommended by the House Subcommittee on Expanded Gaming on Tuesday call for no more than...[more]

Home From Hospital, Billy Graham Plans to Write Book

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) His spokesman says the Reverend Billy Graham plans to write a book about the challenges and joys of growing old, now that he's gone home from the hospital. Spokesman Larry Ross says Graham's "faith...[more]

Malaysian Churches Campaign for Religious Freedom in Elections

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP)  Malaysia's churches are wading cautiously into politics by urging Christians to vote in next month's general elections for candidates who champion religious freedom in the Muslim-majority...[more]

Yankees Pitcher Apologizes for HGH Use

TAMPA, Fla. (AP)  New York Yankees' pitcher Andy Pettitte says God knows that he didn't use human growth hormone to cheat or gain an unfair advantage. At a news conference in Florida, Pettitte said he took HGH to help...[more]

Colson Calls for Caution on Muslim Call for Unity

(OneNewsNow.com) Evangelical Christian leader Chuck Colson says a move by Muslim clerics calling for interfaith cooperation to achieve world peace has no merit until Islamic scholars renounce violence. More than 250...[more]

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