Embrace faith & freedom, Bush urges in China visit
WASHINGTON (BP)--President Bush reached out to a new generation of Chinese Feb. 22, urging students at Beijing's Tsinghua University -- and a national live television audience -- to embrace American values of personal liberty, democracy and faith, CNSNews.com reported.
Death by stoning exemplifies risks Christians face under Islamic law
WASHINGTON (BP)--A Sudanese court has sentenced a Christian woman to death by stoning for alleged adultery, and religious freedom campaigners say the case helps explain why Christian minorities in many Muslim societies oppose the imposition of Islamic law.
China frees Bible smuggler prior to President Bush’s upcoming visit
WASHINGTON (BP)--Chinese authorities have freed a man jailed for smuggling Bibles into mainland China in the latest of several positive gestures taken by Beijing prior to President Bush's visit this month, CNSNews.com reported Feb. 11.
Secret documents released showing China’s anti-Christian measures
WASHINGTON (BP)--Just days before President Bush visits Beijing, religious freedom campaigners released a report Feb. 11 indicating that state repression of Christians and other religious groups in China is systematic, harsh and authorized at senior government levels, according to CNSNews.com.
U.S. pressure on China called key to Bible smuggler’s reduced sentence
WASHINGTON (BP)--Pressure from Washington is believed to have played a key role in the decision by Chinese officials to amend charges against three men accused of smuggling Bibles into China, a move which resulted in far lighter sentences than had been expected, CNSNews.com reported Jan. 29.
U.S. warns China on Bible-smuggling case
WASHINGTON (BP)--President Bush and senior U.S. congressmen have taken a personal interest in the case of a Hong Kong businessman who faces trial for smuggling Bibles into China, and that has helped allay concerns of human rights activists who feared that Washington might overlook Chinese abuses because of Beijing's cooperation in the war against terrorism, CNSNews.com reported Jan. 10.
Abortion-cancer link: Some groups shifting away from outright denial
WASHINGTON (BP)--The settlement of a legal case based on claims that abortion can heighten the risk of breast cancer could help a pro-life drive to win wider acknowledgement that such a link exists, thus contributing to a drop in the number of abortions, CNSNews.com reported Jan. 7.
Researchers want permission to conceive babies to save lifes
WASHINGTON (BP)--Researchers in Australia are applying for permission to help parents conceive specially selected babies whose primary aim will be to save the life of siblings with a fatal blood disease, CNSNews.com reported.
‘Lord of the Rings’ box office fueled by Christian perspective
WASHINGTON (BP)--Billed as one of the biggest movie events in years, the first in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which opened in 10,000 cinemas worldwide in mid-December, has become a major talking point among Christians.
U.N. fund’s population report criticized as ‘highly ideological’
WASHINGTON (BP)--Critics of United Nations family planning policies are calling a new United Nations Population Fund report "flimsy" and "highly ideological," CNSNews.com reported Nov. 9. The UNFPA report on the state of world population says access to "reproductive health" services is essential if global population growth is to be reined in.
