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Associated Press Beijing – Beijing Olympic organizers angrily disputed allegations of religious intolerance Thursday, saying Bibles and other religious items for personal use will be welcome at next summer’s games – except for the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement. Recent reports by a religious news agency and European media saying Bibles would be banned at…

By Sarah More McCann Religion News Service WASHINGTON — Lester Leavitt said he first had an inkling he might be gay when, as an 18-year-old college freshman, he was startled by his hope to see certain boys at a party. “Lester, what are you thinking? Are you gay or something?” Leavitt wondered at the time.…

Associated Press – November 7, 2007 SALT LAKE CITY – A polygamous-sect leader tried to hang himself in jail in January, eight months before a jury convicted him of rape as an accomplice, according to court documents. The disclosure Tuesday was in an evaluation by mental-health expert Eric Nielsen, who examined Warren Jeffs in April…

Associated Press-November 7, 2007 WASHINGTON – Moderate Republican presidential hopefuls Sen. John McCain and Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday secured key endorsements that could translate into increased support from Christian conservatives who, so far, have viewed their candidacy with a measure of concern. Former Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback, a conservative and favorite of evangelical Christians,…

Associated Press Nashville, Tennessee – Country music Rosanne Cash is facing brain surgery for a rare but benign condition and must cancel the last four dates on her “Black Cadillac” tour. The announcement was made Tuesday by Manhattan Records, the 52-year-old singer’s music label. Cash is expected to make a full recovery and resume recording…

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Washington – A prominent U.S. senator is seeking financial information from some of the biggest names among evangelical TV ministries following “complaints from the public” and news reports of possible money mismanagement. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, gave the six ministries…

Associated Press Vatican City – The king of Saudi Arabia met Tuesday with Pope Benedict XVI – the first-ever meeting between a pontiff and a reigning Saudi monarch – amid Vatican concerns about restrictions on Christian worship in the Muslim kingdom. The Vatican said the “positive presence and work of Christians was raised” during the…

United Press International Washington – Virginia high school officials recently gave a green light to a teen’s request for a once-banned after-school antiabortion club, the Washington Post reported. “We just wanted the same rights as other clubs,” 16-year-old Stephanie Hoffmeier told the Post. “It’s not a radical thing to expect equal treatment.” Stafford County, Virginia,…

Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court stepped into a death penalty case Monday in which a defendant says his lawyers gave him bad advice by telling him to reject a plea deal that would have spared him a death sentence. Maxwell Alton Hoffman was convicted in connection with a revenge killing in Idaho and…

Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria – Delegates to a Syrian-based anti-Israel office began talks here Monday on ways to revive momentum for the Arabs’ boycott of the Jewish state. Eight Arab countries stayed away from the four-day meeting, including Egypt and Jordan which have signed peace treaties with Israel. Those attending the gathering, held twice a…
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