• Top Hamas Leader’s Son Converts to Christianity

  The son of a top Hamas leader has converted to Christianity and prays someday his family will also accept Jesus Christ as their savior, an Israeli newspaper reported.

• Atheist: Africa Needs God, Not Just Aid

  The problems in Africa cannot be solved with aid money alone, but Africans need to know God, contends an atheist journalist and former politician.

• Church Group: Gaza-Israel Bloodshed Must Stop Immediately

  The raging arms conflict between Hamas in Gaza and the Israeli military must stop “immediately,” declared a global church body on Monday.

• Globalization Needs 'Values' to Succeed, Says Blair

  Globalization needs a “solid basis of values” to succeed, contended former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in a major address this past week.

• Christian Group Honors Laura Bush for Burma Advocacy

  A Christian group that supports the persecuted church presented First Lady Laura Bush with the 2008 Freedom Award for her efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Burma, the organization announced Friday.