• Christian Ex-Hostages Ask 'All Possible Leniency' for Captors

  Three Christian peace activists who were held for weeks in Iraq earlier this year before being rescued pleaded on Friday for 'all possible leniency' for their captors.

• Pastors Back McKissic on 'Private Prayer Language'

  The Southern Baptist pastor who found himself at the center of a controversy over speaking in tongues drew renewed support Tuesday from a group of pastors who want the denomination to re-examine polic

• Malaysian Christian Family, Islamic Authorities Battle Over Corpse

  A Malaysian Christian widow is seeking a swift burial of her husband, whose body remains locked up in a morgue because of a dispute with Islamic authorities over the dead man's faith, a lawyer said W

• Church-State Relations Across Europe Heading Toward 'New Landscape'

  More than a century ago, France passed a landmark law declaring a clean break between church and state. Riots erupted and a papal encyclical denounced the 1905 act as a 'most pernicious error.'

• Use of Koran for Congressional Oath of Office Stirs Debates

  An Islamic civil rights group wants a columnist removed from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council for criticizing Rep.-elect Keith Ellison's decision to use the Koran during the Minnesota Democrat's