NEWS: American Evangelical Influence in Uganda

In November 2009 a Ugandan politician proposed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009. Ugandan officials and the international community continue to debate the bill which not only prohibits homosexuality but also, in its current form, includes a provision to hang homosexuals. Although most of the international community has condemned the bill, American Evangelicals have been linked … Continue reading →

NEWS: Pope to Receive Muslim Scholars

Pope Benedict’s highly controversial 2006 Regensburg address, which revealed the heightening tensions between the world’s two largest religious traditions, prompted 271 Muslim scholars to ask for a Muslim-Christian dialogue in a manifesto called A Common Word. Next week twenty-four signatories of the manifesto meet with Pope Benedict and some other high-ranking officials of the Roman … Continue reading →