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United Press International BARCELONA, Spain, Oct 8, 2007 (UPI via COMTEX) — More than 500 years after Christopher Columbus set foot in the Bahamas, DNA experts are working to determine the particulars of his early life. Theories about the mariner’s origins run the gambit from the illegitimate son of a prince to a Jewish refugee…

By ADELLE M. BANKS c. 2007 Religion News Service Young people have graded Christianity, and so far, the report card doesn’t look good. Majorities of young people in America describe modern-day Christianity as judgmental, hypocritical and anti-gay. What’s more, many Christians don’t even want to call themselves “Christian” because of the baggage that accompanies the…

By BECKIE SUPIANO Religion News Service WASHINGTON — Jill Peddycord and Gary Bradley bow their heads and pray in the front seats of a white van parked outside Metropolitan Baptist Church here. Peddycord asks for God’s blessing as they begin the weekly rounds of Metropolitan’s transportation ministry. Many churches provide rides to worship services for…

By ROBERT L. SMITH Religion News Service AKRON, Ohio — From a small house on a busy street, Ai Hong and his wife, Aliyeh Chan, devote hours responding to the military crackdown in Myanmar, their former home. The military has the guns. The military has the might, they acknowledge. “Prayer is our weapon,” Hong says…
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