It is anyone's guess how negotiations might proceed with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, who inherited his late father’s power in December. But if history is any guide, talking to North Korea’s government will be a bit like yelling at a barricaded gate. Commu

Prosecutors in Kyrgyzstan have said they will ban the controversial Unification Church in the country. It threatens Kyrgyzstan’s national security, Deputy Prosecutor General Ryskul Baktybayev, told parliament on Tuesday, K-News agency reported. The churc

Kyrgyzstan’s Prosecutor General’s Office requested a court ban on the Unification Church, the controversial religious movement founded by Korean leader Sun Myung Moon. The prosecutors ruled the religious group “a danger to the country’s security,” said A

POPE VALLEY — Aetna Springs Resort is a time capsule, a 19th-century relic of Napa County history stashed away in this remote valley where the open landscape resembles museum photos of the old American West. As layers of sediment can connect geologic his

In an election eve coup d'états, former Speaker and access capitalist Newt Gingrich has received the endorsement of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, shaking up the entire contest and rendering the outcome uncertain. "God told him to run for president, and wh

(1888PressRelease) ICRF must sadly report that a new victim of abduction and confinement is probably undergoing faith-breaking at this moment. Ms. N.I. has been missing since January 3, when she went visit to visit her family at her grandmother's house.

Ask Mormons if they are Christian, and their answer often starts with a sigh. Look at our name, they'll say, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read The Book of Mormon's subtitle, "Another Testament of Jesus Christ." Examine our Articles of

The long-dormant Aetna Springs Retreat in Pope Valley has a new lease on life. The Napa County Planning Commission on Wednesday approved plans to renovate the run-down historic resort that once attracted residents, tourists, Hollywood executives, and eve

I first heard of syncretism in a seminary course on missions that I took many years ago. It plagues missionaries across the world. New peoples i

Directing, acting, presentation top-notch in 'Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train,' a play that challenges established religions The debate about the existence of God between Raul Castillo as Angel (pictured), and Edwin Lee Gibson,as Lucius turns barebones produc

Now and again, some well-meaning but clueless person gets it into their head that teaching creationism in the schools is a good idea — that the clash of ideas is a good pedagogical technique. There are cases where that would be true, but doing it in the

(Dallas) Mr. Mike Ghouse, president of the Foundation for Pluralism, and a Muslim leader, has endorsed the Faith, Freedom and Family Tour rally at Dallas City Hall on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Mr. Ghouse, a columnist for the Dallas Morning News, joins local

SEOUL, South Korea — Wailing and sobbing mourners beat their chests and dropped to their knees as North Korean President Kim Il Sung's hearse, draped with a red flag and bedecked with white magnolias, crawled through the streets of Pyongyang in 1994.

All rights reserved. This image cannot be reproduced without permission In this July, 1994 file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed by the Korea News Service, citizens line up as a hearse carries the body o

Wailing and sobbing mourners beat their chests and dropped to their knees as North Korean President Kim Il Sung's hearse, draped with a red flag and bedecked with white magnolias, crawled through the streets of Pyongyang in 1994. But even as they cried o

Wailing and sobbing, mourners beat their chests and dropped to their knees as North Korean President Kim Il Sung's hearse crawled through the streets of Pyongyang in 1994, draped with a red flag and bedecked with white magnolias. But even as they cried

North Korea hailed Kim Jong Il's son as 'supreme leader' of the 1.2-million strong military, ramping up its campaign to install the young man as the nation's next leader even as the mourning for his father continued a week after his death. Kim Jong Un ma

North Korea hailed Kim Jong Il's son as "supreme leader" of the 1.2-million strong military, ramping up its campaign to install the young man as the nation's next leader even as the mourning for his father continued a week after his death. Kim Jong Un m

North Korea's flag is flown at half-mast at the North Korean Embassy to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Beijing, China, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. Photo: Eugene Hoshiko / AP North Korea's flag is flown at half-