The major obstacles that the early Christians faced as they ... and bore it patiently. But these sects that rivaled Christianity did not martyr Christian missionaries; to that extent at least ...

Religion Unplugged Mountains form part of the breathtaking scenery and wildlife sanctuaries of Zimbabwe. They are also ...

That transparency did not extend to dealings with local police. It was only after Autrey, another abuse survivor, and private ...

The early days of Christianity were quite complex ... The people who founded these sects were known as Gnostics. They believed they held a secret knowledge about God and the divine, held different ...

It didn’t even have an official name.But for decades, no secret was as closely guarded as the identities of the sexual ...

Amid an outcry for justice and accountability and threats online, a once-dominant group is feeling deep anxiety after the ...

The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire, but its principles were sometimes misunderstood and membership of the sect could be dangerous. Although ...

Syria's ousted dictator Bashar Assad and his family were members of the secretive religious minority, and used the community's fears and desires to stay in power.

The only way to spread Christianity, he argued ... who was lured away from his family during a sect convention in the early 1990s. Patterson said he kept quiet about it because he feared his ...

A small Christian sect that for decades was little noticed ... One worker from Peru, Americo Quispe, was sent to Garland, Texas, in the early 2000s after facing allegations of inappropriate ...

The only way to spread Christianity, he argued ... who was lured away from his family during a sect convention in the early 1990s. Patterson said he kept quiet about it because he feared his ...