NEWS: Nationalism May Stall Christian Outreach in Russia While the re-election of Boris Yeltsin as president likely ensures protection of religious freedom in Russia, a growing nationalist sentiment is fueling new initiatives to control Western-financed missions outreach. By Beverly Nickles in Moscow
NEWS: Presbyterians Retain Ban on Homosexual Ordination Within the mainline Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (PCUSA), the question of whether to tighten a ban on ordaining sexually active homosexuals is moving into the presbyteries. By Gayle White in Albuquerque
NEWS: Silent Exodus Can the East Asian church in America reverse the flight of its next generation? By Helen Lee; Additional reporting by Ted Olsen
WORLD SCENE: New Satellite Service Launched The Christian minority in the Middle East now has access to Arabic-language Christian programs on SAT-7, a new satellite television service beamed from Cyprus.
