A Year in Review
January 6, 2000
By far, the biggest news for Alabama Baptists in 1999 was the defeat of proposed state lottery gambling. Church leaders from different denominations, backgrounds and
Daily Archives: January 6, 2000
Alabamians graduate from seminary
January 6, 2000
Alabamians graduating from seminary during the December graduations included students at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School, New Orleans Seminary and Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky.
Baptist receive White House apology over religious comment
January 6, 2000
White House spokesman Joe Lockhart had apologized for his comments linking the Southern Baptist Convention to organizations that “perpetuate ancient religious hatred.” Responding to a
Handover: Macau becomes territory of China
January 6, 2000
On Dec. 20, 1999, the first European colony in East Asia, followed Hong Kong in becoming a sovereign territory of the largest nation in the
Group buys slaves, sets free
January 6, 2000
A controversial Christian human rights group based in Switzerland said it had bought the freedom of 5,514 slaves in Sudan during a secret mission. In
Christians more likely to divorce, study says
January 6, 2000
VENTURA, Calif. – A new study by the Barna Research Group in Ventura, Calif., says born-again Christians are more likely to go through a marital
Sex education focuses on abstinence
January 6, 2000
MENLO PARK, Calif. – Abstinence has increasingly become a focus of sex education in the nation’s schools, according to new studies. More than a third
Supreme Court upholds Vermont ruling
January 6, 2000
MONTPELIER, Vermont – Supreme Court says Vermont can’t subsidize religious school students. The nation’s highest court has again ruled that a state may help pay
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