Christian handed sentence for blasphemy
March 2, 2000
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani Christian jailed since May 1998 on accusations of blaspheming the Muslim prophet Mohammed was acquitted of his initial charges. But
Daily Archives: March 2, 2000
Penalty for conversion debated in India
March 2, 2000
NEW DELHI, India — The Gujarat state assembly plans to debate a controversial conversion bill aimed at Christians in its current February-March session. The Gujarat
Hindus attempting to slow Christianity
March 2, 2000
KATMANDU, Nepal — A Hindu organization in Nepal announced plans Jan. 17 to launch a campaign to stop conversions by Christians. The coordinator of the
Muslims push for quick enactment of sharia
March 2, 2000
Abuja, Nigeria — Following a Kaduna state decision to implement “sharia,” the Islamic legal system, Muslim groups have continued to besiege the state House of
Football legend Landry loses lukemia battle
March 2, 2000
DALLAS — Tom Landry, legendary head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, died Feb. 12 after a battle with leukemia. He was 75. Evangelist Billy Graham
Charles Schulz dies of colon cancer
March 2, 2000
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulz, the world’s best-known cartoonist, died in his sleep Feb. 12 of complications from colon cancer. He was
Church arsons continue to decrease
March 2, 2000
WASHINGTON — Church arsons have decreased for the third straight year after a jump in the arson rate in 1996, a task force studying the
Study reveals ‘born again’ has new meaning
March 2, 2000
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — “Born again” doesn’t mean what it used to, according to researcher Wade Clark Roof of the University of California-Santa Barbara. Roof’s
