Alabama Journeyman finds everyone understands a hug
August 31, 2000
Amanda Hill is well aware of the language barriers she faces as a missionary working in Gaborone, Botswana, but believes personal contact is a communication
Daily Archives: August 31, 2000
State Board of Missions approves record budget
August 31, 2000
A record $38.67 million budget was approved for 2001 by the State Board of Missions (SBOM) of the Alabama Baptist State Convention (ABSC) during its
Study finds answers aren’t always there
August 31, 2000
A hurting world may be calling the church for answers, but nobody’s picking up the phone. A new study by the Barna Research Group found
Priest disciplined for marching in gay event
August 31, 2000
VATICAN — Roman Catholic authorities have disciplined a priest who defied the Vatican by marching in a controversial World Pride Parade in Rome last month,
Mennonites elect first woman president
August 31, 2000
GUATEMALA CITY — The Mennonite World Conference has elected its first woman president to lead the body of 1 million Anabaptist Christians around the world. Nancy Heisey,
Saudis pledge to improve status of women
August 31, 2000
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s cabinet agreed Aug. 21 to join a United Nations-sponsored women’s rights agreement but rejected any clause that contradicts Islamic sharia law.
German lawyers want Bible outlawed
August 31, 2000
BERLIN — Lawyers of a religious sect in Germany want to outlaw the Bible. Christian Sailer and Gert-Joachim Hetzel, two lawyers belonging to the “Universal
Baptists plan outreach during Olympics
August 31, 2000
HURST, Texas — While millions of people will be watching the Olympics on television, scores of Southern Baptists will be among 230 Americans engaged in
