Diocese to settle abuse claims for $6.5 million

July 3, 2003

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The embattled Catholic Diocese of Manchester, N.H., has agreed to settle sexual abuse cases filed by 61 people in a $6.5 million

Christian channel continues ministry to Arabs

July 3, 2003

CAIRO, Egypt — Arabic Christian satellite channel SAT-7 celebrated its seventh year of broadcasting May 31. The program began in 1996 with only two hours

Cherokee’s cities can now choose if wet, dry

July 3, 2003

Residents of Cherokee County have always voted down the alcohol sales referendum, but after the latest session of the Alabama Legislature, some cities in that

Calhoun Association, Habitat partner

July 3, 2003

While many churches across the state are building facilities to house their ministries, some are also reaching out to their surrounding communities by another form

Washington Association instructor uses Bible drill to reach children for Christ

July 3, 2003

Ask most Southern Baptists how they would define Bible drill in the context of a church program and most would correctly identify it as a

Americans pessimistic about ethics, morality

July 3, 2003

PRINCETON, N.J. — More than three-quarters of Americans have a pessimistic view of the current state of ethics and morality, and even fewer see it

Africa leads in Mennonite membership

July 3, 2003

STRASBOUG, France — African members of Mennonite-related churches now outnumber similar church members on any other continent, the Mennonite World Conference announced. The conference, based