Mexico’s president stops drug legalization bill

June 1, 2006

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Vicente Fox, in a surprise reversal, announced May 3 he will not sign a drug bill legalizing possession of illicit

Casinos increase crime significantly, study says

June 1, 2006

WASHINGTON — The Washington Post took note May 11 of a study by Earl L. Grinols of Baylor University and David B. Mustard of the

Half of Morris high school meets for corporate worship

May 25, 2006

“To have time with God is a stress reliever in the middle of the day.” These are the words of Cody Chapple, a senior at

Grove Hill Church anniversary

May 25, 2006

Grove Hill Church, Grove Hill, will celebrate Heritage Day June 4, marking the church’s 145th anniversary. Special events will include remarks by former members who

State Baptist paper garners 11 awards

May 25, 2006

The Alabama Baptist recently was named among the top newspapers in the country for the ninth year in a row. The Associated Church Press (ACP)

CP receipts up from same time frame in 2005

May 11, 2006

NASHVILLE — April receipts for the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Cooperative Program (CP) of $17,151,474.25 were 0.48 percent, or $81,683.67, above the $17,069,790.58 received in

Black churches pledge $1 billion in Katrina relief

May 11, 2006

DALLAS — In the largest cooperative effort of its kind, three historically black Baptist denominations have agreed to raise $1 billion for ongoing recovery efforts