Unborn child given right to sue in court
August 10, 2000
MEDINA, Ohio — An unborn child injured in a car accident can sue, an Ohio county judge ruled. Judge Christopher Collier ruled in July that
Women’s shelters provide avenue to Christ for homeless, abused
July 27, 2000
It was about 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve when a woman and her two children sought refuge at the Jimmie Hale Mission in Birmingham. The
Ethiopian denomination ordains first woman
July 13, 2000
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Bekure Daba of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus has become the first ordained woman in the 3 million-member denomination. The
Alabamians ready for missions
June 29, 2000
Sardis Church, Boaz, sent Pastor Mike Goforth and five laypeople to Romania on a missions trip June 14-27. Shades Mountain Church, Vestavia Hills, sent 85
Brazil missions trip proves power of prayer for medical, dental team
June 29, 2000
Bill Powell is a Christian who is not afraid to cry. A Birmingham dentist and member of Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Vestavia Hills, Powell said
Governor supports ban on gay adoption
June 22, 2000
JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Ronnie Musgrove recently signed legislation to ban homosexual couples from adopting children in the state of Mississippi. Musgrove, a Democrat, gave
Former drug dealer realizes change in Christ
June 22, 2000
No money. No friends. No home. No hope. Barry Washington had lost everything. Twenty years of drugs, alcohol, crime and violence had left his life
Presbyterian Church backs gay ceremonies
June 15, 2000
BALTIMORE — In a major symbolic victory for pro-gay Christian groups, the highest court of the Presbyterian Church (USA) ruled May 24 that individual churches
