A Time of Change
August 31, 2000
The biggest change to Sunday School curriculum in more than two decades will occur in many Alabama Baptist churches the first Sunday of September. The
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Alabamians appointed missionaries
August 31, 2000
Three individuals with ties to Alabama were recently appointed by the North American Mission Board (NAMB) to serve as missionaries. David S. and Pamelia J.
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
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.
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,
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,
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
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
