World Trade Center steel beam cross now a memorial

January 1, 2000

The Cross has been saved. The cross, that is, of steel beams uncovered as workers in New York, cleared away debris at the World Trade

BWA joins Serbian Baptists in appeal for religious freedom

January 1, 2000

Denton Lotz, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), joined with Serbian Baptist leaders Jan. 21 to appeal for religious freedom and equal treatment

Muslim extremists torch churches on Zanzibar island

January 1, 2000

FUONI, Tanzania — Muslim extremists burned down a church building on Zanzibar island off the coast of Tanzania on July 30, church leaders said, just

four children standing on dirt during daytime

Have you ever been safe?

January 1, 2000

I don’t mean when you stood on base after a solid lick on a ball to right field. I mean safe from bodily harm. Many

American Baptists clarify opposition to homosexuality

January 1, 2000

American Baptists approved a clarifying statement about the group’s stance on sexuality in November during the group’s General Board (meeting) of the American Baptist Churches