Group buys slaves, sets free

January 6, 2000

A controversial Christian human rights group based in Switzerland said it had bought the freedom of 5,514 slaves in Sudan during a secret mission. In

Handover: Macau becomes territory of China

January 6, 2000

On Dec. 20, 1999, the first European colony in East Asia, followed Hong Kong in becoming a sovereign territory of the largest nation in the

A Year in Review

January 6, 2000

By far, the biggest news for Alabama Baptists in 1999 was the defeat of proposed state lottery gambling. Church leaders from different denominations, backgrounds and

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