Fence ordered around statue of Jesus
June 8, 2000
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge has ruled the city of Marshfield should place a wrought-iron fence around a statue of Jesus on a private
Church leaders question death penalty
May 18, 2000
Alabama is one of six states throughout the nation considering a legally authorized period of delay on the death penalty, and many religious leaders and
Human rights resolution comes down harshly
May 11, 2000
NEW YORK — In a resolution passed by the UN Commission on Human Rights, the government of Myanmar (formerly Burma) received strong censure for its
High Court debates partial birth
May 4, 2000
The U.S. Supreme Court tackled the constitutionality of state bans on partial-birth abortion April 25. Some 30 states have laws banning the late-term abortion procedure.
Chinese arrested for superstitious beliefs
May 4, 2000
BEIJING — Moths before expanding the crackdown to include the popular Falun Gong spiritual movement, Chinese authorities arrest 21,000 people as part of a two-year
China prevents discussion of censure
May 4, 2000
BEIJING — Introducing a “no-action” motion that passed by a 22-18 vote, China successfully prevented the U.N. Human Rights Commission from discussing a U.S. motion
Southern Baptist missionaries survive carjacking
April 6, 2000
A Southern Baptist missionary family in Zambia said they are praising God after surviving a Feb. 17 carjacking by armed bandits. Southern Baptist church
Reversals sought in controversial cases
March 30, 2000
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court should reverse lower-court decisions that struck down a ban on partial-birth abortion and rejected the Boy Scouts of America’s
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