Chinese court tries religious couple in secret
January 6, 2000
WUHAN, China – A couple arrested in the crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual movement has reportedly been tried in secret in the central Chinese
Indonesian Christian/Muslim clash continues
January 6, 2000
MALUKU, Indonesia – More that 300 people died in clashes recently between Indonesian Christians and Muslims. In North Malice province, some 250 people have been
Hawaii High Court ends efforts at gay marriages
January 6, 2000
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Hawaii Supreme Court has ended efforts to legalize gay marriage in the state, which once was expected to approve same-sex marriages.
Supreme Court upholds Vermont ruling
January 6, 2000
MONTPELIER, Vermont – Supreme Court says Vermont can’t subsidize religious school students. The nation’s highest court has again ruled that a state may help pay
Sex education focuses on abstinence
January 6, 2000
MENLO PARK, Calif. – Abstinence has increasingly become a focus of sex education in the nation’s schools, according to new studies. More than a third
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
Baptist receive White House apology over religious comment
January 6, 2000
White House spokesman Joe Lockhart had apologized for his comments linking the Southern Baptist Convention to organizations that “perpetuate ancient religious hatred.” Responding to a
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
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