PAJE, Tanzania — Christian university students on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, a predominantly Muslim area off the coast of East Africa, have been denied
WASHINGTON — An appeals court ruling that said highway crosses erected to honor fallen Utah state troopers are unconstitutional could prompt additional challenges in other
WASHINGTON — World Vision, the Christian humanitarian organization, can fire employees who disagree with its theological tenets, a federal appeals court ruled Aug. 23. In
Macon County was not first in Alabama to pass a constitutional amendment allowing bingo gambling. Actually it was dead last. But once the amendment was
• Dog racing was legalized in Macon, Greene, Jefferson and Mobile counties in the 1970s. • VictoryLand was built in Shorter in Macon County in
By Sondra Washington and Jennifer Davis Rash Bingo may be considered a big-money game in Alabama today, but it didn’t start out that way. Experts
1901 Article IV, Section 65 of the Alabama Constitution of 1901 prohibits games of chance in the state. Because of this constitutional provision, the Legislature
The Associated Press Article from The Birmingham News Nov. 7, 2003 To the surprise of some legislators, the amendment approved by Macon County voters Tuesday
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