Alabama organizations fighting root causes of poverty

November 13, 2014

For approximately 900,000 Alabamians, poverty is a way of life. Some have always been poor but others have experienced financial setbacks from a job loss,

Appeals court upholds state marriage laws

November 13, 2014

A federal appeals court upheld state laws that refuse to recognize same-sex “marriage” Nov. 6, seemingly preparing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide

Social conservatives see mixed responses on initiatives

November 13, 2014

Voters gave the Republican Party a majority in the U.S. Senate in the Nov. 4 mid-term election, but the response was mixed on several state

Alabama communities vote no on ‘big alcohol’

November 13, 2014

The dry votes prevailed in three Alabama communities Nov. 4 as voters won the fight against the continued expansion of alcohol sales. In Hartselle, the

Islamist mob kills Christian couple accused of ‘blasphemy’

November 13, 2014

Commanded from mosque loudspeakers, a Muslim throng in Punjab Province of Pakistan killed a Christian couple Nov. 4 after a co-worker accused the pregnant wife

Ministry to gays, lesbians about ‘holiness’

November 6, 2014

The goal of ministry to gays and lesbians isn’t to make them heterosexual, three speakers said Oct. 28 at a Southern Baptist-sponsored conference on the