Turkey drops adultery law to gain favor with EU
October 7, 2004
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister announced Sept. 23 that he would drop a provision criminalizing adultery from a proposed penal reform bill, clearing
Louisiana approves state marriage amendment
September 30, 2004
Exceeding even the hopes of some supporters, Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional marriage amendment Sept. 18 by a margin of 78-22 percent. The
Watchdog group says courts are issuing fewer death sentences
September 30, 2004
A study by the Death Penalty Information Center shows that the number of court-imposed death sentences has dropped substantially in recent years as more
Moore asks Congress for support
September 30, 2004
Roy Moore, the former Alabama chief justice known for his public display of the Ten Commandments, made his case Sept. 13 for a law
Mt. Olive Pickle agreement ends religious boycott
September 30, 2004
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — The National Council of Churches has applauded an agreement unionizing foreign farmworkers who pick cucumbers sold by the Mt. Olive
Green Valley Baptist joins fight against homosexual marriage
September 30, 2004
By Sondra Washington Green Valley Baptist Church, Birmingham, joined the fight against homosexual marriage recently when one deacon organized a churchwide petition to all 100
Federal court refuses to revisit Roe vs. Wade case
September 30, 2004
A federal appeals court panel refused to revisit the Roe vs. Wade decision Sept. 14, although one of the judges took the opportunity to blast
Florida court strikes down ‘Terri’s law’
September 30, 2004
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Sept. 23 that the law passed to restore Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube is unconstitutional and violates the separation of
