Vietnamese Christians object to new ordinance
September 16, 2004
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship (VEF) recently released a statement on Vietnam’s new Ordinance on Religion, due to take effect
Church leaders among those violating copyright laws
September 16, 2004
Projecting movie clips or song lyrics through multimedia systems helps many Alabama Baptist congregations enhance worship services and make Bible study more effective. While experts
Partial-birth’ abortion ban dealt another defeat
September 16, 2004
WASHINGTON — Opponents of a federal ban on partial-birth abortion have completed a complete sweep at the federal district court level. Federal judge Richard Kopf
Hostage standoff hits home for Russian Baptists
September 16, 2004
At least four — and as many as eight — children of Baptist leaders were killed when a hostage standoff in a Russian school ended
More Americans living in poverty, census shows
September 16, 2004
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans living in poverty rose 3.4 percent last year, to 35.8 million people, while the number without health insurance climbed
Gunmen kill, injure worshipers in Colombia
September 16, 2004
MEDELLÍN, Colombia — Masked gunmen burst into an evening worship service at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Puerto Asis, Colombia, Sept. 4 and
Hatred, fear drives terrorists’ deadly actions
September 16, 2004
I made a commitment to read the report of the Sept. 11 commission before the third anniversary of those horrible attacks arrived. Two movie
Threat of violence affects number of student volunteers at digs
September 16, 2004
Since the start of the Palestinian uprising four years ago, local archaeologists, many of them working on sites alluded to in the Bible, have had
