U.S. executions rank third in world, report says
April 22, 2004
WASHINGTON — The United States ranks third, behind only China and Iran, in reported executions, according to a new report by a human-rights group that
Nation’s first faith-based women’s prison opens
April 22, 2004
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The nation’s first faith-based prison for women opened in a Tampa detention center April 14, five months after a similar program began
Pakistani church pastor killed near Lahore
April 22, 2004
LAHORE, Pakistan — The pastor of a small Christian church in Pakistan was shot and killed April 2 in the village of Manawala, near Lahore,
Abstinence pledges reduce out-of-wedlock births
April 22, 2004
NASHVILLE — Programs like “True Love Waits,” which challenge young people to abstain from sexual activity until marriage, dramatically reduce the rate of out-of-wedlock births,
Christian Scientists cut 125 jobs at headquarters
April 22, 2004
BOSTON — Faced with its worst financial situation in a decade, the Boston-based First Church of Christ, Scientist has undertaken a series of painful belt-tightening
Web training offered at state board’s CyberCamp
April 22, 2004
The third annual CyberCamp sponsored by the State Board of Missions (SBOM) will be held at Shocco Springs, May 7–8. Participants may take eight hours
Churches and the Web
April 22, 2004
By Sondra Washington Matthew 28:19–20 (KJV) states, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the
Bingo bill hits snag during House debate
April 22, 2004
If some proponents of a controversial gambling bill now pending in the Alabama Legislature get their way, “Bingo for Books” could also become “Bingo for
