‘Letter’ leads to church closures in Indonesia
February 12, 2004
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Muslim groups are taking advantage of Letter of Decision No. 137, issued by the Indonesian government in 2002, to close several churches
Ban on homosexual adoption upheld by court
February 12, 2004
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court upheld Florida’s law prohibiting homosexual adoption Jan. 28, unanimously ruling that the state has a legitimate interest in seeking
Massachusetts’ ruling allows gay marriages
February 12, 2004
BOSTON, Mass. — Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Feb. 4 that civil unions are not good enough to comply with the court’s historic ruling last year
Most parents want abstinence taught in school
February 12, 2004
UTICA, N.Y. — The majority of parents want high school sex education classes to focus on abstinence, a Zogby International poll commissioned by Focus on
Women military chaplains no longer endorsed by NAMB
February 12, 2004
North American Mission Board trustees on Feb. 4 approved a policy change that will end the endorsement of women as military chaplains. The change in
Alabama Baptists offer prayer support to state leaders during annual legislative luncheon
February 12, 2004
Alabama legislators and other public officials heard a clear and direct message from Alabama Baptists Feb. 4 — “We are praying for you.” “This year’s
Money talks sure to consume legislative session
February 12, 2004
Legislators moved back into the State House in Montgomery Feb. 3 as the 2004 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature began. Almost immediately the debate
‘Under God’ should stay in pledge, say Alabama Baptists
February 12, 2004
Uncertainty remains as to how the United States Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of “one nation under God” being a part of the
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