Voters split on role for religion in politics
November 16, 2000
A new survey suggests that while Americans embrace a role for religion in the nation’s political life, they are conflicted over the extent and nature
Deck collapse sends 30 worshipers into pond
November 16, 2000
LAKELAND, Fla. — A wooden deck collapsed during a Baptist church service in Lakeland, Fla., on Sunday, Oct. 29, plunging more than 30 worshipers into
Voters in Alabama, nation cast ballots on moral issues
November 16, 2000
While the outcome of the presidential race remained in question after the election, voters across the state cast deciding ballots on several moral issues in
Number of believers growing in Laos despite persecution of Christians
November 9, 2000
If you become an evangelical Christian in Laos, the communist neighbor of Vietnam and Cambodia, you likely will be “asked” to sign a fill-in-the-blank form.
U.N. rejects Sudan for Security Council
November 9, 2000
NEW YORK — The United Nations General Assembly dealt a setback to possibly the world’s worst perpetrator of religious persecution Oct. 10 when it refused to
Congress adopts sex trafficking legislation
November 9, 2000
WASHINGTON — Congress has adopted legislation to combat the global problem of sexual trafficking in women and children. The Senate approved the Victims of Trafficking
Hindus want missionaries out of India
November 9, 2000
DELHI, India — India’s government should tell all foreign churches and missionaries to pack up and leave, according to a message that was delivered to
Virginia court upholds moment of silence
November 9, 2000
A Virginia federal court on Oct. 30 upheld a law requiring the state’s one million public school students to observe a daily “moment of silence”
