Couple killed in church van accident July 20, 2000 A married couple from Macedonia Baptist Church in Coates Bend near Gadsden was killed July 15 in a van accident as they began a youth Read More
French law may threaten missionaries July 20, 2000 PARIS, France — Southern Baptist missionaries and laypersons who share their faith in Jesus could be imprisoned for up to two years under a proposed Read More
Judge strikes down law on student prayer July 20, 2000 MONROE, La. — A Louisiana federal court June 14 struck down a state law permitting student volunteers to open the public school day with a Read More
Development presents challenges July 20, 2000 Each stage in a child’s life is a unique time of growth and discovery. And each is a time of celebration. Nonetheless, the changes that Read More
Survey studies discrimination experiences July 20, 2000 NEW YORK — A new survey released by the National Conference for community and Justice (NCCJ) shows a “disturbing pattern” of discrimination in America and Read More
High Court allows ban on gays in Boy Scouts July 13, 2000 The U.S. Supreme Court issued a quartet of decisions dealing with moral and church-state issues on the final day of its term June 28. In Read More
Summer missionary killed in van crash July 13, 2000 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A Georgia university student helping to build a church in Botswana was killed July 1 when the van in which he Read More
RAid on Indonesian island leaves 44 dead July 13, 2000 NORTH MALUKA, Indonesia — Exactly one week after 34 Christians died in a Muslim attack on Halmahera island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Read More