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
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
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
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
IRS warns of candidate endorsement
July 13, 2000
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has issued an advisory warning churches and other charities not to endorse candidates or engage in political campaign activities
Senate votes to expand hate crime laws
July 13, 2000
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly June 20 to expand federal hate crimes laws to include crimes based on sexual orientation, prompting praise from Jewish
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
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
