Supreme Court upholds Vermont ruling

January 6, 2000

MONTPELIER, Vermont – Supreme Court says Vermont can’t subsidize religious school students. The nation’s highest court has again ruled that a state may help pay

Sex education focuses on abstinence

January 6, 2000

MENLO PARK, Calif. – Abstinence has increasingly become a focus of sex education in the nation’s schools, according to new studies. More than a third

Christians more likely to divorce, study says

January 6, 2000

VENTURA, Calif. – A new study by the Barna Research Group in Ventura, Calif., says born-again Christians are more likely to go through a marital

Group buys slaves, sets free

January 6, 2000

A controversial Christian human rights group based in Switzerland said it had bought the freedom of 5,514 slaves in Sudan during a secret mission. In

Handover: Macau becomes territory of China

January 6, 2000

On Dec. 20, 1999, the first European colony in East Asia, followed Hong Kong in becoming a sovereign territory of the largest nation in the

Baptist receive White House apology over religious comment

January 6, 2000

White House spokesman Joe Lockhart had apologized for his comments linking the Southern Baptist Convention to organizations that “perpetuate ancient religious hatred.” Responding to a

A Year in Review

January 6, 2000

By far, the biggest news for Alabama Baptists in 1999 was the defeat of proposed state lottery gambling. Church leaders from different denominations, backgrounds and