Britons suggest omitting legal marriage rites

July 13, 2006

LONDON — A religious think tank has suggested that legal marriage in Britain be scrapped and replaced with a range of civil partnerships, to make

Warrior Baptists help Nazarene church after fire

July 13, 2006

When Malcolm Calvert, pastor of Zola Baptist Church, Warrior, in Friendship Baptist Association, learned about what had happened to a church facility 150 yards across

New York’s high court punts ‘gay-marriage’ dispute to legislators

July 13, 2006

New York’s highest court has ruled that the state’s constitution neither requires nor bans the legalization of same-sex “marriage,” saying the question is one for

Baptist Health System sells home care, hospice ministries

July 13, 2006

The restructuring phase of the reorganization of Baptist Health System (BHS) based in Birmingham has been completed with the sale of its last two businesses

Mount Airy, N.C., welcomes fans of ‘Andy Griffith Show’

July 13, 2006

The withering cornstalks, surrounded by fields decorated with orange pumpkins, lie dormant. Football fans clutch brown-paper bags bulging with roasted peanuts as their favorite team

Puppet caravan adds extra life, message to Greensboro church’s Children’s Day

July 13, 2006

I’ll get a crown when the King comes around, I’ll get a crown …” These words, accompanied by “surfer” music, engulfed audience members at Greensboro

Pumpkin patch offers fun for kids

July 13, 2006

Adults call it agritourism and children call it fun. But no matter the name, the combination of farming and outdoor entertainment is popular in Alabama