Teen-pregnancy rates see continual decrease

July 27, 2006

BALTIMORE — Fewer teenagers are having babies according to the KIDS COUNT report. The report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found teen-pregnancy rates fell

Arkansas court nixes ban on gay foster parents

July 20, 2006

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled unanimously June 29 that the state’s child-welfare agency cannot ban gays from being foster parents. The

Joint VBS latest venture supporting church for Hoover’s Hispanics

July 20, 2006

The very name of Iglesia Cristiana Agape speaks of God’s agape love for the world and His forgiveness of sins. But the Birmingham Baptist

Money does not mean happiness, study says

July 20, 2006

The common belief that people who make more money are happier is mostly an illusion, according to a study appearing in the June 30 issue

Baylor gets $1.1 million grant to equip churches

July 20, 2006

WACO, Texas — Thanks to a $1.1 million grant, a Baylor University center will be able to help local congregations learn how to do more

FBC Alabaster starts special-needs classes

July 20, 2006

Two special-needs Sunday School classes recently opened at First Baptist Church, Alabaster, continuing the steady growth of a niche ministry that has been prevalent in

Georgia court reinstates marriage amendment

July 20, 2006

ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court July 6 reinstated that state’s constitutional marriage amendment, unanimously ruling that it does not — as a lower court