Baptist group renews call for embargo lift

May 11, 2000

AUSTIN, Texas — In light of the Elian Gonzales saga, a Baptist group has renewed calls for the United States to lift its 40-year-old trade

Mission Board names Internet missionary

May 11, 2000

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Siam Rogers, a telecommunications specialist who for five years has operated a ministry dedicated to sharing the gospel over the Internet, has

China prevents discussion of censure

May 4, 2000

BEIJING — Introducing a “no-action” motion that passed by a 22-18 vote, China successfully prevented the U.N. Human Rights Commission from discussing a U.S. motion

Bible available in 21 additional languages

May 4, 2000

READING, England — The Bible was made available in an additional 21 languages for the first time last year, according to the 1999 Scripture Language

Ohio motto ‘With God’ unconstitutional

May 4, 2000

Ohio’s official state motto, “With God, all things are possible,” is unconstitutional, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled April 25. A

Boy Scout case decision expected at end of term

May 4, 2000

The Boy Scouts of American should be free as a “voluntary association to choose its own leaders,” the U.S. Supreme Court was told April 26

Kentucky approves guns in churches

May 4, 2000

The Kentucky House of Representatives approved a bill March 29 that allows anyone with a permit to carry a concealed deadly weapon to church, expanding