States not required to fund religious scholarships
March 4, 2004
The Supreme Court ruled Feb. 25 that, while the First Amendment may allow a state to fund scholarships to religious schools, it doesn’t require all
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Pro-life laws reduce abortion numbers
March 4, 2004
Parental involvement laws, bans on taxpayer-funded abortions, informed consent laws and partial-birth abortion bans reduce the number of abortions performed within the jurisdiction of such
Faith plays key role in teens’ movie habits
March 4, 2004
Religious faith plays a key role in the movie-watching habits of teenagers, according to new research for the National Study of Youth and Religion. The
Most Americans believe in literal interpretation of Bible stories
March 4, 2004
Most Americans believe in a literal interpretation of biblical stories such as Moses parting the Red Sea, according to an ABC News poll that also
Higginbotham, Mariam
March 4, 2004
Mariam Jackson Higginbotham, a pioneer in Alabama Baptist life, died Feb. 23. She was a sister-in-law to Lamar Jackson, who died Feb. 22 (see
Texas church may owe for back taxes
March 4, 2004
A small South Texas church could owe up to $10,000 in back taxes on two church-owned properties unless a county authority restores the facilities’ tax
Former SBC presidents select first vice president nominee
March 4, 2004
Speaking at an evangelism conference in Missouri Feb. 19, former Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Bailey Smith declared. “The former presidents [of the SBC] have
‘Healthy leaders’ conference planned
March 4, 2004
Alabama Baptists are invited to examine their personal as well as their churches’ health at First Baptist Church, Pelham, during the Healthy Leaders, Healthy Churches
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