‘Missionary Kid’ receives sentence
September 19, 2002
Steven William Solesbee, son of Southern Baptist missionaries and president of Missionary Kids International Fellowship, was found guilty on 12 counts of bank fraud, wire
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Halbrooks, Ralph Francis
September 19, 2002
A longtime leader with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), Ralph Francis Halbrooks, died Sept. 13. He was 73. Halbrooks retired from SBOM
Albuquerque teen dies after police standoff in Baptist church foyer
September 19, 2002
A teenager shot by police Sept. 4 inside the foyer of an Albuquerque, N.M. church died from his wounds Sept. 5. Albuquerque police said Dominic
First Amendment confidence erodes
September 19, 2002
Nearly half of Americans surveyed said the First Amendment goes too far in protecting the rights it guarantees. A survey by the University of Connecticut
Pakistani church leaders anticipate more attacks
September 19, 2002
In the wake of two or more deadly terrorist attacks against Christian institutions in Pakistan in early August, government security officials have advised local church
BEAT Hunger ministry grows
September 19, 2002
Believers Everywhere Attack Hunger (BEAT Hunger) has moved from the youth ministry to the whole church. Young people in various churches got involved in the
Marksman challenge
September 19, 2002
The Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) sponsored the annual Baptist Men’s Marksmanship Challenge on Aug. 10 at Southern Sportsman Lodge in Benton. Tommy
Atheist challenges legality of chaplains
September 19, 2002
The atheist who made legal news when he asked an appeals court to remove the words “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance is now
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