Students come together for ‘Connection 2000’
October 19, 2000
More than 650 Baptist students and campus ministers from Alabama’s colleges came together Oct. 6-8 for “Connections 2000,” the fall gathering of the state Baptist
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Birmingham Baptists, doctors help correct Honduran boy’s club feet
October 12, 2000
Rony Javier Cruz-Oviedo is a little boy who loves to show affection. “He’s a hugger,” said Efrain Horta, director of language missions with Birmingham Baptist
Alabama Baptists encouraged to take stance in tax restructuring debate
October 12, 2000
A former Alabama governor agrees the current tax system in Alabama is unfair and the issue is one everyone – Christians and non-Christians alike –
State tax system called unbiblical
October 12, 2000
Some Alabama Baptists believe reforming a tax system that is unfair to the state’s poor is an issue the Alabama Baptist State Convention should be
SBC workers keep ‘heads down’ during Israeli conflict
October 12, 2000
As one of the most violent uprisings in years continues between Israelis and Palestinians, Southern Baptist personnel in Israel, Gaza and the west Bank remain
Religious freedom bill signed into law
October 12, 2000
President Clinton has signed into law a measure to provide protection for religious freedom in two area where discrimination has increased in recent years. The
Religion in America
October 12, 2000
Political candidates reveal charitable giving Washington – Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman donated 3 percent of his income to charity throughout a 10-year period,
Other denominations take stand on tax reform
October 12, 2000
While Baptists debate the idea of reforming Alabama’s tax system, one group of Methodists has already taken an official stand. Meeting June 4-7 in Birmingham,
