China releases most famous church prisoner
August 10, 2000
LONDON — China’s most famous house church prisoner, Mr. Xu Yongze, is free. The 58-year-old founder of the Born Again movement was released May 16,
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Former Muslim granted religious asylum
August 10, 2000
LOS ANGELES — Officials of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) confirmed from Yemen that former Muslim Mohammed Omer Haji and his family
Religion news coverage increasing, study finds
August 10, 2000
A recent study from a prominent media analysis group finds that religion is getting more news coverage and more journalists are attending church — but
Campus Crusade announces new leader
August 10, 2000
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — After nearly five decades leading one of the world’s largest ministries, William R. “Bill” Bright, founder and president of Campus Crusade
Alabama Baptists volunteer nationally, internationally
August 10, 2000
Mountain Brook Baptist Church, Birmingham, sent a construction team to Portland, Maine, June 18-24. The church also had a senior high school team in Cedar
23 Christians massacred in Indonesia
August 10, 2000
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Twenty-three Christians were massacred in Indonesia as they fled from their village in late July and early August, The Hindustan Times of
Teen suicides often prompt others
August 10, 2000
For the small town of Vincent, the grieving is like a cut that never seems to get better. Just as the area begins to
Families left hurting long after suicide occurs
August 10, 2000
For some families, the grief of losing a loved one to suicide can be so unbearable they often consider drastic measures themselves. “The desperation
