Ethiopian denomination ordains first woman
July 13, 2000
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Bekure Daba of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus has become the first ordained woman in the 3 million-member denomination. The
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RAid on Indonesian island leaves 44 dead
July 13, 2000
NORTH MALUKA, Indonesia — Exactly one week after 34 Christians died in a Muslim attack on Halmahera island in the eastern Indonesian province of North
Nigerian state declares itself Islamic
July 13, 2000
SOKOTO, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Sokoto state declared itself Islamic beginning May 29, despite a federal government directive that no state should adopt a state religion.
Australian missionary released unharmed
July 13, 2000
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian missionary Edward Walter Smith, 51, was released unharmed May 24 almost two weeks after being kidnapped by Colombian guerillas. Australian Department
Christian brothers sentenced for blasphemy
July 13, 2000
PUNJAB, Pakistan — Two Christian brothers jailed for a year on blasphemy charges were given 35-year prison sentences in mid-May by a lower court in
Senate votes to expand hate crime laws
July 13, 2000
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly June 20 to expand federal hate crimes laws to include crimes based on sexual orientation, prompting praise from Jewish
Presbyterian Church says no women preachers
July 13, 2000
TAMPA, Fla. — The Presbyterian Church in America, meeting for its annual general assembly, has approved a policy permitting women to teach — but not
IRS warns of candidate endorsement
July 13, 2000
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has issued an advisory warning churches and other charities not to endorse candidates or engage in political campaign activities
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