High Court debates partial birth
May 4, 2000
The U.S. Supreme Court tackled the constitutionality of state bans on partial-birth abortion April 25. Some 30 states have laws banning the late-term abortion procedure.
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Georgia fails to act on Bible history
May 4, 2000
A bill that would have allowed Bible history classes in Georgia’ public schools has died in a committee. The Georgia House of Representatives’ Education Committee
Court backs judge in quoting Bible
May 4, 2000
In a unanimous decision, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a 51-year prison sentence imposed by a judge who quoted a Bible verse when punishing a
Kentucky approves guns in churches
May 4, 2000
The Kentucky House of Representatives approved a bill March 29 that allows anyone with a permit to carry a concealed deadly weapon to church, expanding
Boy Scout case decision expected at end of term
May 4, 2000
The Boy Scouts of American should be free as a “voluntary association to choose its own leaders,” the U.S. Supreme Court was told April 26
Ohio motto ‘With God’ unconstitutional
May 4, 2000
Ohio’s official state motto, “With God, all things are possible,” is unconstitutional, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled April 25. A
Graham cancels speaking, travel plans
May 4, 2000
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Evangelist Billy Graham was forced to cancel a long-scheduled Palm Sunday preaching engagement at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Graham canceled the
Plan to repay Arizona investors fizzles
May 4, 2000
PHOENIX — Restoring Our Integrity (ROI), a grassroots effort seeking to repay Baptist Foundation of Arizona (BFA) investors and restore Southern Baptists’ integrity, has ceased
