Religion News
Religion News | Jan. 6 2000
Group buys slaves, sets free
A controversial Christian human rights group based in Switzerland said it had bought the freedom of 5,514 slaves in Sudan during a secret mission.…
Religion News | Jan. 6 2000
Columbine crosses displayed
The display’s symbols couldn’t be ignored. Spread out in the back on an exhibition hall of the Georgia World Congress Center, 12 wooden crosses…
Religion News | Jan. 6 2000
Hawaii High Court ends efforts at gay marriages
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Hawaii Supreme Court has ended efforts to legalize gay marriage in the state, which once was expected to approve same-sex…
Religion News | Jan. 6 2000
Spanish soap operas save souls in America
Saving souls with soap operas? It’s happening. Spanish speakers throughout North and South America are coming to Christ through “En…
Religion News | Jan. 6 2000
Indonesian Christian/Muslim clash continues
MALUKU, Indonesia – More that 300 people died in clashes recently between Indonesian Christians and Muslims. In North Malice province, some…
Religion News | Jan. 6 2000
Supreme Court upholds Vermont ruling
MONTPELIER, Vermont – Supreme Court says Vermont can’t subsidize religious school students. The nation’s highest court has again ruled…
Religion News | Jan. 6 2000
Greek police close evangelical radio station
ATHENS, Greece – An evangelical Christian radio station in Athens, Greece, has been closed and a retired pastor who helped run it was jailed…
Religion News | Jan. 6 2000
YouthLink 2000
More than 1,200 Alabama students found a unique way to spend the end of the 20th Century. They didn’t use the last days of their Christmas…
Religion News | Jan. 6 2000
Baptist receive White House apology over religious comment
White House spokesman Joe Lockhart had apologized for his comments linking the Southern Baptist Convention to organizations that “perpetuate…