Christian Polls: REVIEW '98
THE TOP STORIES OF 1998
STATE
1. Jasper killing - A black man in Jasper, James Byrd Jr., was dragged behind a pickup until he was dismembered; three white men were charged with capital murder in what authorities believe was a racially motivated hate crime. 2. Woman executed - Pickax murderer Karla Faye Tucker was the first woman executed in Texas in 135 years, despite a worldwide outcry to spare the photogenic, self-described born again Christian. Polls showed that despite sympathy for Tucker, Texans continued to support...
Christian Polls: Public Prayer in Its Place,
Supreme Court straightens the church-state wall
The issue is heartfelt on both sides: Some parents want to uplift their children through public prayer at government-run schools, while other parents fear their children might be forced to accept someone else's religious beliefs. But the US Supreme Court has come down decidedly on the side of keeping public schools from sponsoring any "particular" practice of public prayer.The court's reasoning is instructive for all communities that face such...
Christian Polls: Conservative expected to win Guatemalan race
GUATEMALA CITY - Jorge Serrano seems assured of victory in today's presidential runoff, as several parties that lost in the first round throw their support behind the conservative, a born-again Christian. Polls have indicated that Serrano, of the Solidarity Action Movement, could defeat publisher Jorge Carpio Nicolle of the National Center Union in a landslide.Guatemala has a long history of military rule. The inauguration of the winner on Jan. 14 will mark the first time in...