March (Web-only) 2000

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In the wake of the Kentucky General Assembly's approval of a massive Ten Commandments bill, USA Today tries to take the pulse of the Ten Commandments movement and its detractors. The Kentucky bill, now awaiting the governor's signature, requires schools to teach how Christianity influences America and mandates that a large monument of the Ten Commandments be placed on the grounds of the state Capitol.

Judging from the questions asked at Wednesday's Supreme Court arguments, it looks like a Texas school district will no longer be allowed student invocations before football games. Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony M. Kennedy, considered the "swing votes" in the ruling, seemed especially concerned that the district has not done enough to avoid the impression of promoting religion. (See more coverage in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and the Freedom Forum.)

"I was not involved in the Manoharpur killing. I don't know who did it, but I have no regrets for the incident," says Dara Singh, accused of leading an Indian mob that killed Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons.

Calls—and donations—are coming into St. Sabina's Roman Catholic Church in Chicago after it announced plans to evangelize prostitutes by purchasing their time. There have been few critics, but the pastors says, ""Fine. This is our way. I didn't say it was the only way."

Adoniram Judson, a Baptist pioneer missionary to Burma (now Myanmar), died 150 years ago on April 12. ...