| Decline concerns Methodists |
It's the conundrum Protestant denominations with declining memberships and shrinking budgets are desperate to solve: How to stem the decades-long losses and attract new worshippers.
Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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| Advocacy group sues over Muslim chaplain |
A Muslim advocacy group filed a federal discrimination lawsuit Monday over an Illinois State Police decision to revoke the appointment of the agency's first Muslim chaplain.
Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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| Nazarene plans annual festival |
The Fortville Church of the Nazarene invite the public to its 9th annual festival, entitled SEPTabulous Saturday. It will be held this year on Saturday, Sept. 11 beginning at noon.
Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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| Local church news 9-4 |
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| Faith healing couple plead not guilty to manslaughter |
An Oregon couple who belong to a church that practices faith healing have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in the death of their infant son.
Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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| Ex-Tony Alamo church members sue others |
Six former members of convicted preacher Tony Alamo's church are now suing other church members and church-controlled businesses.
Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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| Obama and God - again |
In the spring of 2007, candidate Barack Obama met with a New York Times columnist and discussed his days as a "little Jakarta street kid" who once got in trouble for making faces during Koran classes.
Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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| The angels of Patricia Neal |
After her destructive affairs with married men, after the death of her first child, after an accident left her infant son brain-damaged, after the near-fatal strokes that struck months after her 1964 Oscar win for "Hud," actress Patricia Neal faced yet another personal crisis that left her on the verge of collapse.
Friday, August 27, 2010 |
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| Nazarene church gets new pastor |
Spiceland Church of the Nazarene is awaiting a new pastor, Mark Herbkersman, who will take over the pulpit Sept. 1.
Friday, August 27, 2010 |
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| New Lutheran group likely to rise from gay discord |
Richard Mahan and Anita Hill are both Lutheran pastors who were inside a Minneapolis convention hall last summer when delegates for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to allow non-celibate gay and lesbian pastors.
Friday, August 27, 2010 |
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| Cadiz Christian offers Women's Bible study |
Cadiz Christian Church will host a Women's Bible study starting in September. All are invited to a Beth Moore study of Daniel for faith-building and relationship growing.
Friday, August 27, 2010 |
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| Local church news 8-28 |
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| Religious Perspectives: Writer suspects God is waiting to hear from you |
I recently had a respite from the daily routine and I fully planned a quiet time away, where I could read, relax, and breathe deep. Amazingly, that is exactly what I was able to do.
Friday, August 27, 2010 |
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| Nurse center named for Mother Teresa
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A Roman Catholic college in northeast Kansas college will mark the 100th birthday of the late Mother Teresa with several honors, including naming a building for the Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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| Panel to decide fate of banner
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The school board in Cranston has set up a subcommittee to decide the fate of a prayer that has been displayed for decades on a banner in a high school auditorium.
Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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| Christians pray for cancer-stricken atheist Hitchens |
One of the last things Thomas Peters does each day is face the Cross of St. Benedict that hangs over his bed and says his evening prayers.
Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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| Judge dismisses bomber's suit against prison
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A judge in Denver has dismissed claims by Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols that prison officials violated his religious rights by depriving him of a diet rich in whole grains, fiber, raw fruits and vegetables.
Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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| Davidson College officers can't make arrests
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A prestigious North Carolina private college cannot have police officers with the power to arrest suspects and enforce state law because the school is a religious institution, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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| Need prayer? Drive-through takes orders to go |
Joyce Kim needed a sign to remind her to pray.
Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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| Nazarene hosts
Tennessee singer |
The Browns, a singing quartet, from LeMars, Iowa, will perform a concert at Parkview Church of the Nazarene in Anderson at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12.
Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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| Prayer: one of those mysteries of the Kingdom |
I remember hearing the story of this evangelist who went to hold a series of meetings in Central America. As he was flying down, there was an expectancy and excitement about all the people who were going to turn their lives over to Jesus.
Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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| Friday, August 13, 2010 |
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| At-risk religious lands are being preserved nationwide |
The stretch of shoreline owned by a Massachusetts religious order is a place where even the sounds add to the stillness. Bells jangle on buoys as birds chatter and the tide slides in a soft rush past scattered clammers.
Friday, August 13, 2010 |
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| Religious Perspectives: Christians endure hostile government |
Many of you prayed every day for the safety and success of all the volunteers prior to and during our trip to Vietnam in January.
Friday, August 13, 2010 |
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| Largest Lutheran group reports membership drop |
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America lost almost 91,000 members and 48 congregations last year, but saw a slight increase in giving.
Friday, August 13, 2010 |
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