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By Vicki Brown
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Does communication make much difference in churches? Can’t most members find out what they need or want to know? The complex answer often boils down to the distinction between “need” and “want” — and who controls the desired information, which can contain confidential information.
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By Vicki Brown
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Baptists follow the congregational form of church governance — every member who wants to can have a say in the way the church and the denomination operate. But how much access does the average church member have to information about operations of national Baptist bodies?
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By Vicki Brown
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Do people in the pew have any options for finding information if their local church or denominational body refuses do divulge it? Not many — but technology and government offer a couple of options, since itizens, as well as journalists, can claim file freedom of information requests.
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By Bob Smietana, USA Today
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013 |
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Frank Page, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was getting ready to work in the yard in the fall of 2009 when the phone rang. His daughter was on the line. Daddy, I love you, she said. Tell Mama and the girls I love them, too. Then she was gone.
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By Daniel Burke
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Friday, May 03, 2013 |
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Beneath the stereotypes of preacher’s kids as either goody two-shoes or devilish hellions lies a tense and sometimes taxing reality, the children of clergy say. Studies show that many PK’s, as the lingo goes, struggle with issues of identity, privacy and morality.
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By Ken Camp
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Friday, May 03, 2013 |
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Just because Jesus told his disciples God alone knows when he will return, that hasn’t prevented 2,000 years of Christian speculation. Interest in End Times prophecy historically has intensified during periods of cultural crisis, such as financial panics, wars and natural disasters.
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By Daniel Burke
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Friday, May 03, 2013 |
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In the past 150 years, Seventh-day Adventists have become one of Christianity’s most vibrant denominations — while praying for the world to end soon. Some might expect a big celebration this month. There’s just one problem: the church wasn’t supposed to last this long.
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By Bob Allen
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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The Baptist Union of Great Britain joined other faith groups in a letter reclaiming St. George’s Day, celebrated April 23, from right-wing group’s using England’s patron saint to promote Islamophobia and hatred.
St. George was a Roman soldier executed for refusing to renounce Christianity.
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