Mormons in Spotlight as Salt Lake Hosts Winter Games
The Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City draw scrutiny of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Leaders like Elder Henry Eyring stress prophecy and divine purpose while critics focus on polygamy and public image. Church influence appears in politics, business, and lawmaking as 60,000 missionaries are active.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Joseph Smith
Jerusalem
Henry Eyring
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Zion
Eyring
Upstate
New York
NBC
David Neal
Temple Square
Rome
Vatican
Neal
Salt Lake
William Baker
University of Maine
Baker
Bethel AME to stage Allen Lincoln Douglass banquet revival
Bethel AME Church shifts from a guest speaker to a theatrical production for its Allen Lincoln Douglass Banquet to honor Richard Allen Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Actors will portray the historic figures at 6 30 p m Friday at First Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids with narrator Richard Reed giving context. Tickets are $30 at Bea's Boutique Coventry Gardens Mall and Freda's Beauty Rama.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Bethel Ame Church
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth St. SE
African Episcopal Church
Richard Allen
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Allen
Lincoln
Douglass
Larry Hayward
First Presbyterian
Doug Jackson
Arthur Foy
Richard Reed
Bethel
Jones
Bea’s
Coventry Gardens Mall
First Ave
Freda’s
Beauty Rama
12Th Ave. SE
Evangelicals clash over Today's NIV language shift
The battle over inclusive language in the forthcoming Today's NIV pits conservatives against liberals in a high stakes debate. Key evangelical figures like James Dobson warn the shift could divide the community, while proponents argue the translation meets 21st century readers.
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Associated Press
International Bible Society
Zondervan
New Evangelical
James Dobson
Christian Radio
Bible Society
The
Dobson
National Council of Churches
God
Jesus Christ
Jesus
National Council
NIV
the Bible Society
Britain
World Magazine
Asheville
N.C
Charles Colson
Jerry Falwell
Pat Robertson
Wayne Grudem
Arizona
Phoenix Seminary
Council On Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Louisville
Gazette to publish free Holy Week directory
The Gazette will run a free directory of Holy Week services March 23 to 31. Submissions due by March 11 to Cedar Rapids or Iowa City offices with denomination, church name, address, contact, and service times. Editorial edits may occur.
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Gazette
Iowa
the Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Lindac
Johnson County
Iowa City Gazette
E. Market St
Iowa City
Susand
Fyiowa
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