Religion in News Highlights Baptist Racial Tensions and Doctrine
A leaked copy of a Baptist youth training quarterly that advocates church integration has triggered a major dispute within the Southern Baptist Convention. The Sunday School Board halted distribution citing policy and potential misinterpretation, while critics call for a clear stance on race relations and open-door policies for congregations. Meanwhile, the Christian Life Commission may push for interracial access as controversy swirls around the program and related materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cornell
New York
U.S
California State Baptist Convention
Houston
Tex
Southern Baptists
Fellowship of Faith
Due West
S. C
Baptist Church
Nashville
Southern Baptist Social - Concerns
The
Christian Life Commission
Christ Jesus
Church Calendar Highlights Christmas Programs Across Churches
The week features Rev J O Grooms speaking at Colonial Heights Baptist Church with guest singers, and Dec 12 brings the Margar et C Woodson Planetarium annual Christmas program Star of Wonder at the Supplementary Educational Center. Other notes include Lexington Avenue Baptist Church cantata Born A King and various choir events in High Point Thomasville and Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Grooms
Colonial Heights Baptist Church
Thomas Road Baptist
Lynchburg
Colonial Heights
Hendrix Street
Kivett Drive
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Woodrow W. Robbins
Vernon Frank
Lexington Avenue
John Peterson
Ward Street United Methodist Church
Barbara Turner
Judy Pierce
Evelyn Boone
Andrea Atkinson
Richard Hallman
Barbara Carroll
Christ
Paul Charlton
UNCG
First Emmanuel Baptist Church
Gospel Singers
Jubilee Chorus
Tommyettes
Gospel Keys
Melanettes
High Point
Centennial St
Thomasville
Blackwood Singers of
Nashville, Tenn
Calvary Temple Baptist Church
Blair and
Conrad Streets
Oakview United Methodist Church
Douglas R. Beard Jr
Music Makers
Jerry D. Jones
David Haywood
Sharon Hodgin
Salisbury
Margaret C. Woodson
Parkview Cir
Christmas Tree Origins and Legends Across Cultures
The article traces Christmas tree origins from ancient evergreen symbolism to legends of Boniface Luther and St. Boniface. It notes candle and star atop trees, early European practices, and the spread to America with notable trees like the White House and the National Christmas Tree first lit in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Europe
Garden of Eden
Aylene E
Cameron Cooke
O. A. Battista
Yardley
Christ’s Manger
St. Boniface
Christ Child
Martin Luther
Luther
Bethlehem
America
United States
Sequoia National Park
Calif
Wilmington
N.C
John Adams
White House
Eisenhower
Also Mentioned on This Page
David Ohlerking
Assemblies of God
Philipines
Calvary Assembly of God
Guyer Street
Daniel Duncan
Philippine Assemblies of God
Islands
Jehovah's Witnesses
Glenn A. Overcash
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Asheboro
Overcash
Piedmont Fgbf
Greensboro
Marvin R. Aranove
Eastandlee
Piedmont
Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship
S and W
Calvary Temple
Beth Bon Durant
Churches of Christ
First Baptist
First Baptist Church
N. Main Street
Oakview Methodist
Northside
Roanoke Bible College
Elizabeth City
Birth of
Northside Church of Christ
Old Winston Road
West Point Baptist
West Point Baptist Church
Seekers
Donald Fritts
Star OF Wonder
Church OF God
E. Green
J.J. Herron
CHRON
Alfred J. Buescher
Elizabeth
Zacharias
John
Simeon
Luke
Jesus
Springfield Baptist Church
Bobby Loving
Daniel R. Duncan
Fair Havens
Baptist Mission
W. Springdale
Rev. C. S. Sechrest
Southside Baptist Church
Thomasville, N.C
E. W. Clapp
Wesleyan Church
North
Grout
Parker
Church OF Jesus
Full Gospel
Oneness
Pentecostal
Mendenhall RD
W. Fairfield
High Point, N. C
Lord Jesus
God
Father
Africa
Paul
Timothy
Jno
Mit
By Jun Sturn
Church OF Christ Ees Rene
Eastch D
Astchester
Box
Mr. Gibson
Rain Sanctuary
WMEFR
Dr. Price
Gibson
Green Street
Raleigh, N.C
Fred A. Moody
Love Light Holiness Church
Juanita Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!