Cult Extremists Often Converted To Christianity
New York AP reports indicate several former militants including a Manson family member have embraced Christianity after restraint. Prison church workers note ex Black Panthers and other extremists turning to Biblical faith as pressures ease, paralleling Hearst case discussions.
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New York
Patricia Hearst
Black Panther
Eldridge Cleaver
Symbionsese Liberation Army
Clifford Jefferson
Black Liberation Army
Tim Dudley
Susan Atkins
Manson
Abraham Hosts Three Angels in Biblical Feast
The narrative recalls Abraham welcoming three strangers, who are angels in disguise, and God renewing promises of descendants and the Land of Canaan. It notes the birth of Ishmael to Hagar and the later promise of Isaac, with name changes for Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah. The story emphasizes faith, hospitality, and divine assurance across the patriarchal timeline.
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Lot
Melchizedek
Abram
Canaan
Sarai
Hagar
Ishmael
God
Abraham
Sarah
Isaac
Religious Roundup and Views on Faith in Media
United Methodist Church findings critique prime time gender depictions labeling women as habitual housewives and lacking professional representation. A Maryknoll missionary in Guatemala quotes Maya villagers who claim Americans never die, while a New York conference warns that gimmicks in worship cannot replace true prayer and meaningful worship experience.
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Chicago, Il
United Methodist Church
Maryenoll
N.Y
Guatemala
Felix Fournier
Maryknoll
Brooklyn
Maya Highlands
National Geographic
New York
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion of Cincinnati
Institute Officers Elected for Homiletical Studies Institute
New officers for the Institute for Homiletical Studies Western North Carolina United Methodist Conference were elected in High Point. Bishop Earl G Hunt Jr of Charlotte will be succeeded Sept 1 by a bishop to be named at Lake Junaluska. Executive vice president is Dr Wilson O Weldon. other officers include George D Finch, W David Stedman, Belvin Jessup, and several chairmen and re-elected officials from North Carolina towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute For Homiletical Studies
Western North Carolina
United Methodist Conference
High Point
Earl G Hunt Jr
Charlotte
United Methodist
Lake Junaluska
Wilson O. Weldon
Weldon
George D. Finch
Thomasville
W. David Stedman
Asheboro
Belvin Jessup
Ernest A. Fitzgerald
Winston-Salem
Julian McC. Aldridge Jr
Fitzgerald
C. Garland Young
Belmont
Robert M. Smith
Mount Airy
Philip L. Shore, Jr
Gastonia
Robert P. Caldwell
National Youth Ministry Meeting Set April 25
The 1977 National Conference on Youth Ministry will run April 25 28 at the Sunday School Board and First Baptist Church Nashville. More than 400 attendees are expected. The event targets professional youth ministers and offers over 50 topics plus the Youth Ministry Plan Book premiere. Registration is 50 per person or 75 per couple, rising after Feb 1 1977. lodging is not provided.
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Nashville
Southern Baptist Convention
Sunday School Board
First Baptist Church
Church Administration
Acteens Department of
Woman's Missionary Union
Pioneer Department of the Brotherhood Commission
Bob R. Taylor
WMU
Brotherhood
Conference On Youth Ministry
Ninth Ave
Tenn
Pulpit Exchange at Lexington Lutheran Churches
In a Lenten Cross Bearer program on Sunday at 7 30 p m four Lexington congregations host a pulpit exchange. Rev Charlie L Hoyle preaches at First Lutheran Rev Claude E Crawford Jr at Holly Grove Rev Hoke H Ritchie at New Jerusalem and Rev Carl L Ritchie at Pilgrim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson County Lutheran
Charlie L. Hoyle
First Lutheran
Lexington
Claude E Crawford, Jr
Holly Grove
Hoke H Ritchie
New Jerusalem
Carl L Ritchie
Pilgrim
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Friendly Baptist Church
Gospel Quartet
Ross Family
Hilliard Memorial
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
World Missions
Prospect United Methodist Church
Prospect Street
W. Frank Redding Jr
United Wesleyan College Chapel Singers
Allentown
High Point Wesleyan Church
Beverly Collins
John Peterson
Bill Gaither
Handel and Purcell
Saint Paul the
Saint Paul Presbyterian Church
Fourth Street
Dellabrook Presbyterian Church
R. V. Boone
Mozelle Johnson
Saint Paul
P. F. Dunston
Lara Rogers
Oak Grove Church
Oak Grove Church Choir No
Beverly Phillips
Lexington Deliverance Center
Foster Grove Baptist Church
Jamestown
H. Claude Young Jr
Memorial United Methodist Church
Jamestown United Methodist Church
N C
General Board of Global Ministries
Christ United the Fourth
Christ United Methodist Church
Howard Wilkinson
Bethlehem United Methodist Church
Climax
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Portland
Ore
United Methodists
North Carolina
Wesley Bailey
Winston- Salem
Ennis Street
Wesleyan Church
Kermit Farlow
Sophia
John Kimble
New Bethel
New Bethel Baptist Church
Turn Key Ilm
High Point Choral Ensemble
Mount Calvary Choir
Rockingham
The
Friendship Young Adult Choir
Fairview United Methodist Church
Old Greensboro Road
Aster McGee
Calvary Baptist Church
Wilmington
Crusade For Christ
E. J. Daniels
Orlando, Fla
Reeds Baptist Church
Davidson County
Emery Wood
Red Generation
Emerywood Baptist Church
On Country Club
Yadnom
Yadnom Civic Club
Oak Grove Congregational Church
Evans Streets
Tomlinson College Chorale
Church of God of Prophecy
N. Ward Ave
Phil Barker
H. L. Moore
Raymond Pruitt
Cleveland
ST. Matthew's ‘the Mighty Kings and the Gospel Samaritans
St. Matthew's Holiness Church
Meredith Street
Beulah Tabernacle
Beulah Tabernacle Church
S. Elm St
J. Lewis
Shirley Wilkerson Bullock
Rocky Mount
E. Washington
Oxford
Bullock
N.C. Central University
Durham
N.C. State University
Raleigh
Young Missionary Dept
Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Convention of
Claude
Odom
Church Board of Global Ministries
Institute
Mount Calvary Baptist Church
Crs
Herb McPheron
Hillcrest Baptist Church
Youth For Christ
Chris
Gruethied
Raleigh M. Jorma
Westminster Presbyterian Church IN America
Kirkman Park
Farss Ave
Centennial St
Olica
Too
Archdale Assembly OF God
Trinity Grange
Trinity Rd
Surratt Dr
Hwy
Hardin's Evangelistic
Earline Rankin
Randolph St
N.C
Church of Jesus
Mendenhall Rd
W. Fairfield
High Point, N.C
Heaven
Father
Word
Holy Ghost
Sun
Providence Wesleyan Church
Fairfield Rd
Dave Boyles
Providence
Rey C. Glenn Powell
Miracle Temple Church OF God IN Christ
Fairview St
Crae
Hm Am
Chive
First Pentecostal Holiness Church
Kenilworth Dr
F.M. Spargo
Robert F. Lowe
Lombard
Illinois
Jack Harp
Geo. H. Wallace
Bull
THURS
Garrell Street Baptist Church
Garrell St
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