Freedom test in Mennonite shunning case in Carlisle
Robert L. Bear sues to bar church discipline by the Reformed Mennonite Church alleging excommunication and shunning against him after he criticized church doctrine. He claims the practice harmed his family and finances and seeks civil restraint of church actions. The case foregrounds clash between religious liberty and individual rights as it proceeds to court.
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Times News
Carlisle
Robert L. Bear
Pennsylvania
Reformed Mennonite Church
U Sect
Gale
Bear
Testi
Harrisburg
Henry Fisher
Glenn M. Gross
Gale Gross
Israel Gross
Cumberland Valley
Gross
Israel Gross Bear
Church of Christ
Advent and Hanukkah Observances Highlight Holiday Seasons
The text contrasts Advent a four week Protestant observance open to prayer and austerity with Hanukkah an eight day Jewish festival beginning Friday night marked by candle lighting and gift giving. It recounts the Maccabee victory in 165 B C and notes Guerrilla warfare lessons from the story before citing a biblical proverb on humility.
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Heaven
Hanukkah
Judah
B.C
Mark Clutter
Letters on faith and abortion spark church and political debate
A religious editor's reader submits a critique citing ex cathedra dogma and calls editors to print it. Another letter condemns abortion as a moral issue, urging scrutiny of presidential candidates’ views before the 1976 election.
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Gordon Gray
Innocent III
Boniface VIII
Supreme Court
Versatile Christian Programs Across Churches Sunday
A schedule of religious events across Long Beach and surrounding areas. Films, sermons, lectures, and music by interchurch evangelists plus missionary talks from Sidney Taylor John Newman Deborah Dortzbach and the Reach couple. Community forums and choir performances accompany Sunday services.
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Sidney Taylor
Long Beach
Hical Society
YWCA
Sixth Street
Pacific Avenue
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