Lubbock Prayer Issue Faces Public School System
In a religiously active Lubbock, officials resist revisiting prayer in public schools after Supreme Court rulings. School Superintendent Ed Irons, calling Lubbock a religious town, says there have been no major problems and opposes reopening the topic despite ongoing national controversy.
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Supreme Court
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Washington
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Avalanche Journal
Ed Trons
Principals Debate Prayer in Public Schools Across District
School leaders describe varied practices on prayer in classrooms. Some say limited time for a brief form of prayer is allowed while others avoid organized devotions. Principals note teachers may permit student prayer, yet stress no mandatory or written prayers and no uniform policy.
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New Hampshire
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Texas
School board weighs classroom prayer after court ruling
Interviewed board members describe stance on classroom prayer following a court decision. They express no personal opposition yet stress compliance with the law, noting no current prayer practice and reminders to teachers about the policy.
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Monte Hasle
Ca Ee Board
Charles Wiers
Carter's Sister Blends Psychology With Christian Healing
Ruth Carter Stapleton, sister of Jimmy Carter, uses psychology and Christian teaching to help emotionally scarred people accept forgiveness and themselves. She calls her method inner healing, works across denominations, and says healing often includes spiritual growth and somatic relief. She has written The Gift of Inner Healing and travels widely offering guidance to individuals and groups.
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Jimmy Carter
New York
God
Stapleton
Fayetteville, N.C
Word Books
Waco
Texas
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ICHURCH BRIEFS FRIENDLY FAREWELL EVENTS AND CHURCH VISITS
A farewell fellowship for longtime Chapel Mission Church members Mr and Mrs R L Gray was held at 94th Street and Avenue P as they move to East Texas. The Grays served as church secretary treasurer for over 24 years. The First Baptist Church Olton youth choir attends a Dallas evangelism conference July 1 to 3 and performs July 4 in Plainview and College Heights Baptist Church. Greenwood Baptist Church Midland marks its 50th anniversary with former pastors and charter members as guests and a lunch follows at noon.
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Chapel Mission Church
94Th Street
Avenue P
First Baptist Church
Olton
Dallas
Plainview
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Greenwood Baptist Church of Midland
Odd Assembly In Motorcade
Lincoln Nebraska AP report notes the makeshift motorcade for Sudan's President Faatar Nimeiri used seven limousines rented from funeral homes. Col Burl Johnson says three additional limousines used Thursday were rented from an Omaha firm for the visit.
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Faatar Nimeiri
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Burl Johnson
Nebraska National Guard
Omaha
City Youth Group on Mission Trip from Sunset Church
A 3 member youth group from Lubbock's Sunset Church of Christ is in Wilmington North Carolina on Sunset's 6th Annual Youth Mission Trip. Leader Robert Parham and adult sponsors traveled by bus June 11 and will return this week. They conduct sermons in song and door to door campaigns to build up local congregations.
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Sunset Church of Christ
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Robert Parham
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United States
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Sunset
New Hampshire
Oregon
Wisconsin
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