National Cathedral service omits Jesus for 2000th anniversary
A Washington post by McManus laments a New Year’s Eve service at the National Cathedral that featured interfaith readings and secular terms like Common Era. The writer highlights lack of Christ’s name, cites Billy Graham on narrow paths, and argues the church drifted from Christian proclamation.
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Washington
National Cathedral
Yu Xuanji
China
Lord
Al-Ghazali
Episcopal Church
Washington Episcopal
Ronald Haines
International Society For Krishna Consciousness
Adam
Eve
Billy Graham
New York City
Jesus Christ
Heaven
Earth
Graham
Jesus
Christ
National
McManus
Bethesda
Groundbreaking growth after racism attack at Wayne church
In 1996 Rev. Virgil Humes led New Hope Missionary Baptist Church through a racist vandalism attack that nearly forced relocation. The 650 member congregation stayed, grew by more than 200, thwarted a white supremacist march, and helped rehabilitate one attacker. A new $2.5 million 25,000 square foot building rises in Wayne, opening in September.
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Detroit
Virgil Humes
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church
Wayne
Mich
Michigan Avenue
Humes
Washington
Corey Stewart
Westland
Adolf Hitler
Wayne County
Timothy Kenny
Jason Lucas
Lucas
Stewart
Plymouth Township
Charlevoix
Ten Commandments display as a national issue drawing opinion
The debate over posting the Ten Commandments in public spaces grows, with supporters arguing constitutional private funding permits display while the ACLU cites a 1980 ruling against government promotion of religion. Notable figures and cases include Roy Moore, Kentucky suits, and church school programs.
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Supreme Court
ACLU
Kentucky
Parshall
Roger Pilon
Cato Institute
Pilon
Flinn
St Johns Church Adds Hand Chime Choir to Services
St John's Episcopal joins local churches in adding a hand-chime choir. Director Peter Figert notes chimes are cheaper and lighter than bells, easier to play, and offer a mellow sound. A three-octave chime set costs about 1200 dollars versus 8000 for bells.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Peter Figert
St. John’s
Figert
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk
First Baptist Church
Christ Lutheran
First Baptist
Second Baptist
Redeemer Lutheran
Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord
Sherwood Baptist
Asbury United Methodist
Crescent Park Baptist
Katherine Flowers
Flowers
Laura Deaderick
Deaderick
Marthana Sewell
Mark Figert
John Lessing
Chris Figert
Elaine Figert
Religion goes gourmet how Americans pick beliefs
Houston based pollster George Gallup Jr and Canadian sociologist Reginald Bibby describe a growing religion a la carte among Americans. The work, summarized inSurveying the Religious Landscape, argues that most seek deeper faith while mixing beliefs across denominations and even religions. Gallup notes high voluntary engagement and a shift toward personal spirituality over rigid church affiliation.
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Reginald Bibby
George Gallup Jr
United States
Gallup
Morehouse Publishing
America
D. Michael Lindsay
Lindsay
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Frank Flinn
Washington University
St. Louis
Janet Parshall
Family Research
Altoona
Val Verde
Mark Sterkel
Odessa
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