Gospel lessons from Barney Fife in Mayberry study
In Tullahoma Tennessee church classes use The Andy Griffith Show to teach Christian morals. Two Alabama organizers began the program finding episodes and Bible verses to illustrate values. Attendance rose from about 20 to over 200 as readers discuss truth and virtue through Mayberry logic.
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Andy Griffith
Don Knotts
Barney Fife
Ron Howard
Opie Taylor
Andy Taylor
Mayberry
Alabama
Tullahoma
Tenn
Seevindine
Pat Allison
Bel-Aire Church of Christ
Allison
Aunt Bee
Andy
Opie
Barney
Joey Fann
Brad Grasham
Twickenham Church of Christ
Huntsville
Ala
Fann
Tennessee
New Mexico
Grasham
North Carolina
Otis
Thelma Lou
James
Buddy Ebsen
Dave the Hobo
George Lindsey
Goober
Nashville
Griffith
Bill Hill
Department of Communication Studies
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Barbara Jett
Willie Mosley
Episcopalians Identify With Diversity in Beliefs
New York AP reports a survey of 2000 Episcopal Church members finds diversity in belief nearly as strong a marker of identity as Book of Common Prayer worship. Over 95 percent say communion and liturgical worship are central. 78 percent see diverse perspectives in congregations and a similar share say Episcopalians ask questions more than they provide answers.
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New York
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church Foundation
St James Baptist Church in Odessa marks 62nd anniversary
St James Baptist Church of Odessa began celebrating its 62nd anniversary Friday with a banquet at the Holiday Inn Centre featuring Rev Shelly T Greene as guest speaker. The celebration runs through Sunday with a picnic at Woodson Park a parade from the church to the park and two Sunday services separated by lunch. The pastor Rev R T McNeil notes the milestone coincides with entering the year 2000 and reflects on 62 years of community service including a longstanding feeding program and a monthly public meal aligned with a local food bank. The church traces to 1937 with 17 original members and has undergone multiple buildings and renovations, moving to its current 300 S Hancock location during Rev Walter Ockletree’s tenure.
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St. James Baptist Church of Odessa
Holiday Inn Centre
Shelly T. Greene
Woodson Park
R.T. McNeil
St. James
McNeil
St. James Baptist Church
B.H. Hubbard
Big Spring
Lena Simpson
Ella Mae Clinton
Mackey Chapel United Methodist Church
Johnson Chapel
A.M.E
Myrtle Street
Hancock Avenue
J.W. Williams
Walter Ockletree
S. Hancock
H.L. Steger
St James Baptist Church Founded In 1937 Anniversary
The church began in 1937 under Rev B H Hubbard of Big Spring with 17 original members, now down to Lena Simpson and Ella Mae Clinton. Odessa native Lawrence Cezar and Mt. Rose resident Bill Palmer are cited as members. Don Graham donated May Street property this year. Anniversary theme is To God Be The Glory Ephesians 3 21 selected by Beaula Dangerfield.
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St. James Baptist Church
B.H. Hubbard
Big Spring
Lena Simpson
Ella Mae Clinton
McNeil
St. James
Lawrence Cezar
Odessa
Bill Palmer
Mt. Rose
May Street
Don Graham
Beaula Dangerfield
Beaula
Cranky preacher Will Campbell stirs faith world with blunt views
The piece portraits Southern Baptist pioneer Will Campbell as a crusty, outspoken figure who challenged racism, church complacency, and political hypocrisy. It highlights his activism with Martin Luther King Jr, his barbed critiques of capital punishment and Disney boycotts, and his stubborn independence at age 74 as he presses for reform and reckons with the status quo.
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Will Campbell
Campbell
Mississippi
Martin Luther King Jr
Waylon Jennings
Mount Juliet
Tenn
Westminster John Knox Press
Southern Baptists
Disney
Trent Lott
China
Charlotte
Supreme Court urged to rule on school vouchers nationwide
McManus argues vouchers promote equality of opportunity and religious freedom. Florida leads with a statewide plan tying school grades to funding bonuses, while Cleveland Milwaukee and Maine cases test legality. Tax credits and regional programs differ, but high court action seems likely.
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Supreme Court
Florida
America
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Barry Lynn
Wisconsin Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
American Center For Law and Justice
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Arizona
McManus
Bethesda, Md
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Preacher
Ohio Senate
U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals
Maine
Republic
Lynn
Jay Sekulow
Michael McManus
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