SBC revises Faith and Message on gender and scripture
The Southern Baptist Convention approves a revised Baptist Faith and Message stressing scriptural authority and anti racism while limiting pastoral office to men. Leaders argue updates address modern moral issues and emphasize the Bible as God’s word, amid fears of further denominational splits.
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Adrian Rogers
South
Paul
Timothy
Associated Press
Southern Baptist
Martha Phillips
Mount Vernon Baptist Church
al Gore
SSBC
James G. Merritt
SBC
More Seminarians Enroll Across Catholic Schools
A 4 percent rise in graduate level priesthood trainees was reported by CARA at Georgetown. Data from 46 schools show 3,474 seminarians this year, up from 3,344 in 1998 99.
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Washington
Center For
Applied Research
CARA
Georgetown University
Bibleman Live Show comes to Andrews stage
Bibleman Live Show opens at 7 30 p m Tuesday at James Roberts Civic Center on Highway 176 in Andrews. In its fourth year, the production features pyrotechnics and a two story set aimed at children ages five to twelve, with admission free and preregistration required.
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He-Man
She-Ra
Bibleman
Andrews
James Roberts Civic Center
Highway 176
Melissa Sturgis
First Baptist Church
Jennings
Willie Aames
James Robert Civic Center
Pastor runs marathons to retire church debt
Central Baptist Church pastor Rev. David Johnson pledged per mile donations from his Cowtown and Amarillo marathons to retire a $77,000 debt. He beat his previous time by four minutes in Amarillo, sparing his shaved head as a wager and raising about $11,000 with family support. He plans more races including Houston to beat four hours.
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David Johnson
Ing
Central Baptist Church
Johnson
Cowtown
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Davy
Deborah
Houston
Adopted Nuns Offer Prayers In Exchange For Donor Support
In Williamsville New York Sister Grace Marie Korn has prayed for decades and now for a year she and other Nuns will pray for sponsors as part of Adopt-A-Sister a fundraising campaign by the Sisters of St Francis. Donors may pledge any amount and prayers continue for those who ask whether or not they pay. The program part of a 3.7 million drive supports a new Motherhouse and elder care space while preserving the nuns long tradition of offering prayers for intentions.
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Jesus Christ
Charles Wade
First Baptist Church of
Arlington
Christ
Richard Land
The
Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
Land
Paul
Jesus
Anthony Sizemore
Texas
R. Albert Mohler Jr
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Thomas Jefferson
United Methodists
Episcopalians
McManus
Bethesda
Grace Marie Korn
Williamsville
N.Y
Korn
Joyce Fink
Fink
Grace Marie
Marcella Nacreiner
Sisters of St. Francis
Order
Salesian Sisters
North Haledon
N.J
Richard Neuhaus
First Things
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