New act expands religious freedom
Washington reports on how the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act and subsequent RFRA developments affect churches like a growing Darien Connecticut congregation. It highlights cases of denial to expand worship spaces, legal challenges, and endorsements by religious leaders and lawmakers.
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Washington
Darien
Conn
Darien High School
Clinton
Congress
von G. Keetch
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Judiciary Committee
Williamsburg
Billy Graham
Ford
Carter
America
Mormon Church
Forest Hills
Nashville
Tenn
Keetch
Mother Teresa
Brigham Young University
Supreme Court
Employment Division
Smith
Sharifa Alkhateeb
Muslim Education Council
RFRA
Boeme
Flores
Boeme Historical Commission
Richard Land
Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
Land
McManus
Bethesda
Ministering to body spirit twofold calling for Greg Hall
Belmont Baptist Church music minister Greg Hall also works full time as a registered nurse. The Permian Basin native pursued nursing at Odessa College while continuing music ministry roles, substituting for church leaders and serving in the hospital to meet physical and spiritual needs. The Rev. Dr. Johnny Dickerson said hall’s talents fit Belmont’s needs. Clayton lauded Hall for touching souls in song and ministering to patients in care settings.
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Gary Hall
Belmont Baptist Church
Medical Center Hospital
Greg Hall
Hall
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Odessa College
Odessa
Crescent Park Baptist Church
Rex Clayton
Belmont Baptist
Crescent Park
Johnny Dickerson
Gary
Belmont
Dickerson
God
Jesus
Clayton
Surprise for Christians Jesus is a Messiah for Muslims too
The Quran presents Jesus as a Masih and a virgin born apostle who will heal the sick raise the dead and perform miracles not found in the Bible. Critics note some infancy gospel parallels are from rejected writings. See SURPRISE on Page 5B.
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Jesus
Muhammad
Mary
Allah
Christ Jesus
Christ
Messiah
Israel
Fr. Bruce
Bruce
Friends share transplant fate and twin kidney gifts
Mary Sherman and Velma Willis, two Texas women from Palestine and Jacksonville, faced a shared fear of kidney failure. After months of dialysis and prayer, both received matched kidneys on Sept. 6, donated from different Texas locations. Surgeons Dr Duane Andrews performed back-to-back transplants, giving both women renewed life and faith.
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Tyler
Mary Sherman
Velma Willis
Palestine
Sherman
Billie
East Texas Medical Center
Billie Oden
Willis
Jacksonville
Texas
Tiffanie Ingram
Duane Andrews
ETMC
God
Larry
Oden
Tyler Hospital
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