Samaritans on Mount Gerizim amid Palestinian uprising
The Samaritan community around Mount Gerizim and Nablus faces pressure from the two year uprising against Israeli rule. About 275 Samaritans speak Arabic, with equal Hebrew speakers among those in Nablus and nearby areas. They describe living between a rock and a hard place and strive to preserve their distinct religion and practices amid violence, curfews, and displacement.
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Mount Gerizim
West Bank
Jesus
Mount Gerizm
Nablus
Tiamar Cohen
Cohen
Israel
Mount Geriam
Jerusalem
Moses
God
Sukkot
Ali
Aluf
Samaritans
Holon
Altif
New Christian right defined 1980s by church historian Martyr
Chicago report notes Martin Marty calls the era the Age of Greed highlighting a shift to economic redirection and a critical view of the decade s faith relations The piece contrasts religious critique with political actions including Panama invasion and AIDS interfaith efforts in Atlanta and Washington D C
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Chicago
Martin Arty
Huston
Marty
Lutheran
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Methodist
Panama
Washington
United Methodist Church
National Social Action Agency
Thom Wihte Wolfe Fassett
Board of Church and Society
United States
Organization of Sirenean States
United Nations
Atlanta
Rabb
James Hubin
Interreligious Affairs
American Jewish Committee
Seminary on warning over accreditation in Atlanta
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary faces a two year warning from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for deficiencies. Trustees faced criticism for restructuring faculty hiring to favor fundamentalist alignment amid church leadership changes.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Baptist Tneological Seminary
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Wake Forest
Presbyterians Struggle Over Hymnal Debates and Battles
An Associated Press feature notes Presbyterian Church USA's new hymnal excludes Battle Hymn of the Republic and Onward Christian Soldiers, citing space for new songs and devotional balance. Critics urge openness as decisions were made in closed sessions, while supporters highlight broader psalms and ethnic diversity.
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Herbert Hoover
Marme Bana
Towa
Elton Truebleed
Peace Church
J&member
Presbyterian Church
U.S A
Melya Coston
Atlanta
Guage
Paul
United Methodist
Richard Bass
Brunswick, Ga
Savannah Aréa
Westminster Press
George Telford
Human Committee
Meher
Robert McIntyre
Church
Wade
United Church of Christ
United Methodists
Episcopal
Persecuted Soviet Pentecostals seek new life in America
Rev Yakov Kovtun and his 67 year old wife Yulya lead a small underground Pentecostal flock from a village north of the Caspian. Refugees seek shelter in Denver area suburbs as they adjust to glasnost era changes and possible arrest risk.
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Yakov Kovtun
America
Idcal Pentecostal
Kovtun
Yulya Kovtun
Soviet Bloc
Denver
Arvada
Colo
Wertad Statoe
Isonusual
Tcherkesk
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Wales
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New York Times
George W. Cornell
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Costen
Thew
Martial Lan
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