Celebrations mark church anniversaries and housing dedication
Atonement Church in Syracuse dedicates Joslyn Court housing with a 10 30 a m service led by Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Costello for 23 apartments serving moderate income seniors and disabled. Cazenovia Village Baptist marks 175 years with a 3 p m service, speaker Rev Kenneth Blazier, and honors long-time members.
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Lutheran Church of the
West Glen Avenue
Syracuse
Joslyn Court
South Salina Street
Thomas Costello
St. Anthony of Padua
Midland Avenue
St. Martin. de Potres
St. Martin's Gospel Choir
Debate grows on four liberty amendment to protect religion
The Senate weighed a constitutional amendment to shield religious expression from government interference during hearings last week and on Wednesday. Supporters argue government programs suppress religious freedoms, while opponents warn that amending the Constitution is risky. Fourteen religious groups including several Protestant denominations, the American Friends Service Committee, and the Union of American Hebrew Congregations urged Sen Ortin Hatch to oppose the measure, calling it a dangerous remedy.
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Senate
American Friends Service Committee
The
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Ortin Hatch
Utah
Senate Judiciary Committee
Celebrities back L A Church of God in Christ fund drive
The Los Angeles Church of God in Christ, the denomination’s largest in the region, is halfway to a 42 million dollar worship center. Earvin Magic Johnson has given 5 million and Denzel Washington 2.5 million, both members of the church led by Bishop Charles Blake. Six thousand worshipers would be served as four morning services and one at night replace the current 1200 seat sanctuary after 21 million raised or pledged.
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Angeles
Church of God In Christ
Los Angeles
Earvin
Magic) Johnson
Denzel Washington
Charles Blake
Blake
Northerners and migrants swell North Carolina Catholic parishes
Northern transplants and Hispanic migrants fill churches like St Eugene s in Wake County as membership grows from about 1000 today, after outgrowing the Wendell building. Parishioners note the crowding on holidays with extra priests brought in to handle crowds and pride in the urbanizing Catholic presence.
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Jeanette Knuckley
St. Eugene's
Wendell
Seven Percent of Americans Have Spoken in Tongues
A January Barna survey of 1,006 adults finds seven percent report speaking in tongues, a figure steady in recent years. The study notes varied beliefs about tongues, with 35 percent viewing practitioners as sincere while about 8 percent see it as demonic.
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George Barna
Glendale
Calif
Gallup
University of Akron
Barna Research Group
Bartia
Bishops Urge Priests to Speak Against Child Sex Abuse
The Roman Catholic bishops issued a 15 page pastoral statement condemning child sexual abuse as morally evil. They urged priests to address the issue from parish pulpits and in preparation programs while acknowledging the church's heavy responsibility and calling abusers to accountability.
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Washington
Archdiocese of Washington
Sen
Tenced
Monks Rebuild Spanish Monastery in California
Abbot Thomas X Davis leads 24 California monks in reconstructing the Santa Maria de Oliva s monastery stones found in Golden Gate Park. Hearst foundations funded labeling and study, while the project seeks a benefactor to fund about 1 million dollars for the chapter house reconstruction.
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Viiia
Calif
Thomas X. Davis
California
San Francisco
Madrid
William Randolph
Davis
Abbey of
New Clairvaux
Chico
Golden Gate Park
Leland Stanford
Margaret Burke
Hearst Foundation
Burke
Santa Maria de Olivas
Tagus River
Spanish Bank
Trillo
Hearst
Mtt
Shasta
deYoung Museum
United States
TV Bible quiz show inspires viewers with faith themed game
The article profiles Inspiration Please a Bible based game show on Faith and Values Channel hosted by Robert G Lee. contestants answer religion oriented questions while prizes center on knowledge not money with a trip to Israel as grand prize and 27 contestants on the first set.
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Vanna White
Robert G. Lee
Faith and Values
Lee
Israel
New York City
Cable
Yep
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