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NEWS STORY: PROMISE KEEPERS: Promise Keepers reach out beyond the stadium
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) Promise Keepers, the evangelical organization that has filled stadiums this year with more than 1 million men seeking spiritual renewal, has long said its aim is to send men back to their churches, fired up for God.
But with local men's mi...
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NEWS STORY: As cardinal nears death, evangelicals and NCC seek common ground
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) In the historic moment when evangelical leader Don Argue addressed the National Council of Churches General Assembly in Chicago Wednesday (Nov. 13), the first words out of his mouth were a prayer for a dying Catholic archbishop.
The appearan...
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Through the kindness of strangers, a church rises again
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) Last Easter Sunday morning, the 54-member congregation of St. Paul Primitive Baptist Church in Lauderdale, Miss., gathered for Sunday school and headed home, planning to return for an afternoon program. But by the time they came back, a fire o...
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`New Thought’ puts emphasis on Jesus and the power of positive thinking
c. 1996 Religion News Service
LOS ANGELES _ At first glance, the Rev. Della Reese Lett's congregation seems like a fairly traditional church. There's a choir, a Bible-based sermon and the passing of a collection basket.
But before the 11 a.m. Sunday service, there is a 15-minute t...
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Burned Churches: Giving and receiving
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) Here is a list of the major organizations that have raised money to rebuild burned churches and how the donations are being distributed:
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
Cash received: $4.7 million
Amount allocated in grants: $2....
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TOP STORY: JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM: The real nativity: A difficult journey to a dangerous place
c. 1995 Religion News Service
UNDATED _ A newly betrothed couple is forced to register for a census in a town far away. The woman is nine months pregnant. When they finally reach their destination after an arduous journey, there is no place to stay. The baby is born in a spot fit on...
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Billitteri named RNS managing editor
c. 1996 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS)-Thomas J. Billitteri, news editor at Religion News Service since 1994, has been promoted to managing editor, RNS Editor Joan Connell announced today.
In addition to directing the daily news operation at RNS, Billitteri will assume bud...
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Denominational Report
c. 1995 Religion News Service
(Following is a collection of news stories compiled from RNS staff, wire and denominational reports).
Lutherans remain baffled by sexual issues
(RNS)-Leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, unable to create a consensus policy stat...
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COMMENTARY: The fight against crime should start with moral training
c. 1996 Religion News Service
(Charles W. Colson, former special counsel to Richard Nixon, served a prison term for his role in the Watergate scandal. He now heads Prison Fellowship International, an evangelical Christian ministry to the imprisoned and their families. Contact Colson...
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