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Out of the Blue: Time for a little maternal patricide
Jimmy Carter in 2009 announced he was severing ties with the Southern Baptist Convention after six decades because the leadership clings to the doctrine that "women are subservient to their husbands, and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Feminism, Abusive Behavior, Protestant Convention, Religion and Belief
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Aaron Neville, "War Horse" Creators, Kronos Quartet Highlight New Haven Festival
Hartford CourantThe latest show from the British director and South African puppeteers of Broadway’s award-winning “War Horse,” a premiere of a chamber opera based on a Chekhov short story, performance by Aaron Neville and the Kronos Quartet and talks...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Music Theater, Ethiopia, Festive Events, Funkadesi (music group)
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Aberdeen gathering celebrates links between Passover, Catholicism
Two faiths met under one house of God on Sunday as people in Aberdeen learned how Passover and Catholicism are related. Hosted by St. Mary's Catholic Church of Aberdeen, members of the B'Nai Isaac Synagogue told the story of Passover to a crowd of more...
Tags: Judaism, Passover Seder, Holidays, Rituals, Religion and Belief
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Same-sex couples making new wedding rituals
SEATTLE (AP) — "People used to ask, when are you getting married?" Shelly Crocker says, leaning across the table at a north Seattle donut shop next to her wife, Sandy Kibort, and their daughter, Emma Kibort-Crocker. "I always told them, 'Well, the...
Tags: Judaism, Separation of Church and State, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Marriage
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Plenty of Americans dislike gay marriage yet still support equal rights
In my Sunday column, I explored the possible consequence of the Supreme Court's impending rulings on gay marriage: a patchwork of different laws in different states, making life very complicated for gay couples who want to move from one part of the...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Defense of Marriage Act, Religious Conflicts
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Ask the Mayor: Church vs. circus: Is Shriner event appropriate during Holy Week?
Q. I’m a parent and a Christian. I’m shocked that the city would allow the circus to take place during Holy Week where there are so many religious events taking place. Can the city make sure the circus never is here during Holy Week in the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Religious Festivals, Local Government, Easter, Shriners
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Rob Reiner on 'Meet the Press'; Richard Land on 'This Week'
Staff writerThe Sunday morning chat shows will get religion for Easter. They also will focus on the gay marriage issues before the U.S. Supreme Court. Cardinal Timothy Egan, archbishop of New York, will be a guest on ABC's "This Week" and CBS' "Face the Nation."...Tags: State of the Union Address, Baptist, Television Industry, U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control
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Annual Easter egg hunt returns
The annual Easter egg hunt will once again take place on Sunday at Laguna Beach High School's baseball field. The Easter Bunny will stop by at 12:30 p.m. for pictures. The egg hunt — some 2,000 eggs will be filled with candy and then hidden...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Good Friday, American Legion, Anglicanism, Religious Festivals
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Southern Baptists seeing growth among black congregations
The Religion WorldChristianity Today's Melissa Stellar writes about the changing diversity within the Southern Baptist Convention. Twenty percent of the churches are non-Anglo and many of those are black congregations: New data from the North American Mission Board (NAMB)... -
Rev. Louis Giglio bows out of giving Obama inaugural benediction
The Religion WorldThe Rev. Louie Giglio withdrew Jan. 10 from giving the benediction at Barack Obama's second inauguration after an anti-gay rights sermon he preached in the 1990s surfaced. Giglio did not apologize for the sermon, but said that battling gay rights is not a... -
Clergy lead campaign for gun control in Washington Friday
The Religion WorldThis from the Religion News Service: Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy, plan to lead a campaign in front of the Washington National CathedralFriday timed to mark the moment a week before when a gunman opened fire in a school in Newtown, Conn. But just... -
Southern Baptists workshop how to stem decline
The Religion WorldThe Florida Baptist Convention and the North American Mission Board are teaming up for a one-day workshop to discuss ways of stemming the decline in church membership. The Church Growth and Revitalization Conference will be held Jan. 29 at the First...
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