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Joplin mosque members encouraged by support
JOPLIN, Mo. — Members of Joplin’s Islamic community whose mosque was destroyed in a recent fire hope to call on the camaraderie that the southwest Missouri city displayed in the wake of last year’s...
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Associated Press Biblical scholar professor Menachem Cohen reads from a book at the library of Bar Ilan University, outside Tel Aviv, Israel. For the past 30 years the 84-year-old Judaic biblical scholar has been immersed in a Sisyphean task of correcting all known errors in Jewish scripture to produce a definitive edition of the Hebrew Bible.
Scholar completes mission to ‘fix’ Bible
RAMAT GAN, Israel — For 30 years, Israeli Judaic scholar Menachem Cohen has been on a mission of biblical proportions: correcting all known textual errors in Jewish scripture to produce a truly def...
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Church Calendar
Special services Lexie B. Ray, minister of the Fairdealing Church of Christ in Benton, will speak in a gospel meeting at the Kirksey Church of Christ on Aug. 12-14. Sunday hours are 10 a.m., 10:...
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Associated Press Rabbi Yaakov Perlow addresses a large crowd of Orthodox Jews at MetLife stadium Wednesday in East Rutherford, N.J, during the celebration Siyum HaShas. It marks the completion of the Daf Yomi, or daily reading and study of one page of the 2,711 page book.
Thousands complete reading of Jewish Talmud
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — In a sports stadium transformed into what was called the world’s largest synagogue, tens of thousands of people celebrated the completion of the reading of the Talmud, the b...
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Missouri: Voters to consider defense of public prayer
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters are considering a constitutional amendment about prayer. The proposal states people can pray as long as they do not disturb the peace. In addition, the cons...
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Associated Press A resident greets Charles and Te'Andrea Wilson following a prayer rally in downtown Crystal Springs, Miss., in support of racial reconciliation on Monday following the actions of some congregants at the First Baptist Church which prevented the black couple from getting married there.
Church’s refusal to allow black wedding criticized
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday it is “unfortunate” that a predominantly white church in the state wouldn’t allow a black couple to get married in its sanctuary. Bryant said...
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Special services Trace Creek Baptist Church will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its pastor, Dr. Ronnie Stinson, on Sunday. Special presentations will be made to Stinson and his wife, Pam, in ...
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Associated Press Winford Owens, Joyce Owens, Jean Hodge, Julia Campbell and Louis Ferguson eat lunch at Chick-fil-A on Wednesday in Shelby, N.C. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister, declared Wednesday national "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day."
Cardinal criticizes mayor for Chick-fil-A comments
CHICAGO — Chicago Cardinal Francis George stepped in the ring on Chick-fil-A’s gay marriage controversy in a blog post, criticizing Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s statement that the fast-food chain’s values ...
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Associated Press Father Luke Strand (center) marries sister Theresa and Christopher Krausert on July 23, 2011, in Dousman, Wis. Also shown are Jacob Strand (left) and Vincent Strand. All three brothers have decided to become priests.
Three brothers enter the Catholic priesthood
MILWAUKEE — When Luke Strand started college nine years ago, he wanted to earn a marketing degree, a job in the business world, then a house and children. Now he’s a priest and that’s not all. H...
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Church Calendar
  Special services Oscar United Methodist Church, revival services July 29 through Aug.1, 7 p.m. daily. Church is six miles north of U.S. 60, on Turner Landing Road in Oscar. Rev. Randy Stacy wi...
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