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Mormons find their beliefs again under attack with political rhetoric
When one of Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s supporters publicly denounced the faith of Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman as a non-Christian cult, he was just the latest in a long line of people who have condemn...

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FELLOWSHIP First United Methodist Church, 503 Maple St., Murray, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Harvest Hootenanny. Chili competition and meal at 5 p.m. Petting zoo, pony rides, carnival games, costume parad...

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Despite protests, pastor’s assemblies go off as planned
TROPHY CLUB, Texas — A “character building” program led by an Assembly of God pastor went off as planned Wednesday at Byron Nelson High School, despite protests from a coalition of local and nation...

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FELLOWSHIP n Hardin Senior Citizens Pavilion, 112 High School St., Hardin, noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Falling into Christ picnic. Hot dogs, chips, popcorn and soft drinks. Also games and fellowship for...

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Denial of death’s approach leaves one unable to cope
Death is lingering in the neighborhood of my life. Not right next door or down the street. But death’s dark and painful presence is being felt in the sudden absence of others. People I know and lov...

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Behind the billboard: Signs are man’s message to motorists
WILDWOOD, Mo. — There’s no phone number on the billboards. No address. Not even an exit to turn off the highway. Only the name “JESUS” emblazoned in giant, block letters, like a cowboy’s prize belt...

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An alternative to haunted houses
A Christian alternative to secular haunted houses, Judgement Houses have become increasingly more common in the area. Judgement House is a Clearwater, Fla.-based organization that oversees all i...

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South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu reacts with others inside a church during his book launch in the city of Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu is celebrating his 80th birthday with a new book of photographs, tributes and biography. Thursday's release of "Tutu: The Authorized Portrait," comes a day before the anti-apartheid hero's birthday. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

South Africa’s Tutu celebrates 80th birthday with new book
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu is celebrating his 80th birthday with a new book of photographs, tributes and biography. Thursday’s release of “Tutu: The Author...

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Heartland Worship Center missionaries relax during a mission trip to Uganda earlier this month.

Local church fulfills lofty mission goals
Three continents in three months: that’s Heartland Worship Center’s mission plan this fall. The first mission team returned from Uganda two weeks ago. The second team will leave for Myanmar in s...

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Michael Catt (left), pastor of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., introduces Mt. Zion Baptist Church pastor Daniel Simmons during Sherwood's annual ReFRESH conference on Sept. 21. The ministers and their congregations have forged a friendship, and often hold joint worship services.

Multi-ethnic churches still rare
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As a young white minister, Michael Catt said he was fired from a Mississippi church for quoting Martin Luther King Jr. He never forgot it. “Getting fired ... was really a pivo...

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