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NEWS ABOUT: Baptists

Baptists stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - The hallelujahs are strained in US churches these days as donations plunge at the same time demand for aid is skyrocketing, reports the Wall Street Journal. Congregations across the nation are slashing budgets and even laying off staff, including pastors. Churches and synagogues usually weather downturns well, but not... More »

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Catholic Church • Jews • religion • church • fundamentalism • Protestants • worshippers • donation • priest • synagogue • evangelicals • Baptists • pastor • baptism • temple • Catholic priest • women's issues • congregations • collection box • born again

 'Cowboy Church' Lassos 
 New Followers 

Baptists see success with services that feature rodeo riding

Jan 9, 09 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Rodeo competitions and baptisms in horse troughs are on offer at the Cowboy Church of Ellis County, Texas, part of a movement that uses an unconventional approach to draw worshippers to the flock, the AP reports. Cowboy churches have existed for 40 years but have grown in popularity in the... More »

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Texas • Christianity • church • Christians • Baptists • Baptist • cowboy

 Former Obama Pastor
 in Church Power Battle 

 Refusing to relinquish leadership

Jun 5, 08 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's former Chicago church is in turmoil over a battle to retain power by firebrand preacher Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Time reports. A rift has opened between Wright, who was supposed to retire from the church he nurtured for 36 years, and his hand-picked successor, whose qualifications he's now questioning. More »

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Barack Obama • retirement • Baptists • United Church of Christ • Jeremiah Wright • Trinity United Church of Christ • Otis Moss III

Liberal Baptists Meet With
Focus on Unity

Conservative SBC group absent from
Carter-led gathering

Jan 30, 08 3:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Organized by Jimmy Carter and other leaders, thousands of Baptists begin a three-day meeting in Atlanta today to show that the denomination encompasses a broad range of viewpoints and can work together despite differences. Social issues are a focus, the Christian Science Monitor reports, though leaders of the conservative Southern... More »

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Jimmy Carter • Baptists

Shunning Makes a Comeback
in US Churches

Pastors resurrect old practice to tame black sheep in their flocks

Jan 20, 08 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - In an effort to reclaim their churches' role as moral authority, many Protestant ministers have reinstated the all-but-lost practice of shunning unrepentant sinners from their congregations. And while nobody's yet had to pin a scarlet "A" to their Sunday best, the consequences of the puritanical revival have weighed heavy... More »

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Protestants • churchgoers • megachurches • Baptists • shunning • sinners • moral authority • confession • pastor

Gaza's Few Christians
Are Fleeing

After murder, religious minority fearful under Hamas rule

Dec 24, 07 7:16 AM CST
(Newser) - It's a grim Christmas for Gaza's tiny Christian population of about 3,000, with celebrations muted in the Hamas-controlled territory, the AP says. Instead of decorating trees, many of the faithful are packing to leave the strip for good. After the murder of a prominent Baptist activist, many Christians say... More »

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Hamas • Muslims • West Bank • Christians • Rami Ayyad • religious persecution • Baptists

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