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Churches Build Faith in System After Surveying Members
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nsymmonds
Chicago Tribune – November 28, 2007 CHICAGO – For more than three decades, Willow Creek Community Church has defined its success by tallying the throngs who walk through its doors. But a survey recently revealed something the South Barrington, Ill., mega-church hadn’t realized: Some of its members had become unsatisfied, saying they felt abandoned on…
Pope Names 23 New Cardinals
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akornfeld
By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service Vatican City – In two days of ceremony and celebration last weekend (Nov. 24-25), Pope Benedict XVI expanded the highest ranks of the Roman Catholic hierarchy by elevating 23 men — including two Americans — to the College of Cardinals. The events drew tens of thousands of Catholic…
Dalai Lama: Tibetans to Hold Referendum on New Spiritual Leadership
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akornfeld
Associated Press Amritsar, India – The Dalai Lama said Tuesday the Tibetan people will vote on a new system of leadership before he dies, as Tibetan Buddhists grapple with ways to prevent their spiritual leaders from falling under Chinese control. For decades, the Dalai Lama has personified Tibetans’ struggle for self-determination. But fears that China…
Israel, Palestinians OK Negotiating Plan
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akornfeld
Associated Press Annapolis, Md. – Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Tuesday to immediately resume long-stalled talks toward creating an independent Palestinian state by the end of next year, using a U.S.-hosted Mideast peace conference to launch their first negotiations in seven years. In a joint statement read by President Bush, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert…
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