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Southern Baptists Face Wide-Open Leadership Race
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By Adelle M. Banks c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) When Southern Baptists meet for their annual convention in Indianapolis this June, they will have the opportunity to cast ballots for the highest number of contenders for president in the last three decades. At least six leaders with a range of experience — in big…
N.Y. Will Respect Same-Sex Marriages
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The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA – May 29, 2008 By Jeremy Peters The New York Times ALBANY, N.Y. New York Gov. David Paterson has directed all state agencies to begin to revise their policies and regulations to recognize same- sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, such as Massachusetts, California and Canada. In a…
All Presidential Hopefuls Urge End to Darfur Violence
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Associated Press – May 28, 2008 WASHINGTON – In a rare show of bipartisan unity, the three presidential candidates lent their names to a statement and newspaper ad Wednesday accusing the Sudanese government of genocide in the Darfur region and urging an end to the violence. Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton joined with…
Israeli Police Examine New Testament Blaze
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United Press International – May 28, 2008 JERUSALEM, May 28, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) — Israeli police Wednesday are reviewing a series of photographs showing students torching hundreds of New Testaments, a police spokesman said. Uzi Aharon, the mayor of Or-Yehuda, told the Israeli media he tried to stop the distribution of Christian literature in…
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