FAITH GROWS IN BANGLADESH
Persecution & perseverance
___By Marv Knox
___Editor
___Abdul's family almost beat him to death when he turned his back on Allah and placed his faith in Jesus. Only his mother's love--and God's grace--spared his life.
___Eighteen years later, Abdul risks his life every day as he urges other Muslims from Bangladesh, his homeland, to accept Jesus as their Savior.
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Research role has cast Barna as key interpreter of U.S. religion
___By Ted Parks
___Religion New Service
___VENTURA, Calif. (RNS) --So churches don't answer the phone. Who cares?
___George Barna does. And passionately.
___Released last summer, the discovery that it is "virtually impossible" to reach nearly half of the country's Protestant churches by phone made it to Barna Research Group's top-12 list of its year 2000 findings. Founded in 1984, Barna's marketing research firm conducts polls on religious issues, then interprets the data for the consciences of the nation's evangelical leaders.
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Bush's inaugural speech laced with religious images and connections
___WASHINGTON--Religious themes surfaced frequently in President George W. Bush's inaugural address Jan. 20, drawing both praise and criticism from those who heard it.
___"Compassion is the work of a nation, not just a government," Bush said, echoing a campaign pledge to establish partnerships with private and religious organizations to combat social ills.
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Truett scholar calls for reform of evangelicalism
___By Marv Knox
___Editor
___WACO--Evangelicalism must be reformed, shifting from an emphasis on rigid boundaries to a more inclusive focus on the "strong center" of faith, theologian Roger Olson insisted.
___Olson issued the challenge during his faculty address at Baylor University's Truett Theological Seminary, where he is professor of theology.
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