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| This photo, taken April 2 by the newly installed Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the Cone Nebula, a giant pillar of gas and dust that resides in a turbulent star-forming region. This image shows only the upper 2.5 light years of the nebula, a height that equals 23 million roundtrips to the moon. The entire nebula is 7 light years long. It resides 2,500 light years away from Earth in the constellation Monoceros. See a story on the debate over intelligent design here. |
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El Paso missionary recalls Rankin pledged no signing 4/8
Missionaries explain reasons for not signing BF&M 4/8
See previous articles on this topic here.
CYBERCOLUMN:
Donna Van Cleve:
Joy and sorrow, he's always there
COMMENTARY:
A simplified life 5/13
Somebody stand up for WMU' 5/13
Last letter from a soldier and son 5/13
Church/ State partnerships lead to denial of liberty 5/6
FOUR FACES OF ISLAM
  The rock is gone from his ear, but the mystery remains. ___
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| New study notes shift of Hispanic Protestants ___By Dalia Dabbous ___Religion News Service ___WASHINGTON (RNS)--While a strong majority of Latinos in the United States are Roman Catholic, there has been a generational shift to Protestantism, according to a major new study. ___According to the study, "Hispanic Churches in American Public Life," the number of Protestants in the American Hispanic population increased from 18 percent to 32 percent across three generations, while the number of Catholics declined from 74 percent to 59 percent over the same period. Overall, 71 percent of Hispanics today are Catholic. Full Story |
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| Austin woman clothes customers with hope at her boutique ___By Miranda Bradley ___Texas Baptist Children's Home & Family Services ___AUSTIN--A slight awkwardness saturates the air as Elissa Benford, owner of Lisa's Hope Chest, greets Fe, the newest customer at the upscale boutique. ___Fe isn't a typical customer for such a clothing store. But she is typical of the people Benford assists every week. ___Fe is a client of the Family Care program at Texas Baptist Children's Home & Family Services in Round Rock. And although they've never met, Fe is no stranger to Benford; she sees her in the faces of all women who shop at her store. Full Story Two Dallas churches announce big building plans; third already going ___By Mark Wingfield ___Managing Editor ___DALLAS--Two Dallas churches have announced multi-million-dollar building projects that will be among the most expensive ever undertaken by a Texas Baptist church. ___First Baptist Church of Dallas plans a $48 million project for its downtown location. A current education and office building as well as a parking garage will be demolished to erect an eight-story building to house classrooms, offices, a bookstore, coffee and snack bar, fellowship mall, two chapels, prayer tower, banquet hall/theater, catering facilities and underground parking. ___A few miles north of downtown, Park Cities Baptist Church plans a $35 million project for its property on Northwest Highway. Full Story |
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