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Expert offers tips to manage
mix of religion and politics

By Marv Knox

Editor

ABILENE, Texas—Religion and politics inevitably will mix—especially in the U.S. presidential campaign—but that does not mean Americans should sanction a free-for-all, church-state expert Melissa Rogers insisted.
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• Expert offers tips to manage mix of religion and politics

• Ground-rules recommended for religion in public schools

• Future Focus Committee examines Cooperative Program giving trends


Here's a sample of stories from our 5/12/08 issue:

Blogging Baptists: A whole lotta talkin’ goin’ on
• Blogging Baptists
• Looking for guidelines for Christian blogs? Start with the New Testament
• Blogs become Baptist battleground

• New HPU lectureship weds evangelism to ethics

• Abilene church leads drive to sweeten ministry to troops in Iraq

• Concern for needy people is gospel truth, not partisan politics, CBF’s Vestal insists

• BCFS garners highest praise from children

• Russell joins Standard staff as marketing director

• Student worship leader keeps collegiate ties

• Baptism rates follow cycles, Texas Baptist statistician says

• UMHB students reach out, dig in to help families in crisis

• Wayland grad records life’s journey on walls of church

• Waylanders plan to answer their Macedonian call

• Willis, Hunt jump in crowded field vying for SBC presidency

• Methodists vote to retain policies on homosexuality


See a complete list of articles from our 5/12/ 2008 issue here.

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