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Americans divided on viewing homosexual behavior as sin
Americans are split on whether homosexual behavior is a sin, and many do not appreciate if a church teaches it is sinful, according to a recent survey conducted by LifeWay Research.
05/14/2012 - By Administrator
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Evangelicals say it’s time for frank talk about sex
The statistics, some evangelicals say, no longer can be ignored. Eighty percent of young evangelicals have engaged in premarital sex, and almost a third of evangelicals' unplanned pregnancies end in abortion.
05/10/2012 - By Administrator
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Is 2012 election the Mormon’s JFK moment?
With his path now clear to the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney is on the verge of becoming the first Mormon to head a major party's presidential ticket, a new milestone in America's embrace of religious groups that once were shunned by society.
04/26/2012 - By Administrator
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Land issues back-to-back apologies for Trayvon Martin comments
The head of Southern Baptists’ Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission issued back-to-back apologies regarding statements he made on his radio program about the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Richard Land apologized both for offense caused by the remarks and for lifting some of the comments word-for-word from published materials without attributing their source.
04/17/2012 - By Administrator
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Church-state tension inherent in health-care system, expert says
A Baptist church-state scholar says religious liberty concerns about new coverage mandates come with the territory in America's employer-based health insurance system.
03/02/2012 - By Administrator
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Adjustment to birth-control coverage rule met with mixed reviews
[UPDATED] Some Baptist leaders applauded President Obama's announcement that insurance companies, rather than religious institutions, will be required to provide employees' contraception coverage. Others said it failed to answer the concerns of self-funded religious insurance providers.
02/17/2012 - By Administrator