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  Courtroom drama about pistol-packing preacher offers lasting lessons, author says

  A new book by David Stokes called The Shooting Salvationist examines J. Frank Norris, the controversial pastor of First Baptist Church in Fort Worth, and his sensational trial and aquittal for murder in the mid-1920s.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  Study examines what families want from their church

  In 2004, Baylor University researchers polled more than 3,000 members of churches in 12 states affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship or both. While not statistically representative of all Baptists, researchers Diana Garland and Jo Edmonds said findings shed light on the struggles church families face at different stages of life.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  Ministry seeks to make marriages divorce-proof

  America’s divorce rate is the highest in the world, double that of Canada and triple either England or France, but most divorces don’t need to happen, marriage specialists Mike and Harriet McManus insist.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  Bible Drill students memorize, internalize Scripture

  Sherissa Blender of Lakeview Baptist Church in Mathis won first place in the youth Bible Drill competition. Yana Genke of First Baptist Church in Tenaha and Silas Henderson of First Baptist Church in Atlanta tied for second place.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  Capital campaign at Abilene church benefits missions

  First Baptist Church in Abilene held a capital campaign to raise money for missions last year and set a $5 million goal.

  06/17/2011 - By Administrator

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  Faith Digest

  A new Gallup poll finds 92 percent of Americans say they believe in God, a figure that has dropped by only a few points since Gallup first asked the question in the 1940s.

  06/16/2011 - By Administrator

• Southern Baptists support path to legal status in immigration reform

  The Southern Baptist Convention adopted a debated resolution June 15 calling for “a just and compassionate path to legal status” for undocumented immigrants.

  06/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  Southern Baptists ‘cannot commend’ new NIV Bible translation

  The Southern Baptist Convention went on record June 15 saying it “cannot commend” the 2011 New International Version Bible translation and its use of gender-neutral language. The resolution expressed “profound disappointment” with NIV publishers Biblica and Zondervan Publishing House for their “inaccurate translation of God’s inspired Scripture.”

  06/15/2011 - By Administrator

• Southern Baptist messengers affirm belief in doctrine of hell

  The Southern Baptist Convention affirmed belief in the reality of a literal hell June 15 in a resolution responding to Rob Bell’s Love Wins book that challenges traditional thinking about eternal damnation.

  06/15/2011 - By Administrator

• Around the State

  Dillon International will hold a free adoption information meeting at 6 p.m. July 18 at Buckner Children’s Home in Dallas.

  06/15/2011 - By Administrator

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  Southern Baptists re-elect president

  Atlanta-area pastor Bryant Wright was re-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention Tuesday afternoon.

  06/14/2011 - By Administrator

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  Speakers urge WMU to ‘Proclaim’ the gospel message

  Missions leaders from across the nation proclaimed the good news of Jesus Christ during the 2011 National Woman’s Missionary Union missions celebration and annual meeting in Phoenix.

  06/14/2011 - By Administrator