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- Prayer breakfast urges support for children 26 Nov 2009 04:40 GMT
... the Pledge of Allegiance at the community prayer breakfast. Despite dealing with a personal disease, ... As a 12-year-old girl, Russell watched older church members adopt children from other countries. Watching ... Athletes told him every high school in Tennessee has an active chapter. “Last year, 1,448 ...
- ACLU sues Tenn. school district for repeatedly promoting religion 18 Nov 2009 21:18 GMT
... ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (ABP) -- Tennessee's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union ... claims teachers and administrators routinely promote their religious beliefs to students at Sycamore High School. ... Tenn., would not include an unconstitutional school-sanctioned prayer. During the May 29 ceremony, however, the ...
- Christians forgo Facebook for 'digital fasting' 22 Nov 2009 04:37 GMT
... 20. November 2009 by Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service In the world of faith-based ... speaker, and volunteer pastor at Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tenn. “For me, all the ... that theology professor Dillon Burroughs teaches at Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, Tenn. “I call ...
- Federal lawsuit accuses Cheatham County schools of promoting Christianity 19 Nov 2009 03:30 GMT
... has accused Cheatham County schools of promoting Christianity and violating the U.S. constitution. The complaint ... the schools showed a pattern of endorsing religion that included the distribution of Gideon's Bibles in ... for the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, which filed the suit along with Barrett's ...
- Memphis church's film seeks healing in North America's racial hotbed 19 Nov 2009 16:50 GMT
... Memphis church's film seeks healing in North America's racial ... stuff." Evans wants the story to motivate Christians in his community to tackle the city's ... Klausner are doing on location in Memphis, Tennessee. The film will complete production later this ...
- Lawsuit Accuses Public Schools Of Promoting Christianity 18 Nov 2009 00:32 GMT
... on behalf of students who accuse their Tennessee school district of unconstitutionally promoting Christianity claims that Cheatham County schools showed a ... County schools showed a pattern of endorsing religion that included the distribution of Gideon's Bibles in ...
- For Churches, Beefed-Up Security Is a Mixed Blessing 22 Nov 2009 14:51 GMT
... A flurry of violent crimes in churches has shaken the image of houses of ... people and wounded seven others at a Tennessee church in the summer of 2008, conservative ... enforcement and security services. He says many religious leaders fear that obvious security measures, like ...
- Tennessee Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Burning Islamic Center 23 Nov 2009 21:10 GMT
... L. Echols of the Middle District of Tennessee today sentenced Michael Corey Golden to 14 ... released for vandalizing and burning down the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn., the Justice Department ... on Nov. 3, 2008, to destruction of religious property and to using fire to commit ...
- Church's to offer holiday meals 18 Nov 2009 09:35 GMT
... Church's entered the market earlier this year when ... assistance programs including Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee, The Martha O'Bryan Center, St. Luke's Community House, Catholic Charities of Tennessee and Bethlehem Centers of ...
- Greater New Hope Baptist Church Celebrates 150 years 18 Nov 2009 21:59 GMT
... and members of Greater New Hope Baptist Church in Malvern will celebrate the 150th Anniversary ... these eight enslaved comrades were brought from Tennessee and North Carolina by Col. Daniel Morrison ... Whitlow and these eight comrades felt that God had given them new hope, and a ...
- New lawsuits face Church in USA 25 Nov 2009 16:33 GMT
... 2009. 3:08pm By: George Conger. The Episcopal Church’s legal wars continued unabated last week, with ... unabated last week, with new lawsuits in Tennessee, and appeals filed in Pittsburgh, Georgia and ... Newsletter, please click here: Copyright © 2009 ReligiousIntelligence.com. All rights reserved. This material may not ...
- Interim pastor at Baxter First Church of God 20 Nov 2009 23:24 GMT
... Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Tennessee Human Rights Act which makes it illegal ... limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap / disability, familial status, or ...
- Tenn. pastor says church will present nativity scene despite objections from ACLU 24 Nov 2009 02:31 GMT
... Tenn. pastor says church will present nativity scene despite objections from ... from ACLU CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee pastor says his congregation will present its ... implement an "equal-access" policy to allow other religious and non-religious groups to participate. She says ...
- Man in Tennessee gets 14 years in prison for burning Islamic center 24 Nov 2009 06:51 GMT
... WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (KUNA) -- A Tennessee man was sentenced to 14 years and ... release for vandalizing and burning down the Islamic Center of Columbia, the Justice Department announced ... guilty in November 2008, to destruction of religious property and to using fire to commit ...
- God still loves us 20 Nov 2009 23:24 GMT
... this article, Dad was gone to Jackson Tennessee to be with his sister, Eva, as ... was so excited about growing up. At church, my Sunday school teacher gave me a ... voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?—which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ...
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