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Baptist relief agencies begin Mid-Atlantic cleanup in wake of Irene Print E-mail
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By Robert Dilday   
Monday, August 29, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) -- As Hurricane Irene continued its destructive track north Aug. 28, Baptist relief agencies in the Mid-Atlantic began deploying volunteers in the region, which was left with rising water and little electricity in the wake of the storm.
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Mark Hatfield remembered as champion for religious liberty Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Former Sen. Mark Hatfield –- an Oregon Republican whose Baptist faith helped shape his political views during nearly half a century in public office –- died Aug. 7 after several years of declining health.
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Court strikes down school board's prayer policy Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Monday, August 08, 2011
PHILADELPHIA (ABP) – A federal appeals court ruled Aug. 5 that a Delaware school board’s practice of opening meetings with prayer is unconstitutional.
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Evangelicals counter 'Circle of Protection' Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Thursday, August 04, 2011
WASHINGTON (ABP) – About 100 conservative Christians signed a letter sent to President Obama Aug. 3 contesting a coalition led by Jim Wallis of Sojourners urging government leaders not to balance the budget on the backs of the poor.
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Churches, city preparing to make 10th anniversary of 9/11 a time of healing Print E-mail
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By Norman Jameson   
Thursday, August 04, 2011
NEW YORK (ABP) -- As the calendar pages turn inexorably toward Sept. 11, New York City is preparing for a flood of solemn remembrances prompted by the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack that claimed 3,000 lives and launched a decade of angst and uncertainty in the world’s most typically resilient nation.
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Churches composed primarily of first-generation immigrants to the United States often face obstacles -- linguistic, financial and cultural -- in terms of fitting into an Anglo-dominated society. But they may possess a strategic advantage in fulfilling Christ's Great Commission. [Read More]
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