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Lower Jordan River is open sewage canal, environmentalists say
Posted: 12/02/05
In an event called the "Big Jump," mayors and members of local governments from Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority join hands to call for the rehabilitation of the polluted Jordan River. Friends of the Earth Middle East–a partnership between Israelis, Palestinians and Jorda-nians–has recently stepped up efforts to bring the Jordan River's pollution to world attention. (Photo by Itamar Grinberg, courtesy of Friends of the Earth Middle East/RNS) Lower Jordan River is open
sewage canal, environmentalists sayBy Michele Chabin
Religion News Service
DEGANYA, Israel–At the Alumot Dam on the edge of Kibbutz Deganya, a cooperative community located a couple of miles south of the Sea of Galilee, visitors can smell the Jordan River long before they see it.
12/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Texas Baptist Forum
Posted: 12/02/05
Texas Baptist Forum
Get with the program
I have followed this dispute between the two Baptist groups in Texas since its inception. The fact of the matter is that both groups are right but do not have the right to insist the other accept their point of view.
Letters are welcomed. Send them to marvknox@baptiststandard.com; 250 words maximum.
"The people of China want more freedom to express themselves, to worship without state control, to print Bibles and other sacred texts without fear of punishment. … By meeting the legitimate demands of its citizens for freedom and openness, China's leaders can help their country grow into a modern, prosperous and confident nation."
President Bush
Speaking during his recent trip to Asia (RNS)"Ruth and I have enjoyed our time together these last few months, and we both feel at peace about the decision to have the New York meetings be our last. We know that God can still use us to reach people with the gospel message in other ways, and we look forward to seeing how he will do so."
Billy Graham
The famed evangelist, who recently turned 87 and suffers from Parkinson's disease, held his last crusade this June in New York. (RNS)"I woke up one day and thought, 'My God, I'm about to have a baby; how am I going to teach my child what the meaning of life is when I don't know myself?' If she asks why she's here and who is God or why are people suffering, I want to have answers. And I want to ask those questions, too."
Madonna
Pop singer, discussing how the birth of her daughter affected her thinking about spiritual matters (RNS/USA Today)The Baptist General Convention of Texas is social in context and views Scripture from that point of view, whereas the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention is evangelistic and sees its mission and interpretation of Scripture from that point of view.
12/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Texas Baptist professors teach at Nigerian seminary
Posted: 12/02/05
Bill Carrell, dean of Christian studies at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, teaches at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary. Texas Baptist professors
teach at Nigerian seminaryBy John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
Nigerian Baptists share the same theology and mission as Texas Baptists. They even sing the same hymns.
12/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Port Neches youth choir shares the gospel in Spain
Posted: 12/02/05
First Baptist Church in Port Neches welcomed 47 youth and adults home from an 11-day mission trip to Denia, Spain. The group partnered with The Alpha & Omega Christian School sponsored by the Holy Trinity Baptist Church in Denia to minister to children through a sports, music and art camp. Pastor David Mahfouz, Music Minister Tim Holder and Student Minister Adam Pardue were the group's leaders. While in Denia, the youth choir sang at an official meeting in the home of the mayor and at a nursing home and were warmly welcomed at various open-air venues around the city. Port Neches youth choir
shares the gospel in SpainBy John Hall
Texas Baptist Communications
A group of young people from First Baptist Church in Port Neches recently discovered moving to their own beat can have a powerful impact on those around them.
12/02/2005 - By John Rutledge
Bud Ammerman has resigned as pastor of Choate Church in Kenedy. 
