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  ‘True Love Waits’ program turns 20

  True Love Waits, the LifeWay Christian Resources abstinence program first unveiled in Nashville in February 1993, has been adopted by churches and ministries of numerous denominations across the nation and globe.

  02/15/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Paynter: CLC will continue to exemplify ‘doing the gospel’

  Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission stalwarts expressed gratitude for departing director Suzii Paynter’s accomplishments and pride in all they believe she will do.

  02/15/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Gap between faith, science can be bridged, study says

  A new study attributes the so-called “belief” gap between evolution and young-earth creationism to a small fundamentalist minority of faith groups who are openly opposed to science.

  02/13/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Latvian Baptists seek to plant churches, nurture young leaders

  The United States doesn’t have a monopoly on people who claim to be spiritual but not religious, a group of Baptist ministers in North Texas learned from a Latvian Baptist leader.

  02/12/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Around the State: New events center

  San Marcos Baptist Academy is set to begin construction on the 31,000-square-foot Lee Hage Jamail Special Event Center.

  02/08/2013 - By John Rutledge

• On the Move

  • Aaron Pardue to Northway Baptist Church in Angleton as pastor.

  02/08/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Children of rape open new front in abortion culture wars

  Forty years after the Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion, children conceived through rape—and women who were raped and chose to end the pregnancy—are speaking out, opening a new front in the often-fraught discussions of a decades-old culture war.

  02/08/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Faith Digest: Religious liberty worries

  Half of adult respondents told the Barna Group they worry religious freedom in the United States is at risk.

  02/08/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Marathon ministry trains runners to put ‘one foot in front of the other’

  In a few weeks, Mark Simpson will lace up his sneakers, set out some 5-gallon water coolers, and start waiting for a miracle.

  02/08/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Religious sponsors loom large in Boy Scouts’ policy debate

  The decision by Boy Scouts of America to postpone any change in policy about gay membership was fueled by an “outpouring of feedback,” much of that coming from religious sponsors.

  02/08/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Spring break missions

  A break from school this spring provides young people and families an opportunity to help people still suffering from 2012 hurricanes.

  02/07/2013 - By John Rutledge

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  Did I care enough? A struggle with anger and guilt

  A caregiver recalls her struggle with anger and guilt as she and her husband confronted cancer, chemotherapy and changing roles.

  02/07/2013 - By John Rutledge