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  Q & A: Melissa Rogers on religious liberty

  Melissa Rogers, a veteran religious-liberty attorney and nationally recognized expert in church-state law, is director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. In an e-mail interview, she reflects on some of the major developments in her field over the last decade and where things might go in the decade that just began.

  01/05/2011 - By Administrator

• New York mosque named top religion story of 2010

  The protracted and contentious debate over plans to build an Islamic community center near Ground Zero in New York was the top religion story of 2010, according to a survey of religion journalists.

  01/01/2011 - By Administrator

• For 2010 top religion stories, a major case of deja vu

  The calendar may have said 2010, but for Pope Benedict XVI and much of his global flock, it looked and felt a lot like 2002. For the second time in a decade, charges of child molestation at the hands of Catholic priests dominated headlines—this time reaching the highest levels of the Vatican, as critics questioned whether Benedict himself mishandled abuse cases. The Roman Catholic Church wasn’t the only institution battling a sense of deja vu, as some of the most controversial religion stories from the past 20 years returned to the headlines.

  01/01/2011 - By Administrator

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  Gallup Poll: U.S. personal religiosity stable, influence declines

  A new Gallup poll shows that, while personal measures of religious sentiment have remained fairly high among Americans, their membership in houses of worship continues a long decline and they increasingly believe that religion is losing influence.

  12/30/2010 - By Administrator

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  Divide over Islam dominated religious-freedom news in 2010

  Judging from end-of-year assessments published in the last few days, there seems fairly universal agreement among close observers of faith and public life that the biggest religion story of 2010 in this country was also the biggest religious-freedom story: Islam and its discontents.

  12/29/2010 - By Administrator

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  Baptists debate social drinking

   Two decades after settling the question of biblical inerrancy, Southern Baptists are battling about booze.

  12/28/2010 - By Administrator

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  Bookstore manager, museum director enjoy roles as Santa’s helpers

  Two Wayland Baptist University employees spend much of December donning red suits and hats to bring joy to children during the holiday season.

  12/24/2010 - By admin

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  Lampasas-area ministers to Laredo-area colonias

  Children living in colonias near Laredo will have a much happier Christmas, thanks to the Women on Mission and the mission development council at Adamsville Baptist Church in Lampasas.

  12/23/2010 - By admin

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  Blanco Association Christmas party has gladdened STCH kids for 50 years

  For 50 years, families in Blanco Baptist Association been sponsoring annual Christmas parties for children living at South Texas Children’s Home.

  12/23/2010 - By admin

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  Year in review: News makers in 2010

  The year 2010 began badly with a deadly Jan. 13 earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 230,000 people and affected 3 million. The 7.0 magnitude quake prompted unprecedented compassion in the United States.

  12/22/2010 - By Administrator

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  Year in review: Baptist deaths in 2010

  Here are some notable Baptist newsmakers who died during 2010.

   

  12/22/2010 - By Administrator

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  Worth repeating: 2010 — the year in quotes

  Here are some of the more memorable quotes that appeared in Associated Baptist Press stories and commentaries during 2010.

  12/22/2010 - By Administrator