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Interfaith dinners serve up big helpings of tolerance

Life | Fri, Nov 21, 2008

Nisa Ismayilova always dreamed of sitting down for an informal dinner and fellowship with people whose religious beliefs differed from her own Muslim faith.
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Women repower their faith at Christian conference

News | Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Comments Comment on this article1

Decked out in matching soft pink T-shirts, a quartet of women from Miami, OK, walked through the crowded halls of the Ford Center on Friday.
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Emerson Falls elected president of Baptist General Convention

News | Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments Comment on this article5

BROKEN ARROW -- The Rev. Emerson Falls of Oklahoma City was elected president of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma today in Broken Arrow. Leaders of the convention, which represents the state's Southern Baptists, said Falls, 60, is believed to be the first American Indian elected to the leadership post.




Carla Hinton

After vote, we need to unite

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Will anybody still be talking to each other Wednesday?After today’s presidential election, can people be counted on to...

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Andrew Tevington

Our Faiths: Christians differ on salvation

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Q: The Bible says no one can be saved except by knowing Jesus as his savior. Does this mean people of all religions other than...

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  • A different kind of Bible

    “Bible Illuminated: The Book” is a different kind of Bible. For starters, it’s being promoted as a coffee table book or a high-end, design-forward glossy magazine. It includes images of celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Bono and Princess Diana. In a news release, Publisher Illuminated World, a Swedish company, said it set out to make the biblical text more accessible [...]

  • Faith at the polls

    I read the other day about people who became addicted to the presidential election. Now that it is over they are fighting withdrawal. If there are any folks like that reading this blog, here is something for your election taste buds to savor: Beliefnet has released the results of its exit poll. It is an interesting look at the beliefs [...]

  • Atheists make requests of president-elect

    The Secular Coalition for America and Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers unveiled a new proposal on religious accomodation at a pre-Veterans Day briefing today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The new policy recommendations regarding religious discrimination and accomodation in the U.S. Armed Forces were presented in a memo for President-elect Barack Obama as he [...]

  • Graham celebrates with family

    Evangelist Billy Graham celebrated his 90th birthday Friday with family and personal staff at a private barbeque near his mountain home outside Asheville, N.C., attended by all five of his children, most of his 19 grandchildren and many of his great grandchildren, a news release said. “I’ve learned that these latter years can be some of [...]

  • Happy Birthday Billy!

    Evangelist Billy Graham celebrates his 90th birthday today. He is to mark this milestone with a private family dinner near his mountainside home outside Asheville, N.C. His son, evangelist Franklin Graham, appeared on NBC’s “Today” show and said the dinner was to include barbeque, a treat his father was especially looking forward to. For the past month, [...]

  • Palin a target because of her faith?

      Some people are concerned that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is being unfairly scrutinized by the media now that the presidential election is over. Janice Shaw Crouse, director and senior fellow of Concerned Women for America’s Beverly LaHaye Institute, said Palin, who was Sen. John McCain’s running mate for the Republicans, is being targeted by the media because she [...]

  • More faith leaders speak out on Obama

    I promised I’d post more statements and comments from faith leaders and faith-based groups regarding Barack Obama’s election to the U.S. presidency. Here are a few more that have come across the wire or sent via e-mail: The Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church congratulated Sen. Barack Obama today on his election as the 44th [...]


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