Posts Tagged ‘election’
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Neither Obama nor Romney? Some Christians vote for ‘None of the Above’
Is it a sin not to vote? Or perhaps a virtue?
The question may seem surprising, especially in a nail-biter of an election in which every vote will count and both sides argue that the future of the nation is at stake.
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Obama, Romney prepare for debate rematch
Both President Barack Obama and his opponent, Mitt Romney, are preparing for the second of the three debates they will have before the November 6 election. The president needs a strong performance in the next debate to slow Rom...
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Southern Baptists approve alternate name, but barely
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention narrowly accepted the alternate unofficial descriptor of “Great Commission Baptists” as the denomination attempts to make inroads beyond its base in the Bible Belt.
Egyptian court ruling ignites fury
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruling that Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister of the old government, is eligible to run for president in this weekend's election despite a law banning ex-officials from the race, has spa...
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Black Southern Baptists try to keep expectations in check for first black SBC president
With the Southern Baptist Convention poised to elect its first African-American president at its meeting next week in New Orleans, the mostly black congregation at Colonial Baptist Church is equal parts excited and astonished.
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Mitt Romney heads to Liberty University to woo evangelicals
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who struggled to gain the support of evangelicals during the primaries, will deliver a commencement address Saturday at Liberty University, one of the largest Christian u...
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U.S. House chaplain, talks about conflict and his unusual congregation
After almost a year as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, which The New York Times called "one of the most reviled congregations in the country," the Rev. Patrick Conroy was back in Portland, Ore., for a few days to...
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Southern Baptist leader says Obama, black leaders, exploiting Trayvon Martin for votes
(RNS) A top Southern Baptist official has accused President Obama and black civil rights activists of using the Trayvon Martin shooting to foment racial strife and boost the president’s re-election chances. Richard Land is pre...
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Think Again: Who’s Right?
By Benjamin O’Loughlin Election year in the US always brings debate and strife. What’s interesting about this year is that, from healthcare to ecology, belief is at the center of the storm. Today belief is cheap. I believ...
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