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Survey: Religion Played Role in 2020 Elections

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The Pew Research Center conducted a survey of voters in the 2020 elections and the findings weren’t surprising. Similar to past elections, religion played an important role in the 2020 U.S. presidential contest: Republican candidate Donald Trump continued to garner strong support from White evangelical Protestants, while Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated backed the Democratic candidate and eventual winner, President

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Opening Chapel: Loud Music, Spiritual Messages, Even Comedy

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By LORETTA FULTON Loud praise music, spiritual messages, even some comedy, highlighted opening chapel services at Abilene’s three universities as the fall semester officially kicked off. Abilene Christian, McMurry, and Hardin-Simmons universities started classes on Monday, Aug. 23. ACU’s opening chapel service was held that day and McMurry and Hardin-Simmons held theirs at their usual chapel times on Tuesday.  “Be

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Use Your Talent

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By DANNY MINTON I never played much basketball in school. I believe I played in Junior High but spent most of the time on the bench. In sixth grade, two players didn’t make the team. I was one. You might think it’s because I was only about five feet tall back then, but you’d be wrong. I didn’t play because

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Sellers: Missions Emphasis should shift from Matthew 28 to John 21

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By DR. ROB SELLERS The following opinion piece by Dr. Robert Sellers originally was posted on the Baptist Global News website. It is reprinted here with permission. Sellers is professor of theology and missions emeritus at Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon Seminary. By DR. ROBERT SELLERSOver the more than a half century of my participation in Christian cross-cultural missions, I have noticed a

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Doctors Have a ‘Word’ to Say

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View Post IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Editor’s Note: Dr. Newbury is on vacation. The following is a reprint of an earlier column. Most hunters are so gung-ho, they’ll hunt anything that’ll run from ‘em. Similarly, TV news folks salivate at the prospect of all-out chases to pluck credible opinions on controversial topics. This was the case recently when a

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My Most Important School Supplies

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By JIM NICHOLS Human beings have lives of rhythms. These come in different forms including biological and behavioral. Biological rhythms include such items as heartbeats and breathing rates, which have amazing adjustable abilities such as when we climb a flight of stairs. Many of these biological rhythms are obvious and are the topic of fascinating study to biologists. Perhaps not

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Pew Center Survey: Declining White Population Neither Good Nor Bad

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A survey by the Pew Research Center shows a majority of U.S. adults say the decreasing share of Americans who identify their race as White is neither good nor bad for society. About six-in-ten adults (61%) say this, while about two-in-ten (22%) say it is bad and 15% say it is good. Majorities across demographic and political groups have neutral views about

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Christian Music Takes on Climate Change

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News ReleaseEvangelical Environmental Network Today, Christian organizations launched the #ClimateVigil campaign, calling on millions of Christians in the U.S. and around the world to “light a candle for our climate.” #ClimateVigil arrives on the heels of the latest UN scientific report on climate change, which confirms what many people can now see with their own eyes: that dangerous climate impacts are upon

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