The Relevant Church
Reprinted with permission from Voice magazine (Jan/Feb 2010).
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Guilty Verdict in Oregon Faith Healing Case
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Jeffrey, Marci Beagley found guilty “Steve Lindsey, who represented Marci Beagley, said he would recommend a ‘non-jail sentence’ that would include probation and possibly other conditions, such as counseling, supervised medical care for the Beagleys’ 16-year-old daughter, Kathryn, and cooperating with state child-welfare investigators.
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Neo-Pagans Get Worship Circle at Air Force Academy
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“Wiccan cadets and officers on the Colorado Springs base have been convening for over a decade, but the school will officially dedicate a newly built circle of stones on about March 10, putting the outdoor sanctuary on an equal footing with the Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Buddhist chapels on the base.” Fox News
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Baptists Arrested Trying to Remove Children from Haiti
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“Haitian officials said Monday they are thinking of sending 10 U.S. Baptists to the United States for prosecution after they were arrested trying to take 33 children out of the country without government permission.” More at AJC
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Oregon Faith Healers Case Now with Jury
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“Jeffrey and Marci Beagley are charged with criminally negligent homicide for failing to provide medical care to Neil, who died in June 2008 of complications from an undiagnosed congenital urinary blockage.” Clackamas County News
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Mugged by Ultrasound
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Why so many abortion workers have turned pro-life. (Weekly Standard)
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“Cool! Your church has funerals”
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Segregated in a Whole New Way
“It’s unfortunate enough that many churches tend to be populated by people of the same race or socioeconomic group. But to intentionally segregate worship by age makes things worse. Scripture tells us not to scorn the experiences and wisdom of our elders. Proverbs 16:31 teaches that ‘gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life.’”
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