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...President Thomas Jefferson wrote a short letter to a group of Baptist clergymen in Danbury, Conn. The clergymen, who wanted the President to proclaim a national day of Christian thanksgiving, had expressed their frustration with Jefferson’s refusal to do so in a prior letter. In his famous reply, Jefferson explained his refusal; he wrote that “religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God,” and furthermore, that the United States “‘legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting...
...father, a man known solely as the Preacher. He pines for his former wife, who left the family when Opal was three, and works too much to have time for his daughter. As the weary and well-meaning father and parishioner of a convenience store-turned-Baptist church, he dispenses lines such as, “There’s nothing wrong with making church more convenient,” with forced chuckles to his meager congregation...
...father, a man known solely as the Preacher. He pines for his former wife, who left the family when Opal was three, and works too much to have time for his daughter. As the weary and well-meaning father and parishioner of a convenience store-turned-Baptist church, he dispenses lines such as, “There’s nothing wrong with making church more convenient,” with forced chuckles to his meager congregation...
...sitting in the Oak Grove Baptist Church in Gray, TN, trying to look like I belonged there. The pastor, Ronnie Brashear, was talking about “sowing the seed” of Christianity in the community. But the subject of his sermon wasn’t what impressed me. Brashear had an amazing ability to get everybody involved. He didn’t berate the congregation, but when he said “amen” he wanted you to say it and mean...
...next U.S. target?" Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced that foreign troops had a March deadline to cease relief operations. In response, the Pentagon called off plans to base Marines inside the country. The Indonesians also lashed out at Virginia-based WorldHelp, a missionary group founded by a Baptist disciple of Jerry Falwell's, which said it had received permission to move 300 orphans from Aceh to a Christian children's home in the capital city of Jakarta. After the government denied making such a deal, WorldHelp canceled its orphan mission...