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Even though the elder Farmer said many of the members are "young, well-educated people," the church preaches a decidedly anti-intellectual and anti-humanist doctrine...

Author: By Victor Chen and Justin D. Lerer, S | Title: In Spite of Controversy, Boston Church of Christ Offers Religious Haven | 3/20/1996 | See Source »

Farmer's father, Dean Farmer Sr., spoke at the Hancock Hall meeting about how he had come to accept his son's faith over five years. Despite hesitation on the elder Farmer's part, his son eventually persuaded him to attend services and talk to people in the church...

Author: By Victor Chen and Justin D. Lerer, S | Title: In Spite of Controversy, Boston Church of Christ Offers Religious Haven | 3/20/1996 | See Source »

...Southern Baptist, the elder Farmer was shocked by the affection members showed to one another, "hugging my neck," he said...

Author: By Victor Chen and Justin D. Lerer, S | Title: In Spite of Controversy, Boston Church of Christ Offers Religious Haven | 3/20/1996 | See Source »

...gave him the Bible to re-read, and then the two began to "study the Bible" for three or four hours a day. Last March, the elder Farmer was baptized by his son, and soon afterwards he baptized his wife...

Author: By Victor Chen and Justin D. Lerer, S | Title: In Spite of Controversy, Boston Church of Christ Offers Religious Haven | 3/20/1996 | See Source »

...elder Farmer urged church members to not give up in their attempts to convert their parents...

Author: By Victor Chen and Justin D. Lerer, S | Title: In Spite of Controversy, Boston Church of Christ Offers Religious Haven | 3/20/1996 | See Source »

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