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...saint and Stonewall Jackson into a martyr." Outposts of rebel theology can still be found. At the Confederate Presbyterian Church in Wiggins, Miss., parishioners enter the chapel by passing through a room lined with framed photographs of Generals Lee, Forrest and Jackson. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Pastor John Thomas Cripps, a member of a white supremacist organization called the League of the South, is one of 30 neo-Confederate ministers preaching a mix of white Christian dominance and succession...
...their search for more enduring gratification in life, many people are seeking spirituality, if not a born-again commitment to organized religion. ''Spirituality is in,'' says theologian Marty, ''so much so that I get embarrassed by it.'' Says Milton Walsh, a Roman Catholic priest who is pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco: ''People want some kind of direction and purpose, the basic 'Who am I? Where am I going...
Allen crossed the law's nebulous line in 1992. He was sentenced to 30 days in prison after a 16-year-old testified that two men held her down at the church while others beat her. The pastor himself testified that the beating lasted 20 to 30 minutes. The girl said he had "brainwashed" the congregation. Allen said she was being punished for sexual activity, a claim he made in the recent beatings...
...lobby. The coffee bar, above, part of the church's Heavenly Grounds Cafe & Bookstore, doesn't sell much coffee--about 200 cups a week--but that's not the point. "It tears down walls and the perception that church is stuffy and cold," says Melodye Munsey, co-pastor (with her husband Steve) of the 6,000-member nondenominational church. "People can come in, relax and be with their friends in a wholesome and positive atmosphere...
...learning center located next to the church. The burger joint, complete with a drive-through window, will be jointly owned by the church and one of its members. It will be managed by the church. "It's a holistic approach to reaching people," says the Rev. Joe Samuel Ratliff, pastor of the 10,000-member Baptist congregation. "We're trying to help people not only spiritually but physically, emotionally and economically." Fries with that...