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				<title>Two New Hampshire Churches Explore Merger</title>				
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	The history of the Christian church has been characterized more by division than by solidarity. This trend may be changing in New Hampshire.&amp;nbsp;

	In 2005, Grace Bible Fellowship and The River Church united to form River of Grace Church in Con...
				
				
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				<title>Fastest Growing Congregations in America</title>				
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				According to Outreach Magazine, one-quarter of the largest churches in America are self-identified as Baptists. The statistics, compiled by Lifeway Research, are presented in a special edition of&amp;nbsp;Outreach&amp;nbsp;every year.&amp;nbsp;Twenty-four of the...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:14:24 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Was Doug Giles Involved in the ACORN videos?</title>				
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				The Washington Post is reporting that one of the people responsible for the videos that exposed ACORN&apos;s lenient policies was in fact the daughter of a prominent Miami pastor, Doug Giles. Pastor Giles is the leader of ClashChurch, a non-denominational...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:11:14 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Cash for clunkers affects ministry to the carless</title>				
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				A number of large churches across the nation run programs where they refurbish older vehicles and give them to people who do not own a car. Unfortunately, the &amp;quot;Cash for Clunkers&amp;quot; program has brought these ministries to a halt. You can read ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:54:07 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Muslim extremists behead three Christian ministers</title>				
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				Most Westerners were unaware of the violence that erupted in northern Nigeria during the month of July.&amp;nbsp;Under orders from their leader Muhammad Yusuf, members of the extremist Muslim group known as Boko Haram brought a reign of terror down on th...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:28:21 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>New Hampshire towns try to deal with relocation of convicted killer</title>				
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				  Raymond Guay                Sixty-one year old Raymond Guay is a convicted child killer. In 1973, he assaulted and killed 12-year old He served thirty-five years in prison before being released in 2008. But&amp;nbsp;Guay also claims to have become a Ch...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:31:55 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Rob Bell&apos;s &quot;Drops Like Stars&quot; tour coming to New England</title>				
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				 Rob Bell, Mars Hill Bible Church Rob Bell, renowned Christian speaker, has announced the schedule for his latest speaking tour, &amp;quot;Drops Like Stars.&amp;quot; Previously, Bell has visited Boston for his &amp;quot;Everything is Spiritual&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;T...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:15:30 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Jesus weighing in on health care reform</title>				
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				Rob Warmowski, a blogger for The Huffington Press, recently wrote a piece entitled &amp;quot;Christians, Please Report to the Health Insurance Reform Debate&amp;quot;. With tongue firmly in cheek, he asked if ordinary Christians have an opinion about the ref...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:29:45 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>North American Baptist Fellowship names new general secretary</title>				
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				 George Bullard, the new president of NABF If you have an American Baptist Church in your town, you have a member church of the North American Baptist Fellowship (NABF) in your town. The American Baptist Church in the USA (ABC-USA) is a part of this ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:58:16 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Which translation of the Bible should you use?</title>				
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				If you are just getting into the swing of church (perhaps for the first time or after a long time), you might be surprised by the number of Bible translations available in English. Since the 1500&apos;s, there have been more than 450 translations of the B...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:19:25 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Jimmy Carter severs ties with the Southern Baptists</title>				
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				 President Carter Former President Jimmy Carter broke his decades long ties with the Southern Baptist Convention this month. Long recognized as a prominent man of faith who even included a CD of his Sunday School Bible teachings with the audio versio...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:42:11 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Just another prophet?</title>				
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				 Source Evangelist Tony Alamo (AKA&amp;nbsp;Bernie LaZar Hoffman, Marcus Abad, Mark Hoffman) is going to prison - again. On Friday, a federal jury convicted him of ten&amp;nbsp;counts of transporting young girls across state lines for sexual purposes. The ma...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:39:31 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Christian missions may be causing trouble in China&apos;s Xinjiang province</title>				
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				 				Alimujiang Yimiti (date unknown, secured from ChinaAid)In the remote Xinjiang province of the People&apos;s Republic of China,&amp;nbsp;Alimujiang Yimiti&amp;nbsp;faces charges of &amp;quot;revealing state secrets.&amp;quot; His trial will take place in the city of ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:52:11 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Baptists to open a medical school</title>				
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				The Southern Baptist Convention operates a number of affiliated colleges and seminaries, but in 2012 they will open their first fully accredited medical school. The school will be part of Louisiana College, a Baptist liberal arts college in central L...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:25:44 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Choosing a House of Worship</title>				
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				You&apos;re already a church goer, and you&apos;ve moved into Southern New Hampshire.&amp;nbsp;The diversity of Christian gatherings in the region is truly staggering. Beside the dozens of Roman Catholic parishes and the beautiful Orthodox churches, there are all ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:10:19 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Baptist church in Salem relaunches as Granite United</title>				
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				What do you do when your church ministry outgrows your church building? After decades of ministry at 1 Sandhill Road in Salem, Granite State Baptist Church had to ask that question. Under the leadership of Senior Pastor Anthony Milas, Granite State h...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:26:08 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The realities of homelessness in New Hampshire</title>				
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				 New Hampshire Governor, John Lynch (D) The New Hampshire state government announced on Friday that New Hampshire will receive $5.3 million to assist the homeless. $800,000 of the total is being invested in the state&apos;s largest city, Manchester. The m...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:06:22 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The clergy&apos;s right to decide</title>				
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				 On June 3, New Hampshire governor John Lynch signed a bill guaranteeing gays the right to be married in the state. Maine and Vermont passed or are passing similar legislation, and Massachusetts has allowed gay marriage for some time now. New Hampshi...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:21:01 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Gay Christians and the Southern Baptist Convention</title>				
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				 Johnny Hunt, President of the SBC Last month at their annual convention, the Southern Baptists voted to sever their ties with the Broadway Baptist Church of Ft. Worth, Texas.&amp;nbsp; Broadway Baptist Church has been a part of the Southern Baptist Conv...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:00:34 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The Dialogue Church</title>				
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				A recent survey by&amp;nbsp;The Program on Public Values at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, reported that Northern New England is the most irreligious region of the United States. The region has shown no growth in religious adherence in recent years and...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:33:06 -0700</pubDate>
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