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Army chaplain first to die in combat since ’Nam
September 2 2010 by Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian/Religion News Service
A Baptist minister from Oregon who was killed in Afghanistan Aug. 30 is the first Army chaplain to die in combat since Vietnam, according to the Army. Capt. Dale Allen Goetz, 43, died in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan’s Arghandab River Valley. He had been in Afghanistan less than a month. Four other Fort Carson, Colo., soldiers were also killed in the attack. Goetz is the 124th s...
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Former Muslim: Don’t lose sight of what really matters
September 2 2010 by Stephanie Smith
CHICAGO, IL — The proposed mosque near Ground Zero has stirred up a lot of hostility toward Muslims. But a former Muslim who now pastors a thriving church in the Caribbean has a message for Christians who are up in arms over the growing public presence of Islam — don’t lose sight of what really matters. “Increasingly, God seems pleased to bring the Muslim world right to our doorste...
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UPDATE: Pastor facing deportation granted bail
September 1 2010 by Associated Baptist Press
WINSTON-SALEM — A Hispanic North Carolina pastor who had been arrested prior to deportation proceedings was granted bail at a hearing Sept. 2. That means he will be free until his trial to determine if he can stay in the United States. Hector Villanueva, pastor of a Spanish-speaking church in Siler City, was arrested Aug. 19 by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ...
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NAMB trustees to consider Kevin Ezell Sept. 14
September 1 2010 by compiled wire reports
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A special meeting of the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) trustees has been called for Sept. 14 to consider the nomination of Louisville pastor Kevin Ezell as next NAMB president. While a NAMB news release Aug. 31 announcing the special meeting did not name Ezell, search committee chairman Ted Traylor told the Florida Baptist Witness the nominee was Ezell, pastor o...
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NCBM prepared to respond to Hurricane Earl
September 1 2010 by BSC Communications
North Carolina Baptist Men (NCBM) are prepared for the possibility of responding to a storm threatening the North Carolina East Coast. The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Earl, now a Category 3 storm, is expected to approach the coast by Friday morning. Maximum sustained winds are about 125 mph. Mandatory...
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It had to happen, I suppose. After a week of mass numbers, gross results and overwhelming needs assaulting every sense — 230,000 killed in 30 seconds; 1,300 refugee camps; 3,000 helping agencies at work among victims; 80 percent unemployment; 50 percent literacy; only 40 percent with access to clean water — I thought I'd grown heart callouses hard enough to deflect any emotional tugs while I w...
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