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December 7, 2009

Leading Ideas with Dave Thornton
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Where Have All My Staff Gone?
Why do some churches have extremely high staff turnover, while other churches have consistent staff for many years? What factors cause church staff to leave their present churches? What causes them to stay in their ministry positions for extended periods of time? continue
 

Idaho Church To Pay Delinquent Parking Tickets To Show Grace
By Larry Riggs / digtriad.com
Churches in and around Boise, Idaho, are offering to pay people's parking tickets to show how easy it is to receive God's grace and forgiveness ... [continue]


University Chapel Fills a Void
By George Wilkens / Central Tampa News & Tribune
A University of Tampa chapel planned for decades and made possible by local philanthropists is scheduled to open next year at the heart of the private school's downtown campus... [continue]


Christians Dispel AIDS Myths through Outreaches
By Ethan Cole / The Christian Post
Though the Church has been criticized for being late to the HIV/AIDS fight, Christians around the world are now actively working to educate people about the deadly disease and dispel dangerous myths... [continue]


Plans Underway For Canada's First Faith-Based Prison Unit
By Laura Stone / Canwest News Service
A Christian organization is in talks with the Manitoba government to create the country's first "faith-based" prison unit for inmates to explore their spiritual side... [continue]


Critics Blast PETA Ad Showing Nude Joanna Krupa Holding Crucifix
By Hollie McKay and Joshua Rhett Miller / FOXNews.com
A new PETA advertisement featuring model Joanna Krupa wearing nothing but a crucifix and a seductive smile is "totally inappropriate" and exploitative of Christian symbols... [continue]


Don't Joke With Antoa Nyamaa, Quarrelling Pastors Warned
/ Daily Graphic
In Ashanti, one is likely to suffer serious ill-health and sometimes death if one makes false allegations against another, as is happening among people who claim to be Christians... [continue]


Should Romney's Faith Be An Obstacle?
By David Frum / cnn.com
Mitt Romney ought to rank atop the Republican candidates for president in 2012. He finished second in votes cast in the primaries of 2008. But Romney has a political problem: his Mormon religious faith... [continue]


Los Angeles Times Attacks Pro-Life Manhattan Declaration Signers as "Dangerous"
By Steven Ertelt / lifenews.com
The signers of the new Manhattan Declaration put pen to paper to articulate their concerns about conscience issues for medical professionals. What they regard as a right -- making sure doctors and nurses aren't forced to participate in abortions... [continue]


Do Animals Have Spiritual Experiences? Yes They Do
by Teresa Watanabe | Los Angeles Times
Do animals marvel at their surroundings, have a sense of awe when they see a rainbow, find themselves by a waterfall, or ponder their environs? Do they ask... [continue]



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