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Former church planter sues Texas Baptist convention

September 4, 2008

EDINBURG, Texas — A former Hispanic church planter implicated in a 2006 Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) scandal has filed a defamation lawsuit against

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Longtime Southwestern Seminary prof Brister dies

September 4, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas — C.W. Brister Jr., a pastoral ministry professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1957 until his retirement

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Religious convictions affect final decisions for burial, cremation

September 4, 2008

A look at a map showing the number of cremations in each state reveals there are fewer cremations in the Bible Belt South than any

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As number of cremations rises so do options for disposition of remains

September 4, 2008

It should come as no surprise that baby boomers — the generation that has redefined most of life’s institutions — are also reshaping death, or

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Historical trends show ebb, flow of cremation choice; practice increases tenfold in 45 years in United States

September 4, 2008

While cremation has been in existence for almost as long as the human race, it is still not generally the method of choice for loved

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Infamous Georgia case leads to new criteria for Code of Alabama cremation regulations

September 4, 2008

In 2002, Tri-State Crematory, representing Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, was brought under charges after authorities found hundreds of bodies that had not been cremated but

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Costs, convenience among reasoning for selecting cremation over burial

September 4, 2008

When dealing with the death of a loved one, families often choose burial over cremation because of their familiarity with the process and tradition. However,

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Church-planting partnership ‘a blessing’

September 4, 2008

Johnny Williams left New Orleans one day before Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, but he had planned to leave long before the storm was

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