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Religious professionals live longer, healthier

August 8, 2002

LONDON — There’s a lot to be said for the life of a Benedictine monk or a Baptist minister, not the least of which is

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man holding his temples and looking down

Relating to difficult people important

August 8, 2002

What do the phrases Sherman tank, ticking bomb, handwringer, wonderful, entitled, perfect and bull-headed have in common? They are all descriptions for difficult people —

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President of Radio Bible Class dies at 79

August 8, 2002

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Religious broadcasting pioneer Richard W. DeHaan, president of Radio Bible Class for more than 20 years, died July 16 at the

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More high school teens reporting they are virgins

August 8, 2002

ATLANTA — More than half of high school teens have reported that they are virgins, a new federal study has found. The report, from data

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More Christians sentenced to death in Pakistan

August 8, 2002

Another Christian was sentenced to death in Pakistan, joining Ayub Masih in the lineup of Pakistani Christians on death row for alleged blasphemy against Islam.

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Missionary videographer dies in South Asia

August 8, 2002

RICHMOND, Va. — Lee Pursley, a Southern Baptist missionary videographer, died July 20 while traveling in South Asia. Pursley, 39, suffered a heart attack, according

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Missionary satisfied with kidnappers’ indictment

August 8, 2002

WASHINGTON — Widowed missionary Gracia Burnham said that she was satisfied with July 23rd’s federal indictment of five Abu Sayyaf terrorist group leaders charged with

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Judge rules abstinence program unconstitutional

August 8, 2002

WASHINGTON — The state of Louisiana violated the U.S. Constitution by promoting religion in its funding of sexual abstinence programs, a federal judge decided July

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