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Choosing life and blessings: Points of agreement
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Imagine my surprise to read a press release. By the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE).and find that I agreed with it! The anti-immigrant mood for some is also about hatred of the "other," hence the ridiculous move also being made in Arizona to get rid of ethnic studies. Let's keep this conversation going. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Choosing life and blessings. My name is Susan Parker, and I am one of the pastors at Wake Forest Baptist Church. I've heard from sev...
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Choosing life and blessings: Catching Up
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Monday, March 1, 2010. Since my blog was not active last year, I thought some of you might appreciate reading the editorial I wrote for our local newspaper last Valentine's Day. Sadly, the material continues to be relevant. You can read the story here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Choosing life and blessings. My name is Susan Parker, and I am one of the pastors at Wake Forest Baptist Church. A member of our congregation decided that our best church motto would be: "Not your mama's Baptist church!
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Choosing life and blessings: Public Prayer
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010. I've been asked to take part in a community discussion that will soon be taking place around the issue of public prayer before Forsyth County's Board of Commissioners. Though a judge has already ruled that the Commissioners should end this practice of beginning with prayer, the board voted to appeal the decision to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Because I think my parents in faith had valid points, I have declined invitations to offer prayer before the meetings. I do...
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Choosing life and blessings: A New Culture
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010. This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to help with a training session for our local IAF. Group, CHANGE - Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment. Every time I participate in any kind of CHANGE training, I am reminded afresh of how counter-cultural IAF is, and why the media - whether local or national - has a hard time understanding IAF. I hope the larger American culture can catch a vision of the world as it could be by looking at the work done by local IAF org...
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Choosing life and blessings: Spiritual Warfare
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Monday, March 22, 2010. This morning, in catching up on some reading, I stumbled across a religious movement that is apparently spreading quickly through some conservative Christian circles, a practice known as spiritual mapping. In this system, geographic locations are mapped based upon presumed demonic activity, activity triggered through the sins that were historically perpetrated in an area. These sins are addressed through prayer and political action in the hope that the demons will be vanquished.
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Choosing life and blessings: All politics is local
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010. All politics is local. In the 1990's Ralph Reed, then head of the Christian Coalition, argued that the way conservative Christians could take over the US was through a strategy that asked candidates to run without divulging their religious views so that they could, once they were in office, begin to legislate their views. School boards were a particular target. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Choosing life and blessings. View my complete profile. Subscribe below and receive...
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Churches & Faith Communities | PFLAG Winston-Salem
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Churches & Faith Communities. Churches & Faith Communities. The following congregations have identified themselves as welcoming the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons (LGBT) into the life and ministry of their faith communities. Wake Forest Baptist Church. PO Box 7326 Reynolda Station. Winston-Salem, NC 27109. St Anne’s Episcopal Church. Winston-Salem, NC 27106. St Clement’s Episcopal Church. Clemmons, NC 27012. Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Winston-Salem, NC 27101.
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Choosing life and blessings: Chicago, Chicago, that toddling town...
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Friday, January 29, 2010. Chicago, Chicago, that toddling town. Yes, I've been in Chicago this week completing the (hopefully) final seminar for completion of my DMin degree. It has been a rich week, with colleagues carefully critiquing each other's projects and preparing for our oral exams in April. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Choosing life and blessings. My name is Susan Parker, and I am one of the pastors at Wake Forest Baptist Church. Which meets on the campus of Wake Forest University in Win...
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Choosing life and blessings: Watching what you say
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Watching what you say. Today I heard a conservative radio host take on the recent court case starring Fred Phelps and his lovely family. As you are probably aware, Phelps' family chases around the country picketing anything they can link with their hatred of LGBT folks. Over the last several years, their bizarre actions have led them to demonstrate at the funerals of soldiers, arguing that the deaths are the result of America's permissive attitudes towards LGBT persons. The old s...