Audrey Barrick

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• Jul 12, 2007

  Mainline Groups Join to Celebrate Diversity, Dismantle Racism

  Three major denominations are coming together to celebrate multiculturalism at a four-day event this week.

• Jul 11, 2007

  Pro-Gay Church Teaches Members How to Stand Up, Influence Society

  Nearly 1,500 people from the largest Christian community in the world that primarily ministers to homosexuals recently felt a sense of affirmation regarding their sexual identity to the point of learning to influence their society to be pro-gay.

• Jul 11, 2007

  Southern Baptist Head Stands as a 'Uniter'

  The head of the Southern Baptist Convention made a rare visit to a local congregation in Rincon, Ga., as he sought a spirit of unity.

• Jul 10, 2007

  Survey: Catholics Adapt to Culture at Cost of Committed Faith

  A new Barna Group survey examined the largest religious group in the United States. With over 69 million adherents, the Catholic Church was found to be as mainstream as any people group in the nation, but much less committed to practicing their faith.

• Jul 8, 2007

  Opposition to Female Pastors in Church of Finland Becoming Stricter

  A small group of male clergy in the Lutheran Church of Finland are more loudly voicing opposition to women in the pulpit as female clergy grow in number.

• Jul 6, 2007

  Defrocked Gay Pastor Refuses to Leave Pulpit

  The openly gay pastor of the oldest Lutheran church in Atlanta was removed from his position, officials announced on Thursday.

• Jul 3, 2007

  American Baptists Called to Take on 'Radical New Form' of Ministry

  American Baptists from across the nation concluded their biennial meeting Monday with a call for "a radical new form of ministry and mission."

• Jul 2, 2007

  Baptists Proclaim New Era of Cooperation

  Some 2,500 Baptists celebrated the centennial anniversary of American Baptist Churches USA on Saturday.

• Jun 30, 2007

  Looking Beyond a Denomination in Crisis

  A United Methodist leader refuses to lead a dying church. But the current reality, he indicated, is a denomination in crisis.

• Jun 29, 2007

  Poll: Americans' Confidence in the Church Nears All-Time Low

  Americans' confidence in organized religion and other institutions is down across the board compared to last year, a recent Gallup poll found.