Word: protestantizing
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Lenny is an emotional deadbeat, but he is possessed of singular determination and ambition. He pursues Kelly past the obstacles of her granite father (Eddie Albert) and a divorce from his own weepy Lila, chases her down on campus in Minnesota, where he woos, wins and finally weds her. The...
¶ Protestant denominations, according to current conventional wisdom, are steadily losing membership. But the truth of the matter depends on the denomination. Year-end statistics show yet another notable decline in the membership of the mainstream United Methodist Church, but a remarkable gain for the evangelical Southern Baptist Convention. The...
In what police described as "one of the most ghastly murders yet," the unclothed body of Patrick Benstead, a 32-year-old Catholic from Belfast's East End, was found dumped in an alleyway. He had been tied up, beaten, shot and branded with the letters "I.R.A." Within hours...
> The last place one might expect to find stereotypes that foster anti-Semitism is in Sunday school. But according to a new study of teaching materials used by ten Protestant denominations and two publishing houses, texts and lesson plans "still tend to draw an unjustifiably negative picture of Jews and...
Stendahl said the number of female ministers in the Protestant church is growing. "It is late in coming, but when it happens, all denominations open up," he added. Parvey is the fifth female minister in the Lutheran Church.