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Friday, January 30, 2015

Baptism is commanded, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

* 7 Reasons to Teach Our Children Church History -- "...the benefits of teaching them something about the key figures and movements from the rich heritage of the church are myriad."
* Baptism Is Commanded -- "Baptism is not merely a doctrine; it is a command."
* Baptizing the Dora Generation: Why Preschooler Faith Is So Controversial -- "For the...Southern Baptist Convention...the only consistently growing group in baptisms is age five and under."
* Can you discriminate without meaning to? The US Supreme Court will decide -- "At issue: A prominent legal strategy called “disparate impact” that’s used to prove discrimination even in the absence of intent."
* Gender divide in religious belief, survey suggests -- "Of the British men surveyed, 54% said they were atheists or agnostics compared with only 34% of women."
* Making Christianity Weird Again -- "...even in Christian colleges, undergraduates come almost entirely ignorant of the Christian faith."
* Setting the Record Straight -- "Christian publishing is long overdue for reformation."
* Shun the Atheist Boyfriend -- "In a new Pew survey, nearly half of respondents said they would be unhappy if a member of their immediate family married an atheist..."
* Southern Baptist leaders call for integrated churches -- "But some would also like to see concrete efforts to integrate the Southern Baptist Convention, especially at the level of leadership."
* Why I am a baptist (with a small 'b') -- "The local church in which I serve as pastor practices the baptism of believers, so we might be considered 'Baptists'. But we also receive as members believers who have been baptized as infants."

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