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Study suggests bad World War II experiences led vets to church

| May 24, 2013

A new study has found that American veterans who had a negative experience serving during World War II attend church more frequently today than those who were less troubled by their service.
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Said on Sunday: Global Day of Prayer Brings Denominations Together

| May 20, 2013

This Sunday was Pentecost for most Christians, but for the people attending First Baptist Activity Center on Sunday afternoon (May 19), it was also Global Day of Prayer, a day to repent and pray with fellow Christians.
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Faith Photo Spotlight: St. Nicholas Greek Festival gets underway

| May 17, 2013

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church's annual Greek Festival will bring Greek dancing, food, culture and church tours to Wilmington for the 21st year 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday (May 17-18) and 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Sunday (May 19) at the church, across from the University of North Carolina Wilmington on South College Road.
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Candida Moss debunks the ‘myth’ of Christian persecution

| May 16, 2013

Too many modern Christians invoke, to lamentable effect, an ancient history of persecution that didn’t exist, Notre Dame theologian Candida Moss argues in her newly published book, “The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented A Story of Martyrdom.”
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church’s Greek Festival returns for 21st year

| May 15, 2013

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church's annual Greek Festival will bring Greek dancing, food, culture and church tours to Wilmington for the 21st year 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday (May 17-18) and 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Sunday (May 19) at the church, across from the University of North Carolina Wilmington on South College Road.
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BRIEF: Pentecost Global Day of Prayer celebration set for Wilmington May 19

| May 14, 2013

Wilmington's Global Day of Prayer will be 3 p.m. on Pentecost Sunday (May 19) at the First Baptist Activity Center on Independence Boulevard.
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Lifeway Christian Store opening in Wilmington on May 18

| May 10, 2013

Wilmington's LifeWay Christian Store will open May 18 at 341-55/56 S. College Road, in the University Commons Shopping Center near Home Goods and A.C. Moore Arts and Crafts.
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Students’ right to pray and organize bills headed to N.C. Senate for a vote

| May 9, 2013

The Senate will soon vote on two bills related to both students' right to organize and govern religious organizations at colleges and universities statewide and students' right to pray in nondisruptive ways at school. 
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ANALYSIS: Where are the Christians on burying Tsarnaev?

| May 8, 2013

Cemeteries and even some mosques have refused to take suspected bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body. His city, Cambridge, has urged family members to bury him elsewhere. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez and local talk radio host Dan Rae want him dumped in the ocean, like Osama bin Laden. Clergy have largely kept mum.
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Beneath the stereotypes, a stressful life for preachers’ kids

| May 7, 2013

Beneath the stereotypes of preacher’s kids as either goody two-shoes or devilish hellions lies a tense and sometimes taxing reality, the children of clergy say. Studies show that many PK’s, as the lingo goes, struggle with issues of identity, privacy and morality. There’s even a support group, Preacher’s Kids International, dedicated to the “celebration and recovery of those who grew up in the parsonage.”
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