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Lighthouse Trails 2024 YEAR-IN-REVIEW – Top 10 Articles

See Part 1 of Year-in-Review: Top 5 Letters to the Editor.  1.From a Former Nazarene to the Church of the Nazarene: Why Now Do You Practice These Things? (Manny Silva): There are some Christians in the Concerned Nazarenes group who sincerely have asked…

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Episcopal Church May Be Dying Out . . . But Evangelical Church Shares Same “Missing” Link

According to various reports, it appears the long-standing Episcopal Church is dying out. A December 27, 2024 Federalist article titled “The Destruction of a Beloved New York Choir School Epitomizes the Fall of the Episcopal Church” states: It is hardly…

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In a first, Washington National Cathedral to host Friday Muslim prayer service

By Michelle Boorstein Washington Post Washington National Cathedral, known for presidential funerals and other major spiritual services, will host a Muslim prayer service for the first time Friday. The cathedral, part of the Episcopal Church, has long held high-profile interfaith…

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Signs of the Times – “Tri-faith vision becomes reality in Omaha”

LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational purposes and not as an endorsement. OMAHA, Neb. —A unique vision for  religious unity in Omaha is quickly becoming reality. The concept is to build a  Jewish temple, Islamic center,…

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Episcopal Church Approves Same-Sex Blessing Rite

Associated Press USA Today Episcopalians approved a churchwide ceremony Tuesday to bless same-sex couples, the latest decisive step toward accepting homosexuality by a denomination that nine years ago elected the first openly gay bishop. At the Episcopal General Convention, which…

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Episcopal Church USA approves lesbian bishop

Associated Press Washington, DC—A controversial candidate for bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church has received the necessary approval, according to the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Following her December election, the Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool of Baltimore needed to obtain…

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