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December 5th, 2011
02:01 PM ET
Church reverses ban on interracial marriagesBy Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor But on Sunday, the small church reversed its course. Pastor Stacy Stepp told CNN affiliate WLEX on Sunday that the church voted unanimously to "accept all people regardless of race, creed, or color and to accept everyone into the fellowship of Christ." "I tried everything in my power to try to resolve the matter before it got to where it did," Stepp told WLEX.
December 5th, 2011
11:00 AM ET
Baby boomers heading back to seminaryBy Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Washington (CNN)– At 51, Vincent Guest could well be the professor at a table filled with 20- and 30-year-olds. He is leading a lunchtime social justice meeting for seminarians at Theological College at Catholic University in Washington. Forks clink on plates in the basement conference room as Guest opens the November meeting in prayer. "In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit," he says as he bows his head and clasps his hands. Guest is not a visiting professor. He is a seminarian, just like the other younger men at the table. But he is not alone in his age group. According to a decade-long study of enrollment by the Association of Theological Schools released in 2009, the fastest-growing group of seminarians include those older than 50. In 1995, baby boomers made up 12% of seminarians, while today they are 20%.
December 5th, 2011
04:41 AM ET
Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Monday, December 5
Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. By Dan Merica, CNN From the Blog:
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