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Feb 03

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Feb 3, 2012 at 1:16pm EST

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Pastor poised to be first black to lead Baptists

NEW ORLEANS (RNS) After months of urging from other Baptists around the country, the Rev. Fred Luter confirmed he is running to be the first African-American president of the predominantly white Southern Baptist Convention. Several Baptist leaders said Luter becomes the prohibitive favorite for the post. By Bruce Nolan.
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Young lawyer fights for social justice on her way to becoming a nun

NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Alison McCrary's work often takes her to the streets of the city or sitting in a bar.  "People have such a misconception of what nuns are," she says. "We're supposed to run into the world, not out of it. Our eyes are wide open, and our sleeves are rolled up." By Sheila Stroup.
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The Daily Bulletin

Friday Godbytes: Jehovah’s Witnesses; Black Atheists; St. John Coltrane

In That's An Unlikely Pairing News: Some Jehovah's Witnesses with leukemia are turning to an atheist doctor for a very particular reason: he respects their refusal to accept blood transfusions. In You Probably Should've Seen That Coming News: Some of you might have heard that Eddie L. Long --...
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RNS ELECTION POLL

Mainline Protestants are up for grabs heading into the 2012 elections, nearly evenly divided between President Obama and his Republican challengers.
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