Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Religious Upswing: The 1st Gallup poll on religion after September 11 provided more evidence that faith has gained importance in lives of Americans. 64% of respondents said religion was “very important.”  The only time that percentage was higher was in ’65, when it was 70%. 47% said they attended
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Black Adults are the U.S. population segment to most likely to parallel Christian or biblical teachings. They are the likely to contend the Bible is accurate in its teachings, that religious faith is very important in their life, that they have a personal responsibility to evangelize, that Jesus
                    
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                    Contributed by David Ward on Jan 23, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Frederick Buechner in "The Magnificent Defeat": 
ß “The love for equals is a human thing—of friend for friend, brother for brother.  It is to love what is loving and lovely.  The world smiles.
ß The love for the less fortunate is a beautiful thing—the love for those who suffer, for those who are
                    
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                    Contributed by Steve Greene on Jan 23, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A minister was speaking about all the things money can’t buy.  “Money can’t buy happiness, it can’t buy laughter and money can’t buy love” he told the congregation. 
Driving his point home he said, “What would you do if I offered you $1,000 not to love your mother and father?” A hush fell over the
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Troubling Moral Climate: Americans are troubled by our moral climate, according to the Gallup Poll’s “morality meter” 59% are somewhat (29%) or very (30%) dissatisfied with the U.S. moral and ethical climate — which includes a wide range of issues: sexual and violent content in television and
                    
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