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Messianic nickname

Instead, the panel decided that churches preferring a new name to the one associated with the SBC’s founding as a pro-slavery church (for which they promptly apologized in 1995) could opt for a nickname. The committee said that the nickname “Great Commission Baptists” could be added as a descriptor. The “great commission” is the name […]

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Parents behind bars

These were among the findings of the Children of Incarcerated Parents Task Force. Formed last year by the state Legislature, the 21-member panel was tasked with determining the needs and issues surrounding children of incarcerated parents. It released its report last week. Oklahoma has the nation’s highest percentage of incarcerated women — and isn’t far […]

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