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PASSINGS: Bill Clements, Arthur Goldreich, John N. Doggett, Sergei Bagapsh, Thomas Graham Duffy
Bill Clements
First GOP Texas governor since Reconstruction
Bill Clements, 94, a two-term Texas governor who in 1979 became the first Republican elected governor in the state since Reconstruction, died Sunday at a Dallas-area hospital, Lt. Gov. David...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, Richard Nixon, Judges, 2014 Winter Olympic Games
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Oral Roberts dies at 91; televangelist was pioneering preacher of the 'prosperity gospel'
Oral Roberts, a dirt-poor Oklahoma farm boy who popularized the idea of a "prosperity gospel" while becoming one of the world's most recognizable televangelists, died Tuesday. He was 91.
Roberts, founder of the university in Tulsa, Okla., that is named...Tags: Tuberculosis, Obituaries, Heart Attack, Merv Griffin, Charity
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Melvin E. Wheatley dies at 93; Methodist bishop caused a stir by appointing gay pastor
Bishop Melvin E. Wheatley, who risked censure in the United Methodist Church for appointing his denomination's first openly gay pastor in 1982, died March 1 in Mission Viejo after a lengthy illness, a church spokesman said. He was 93.
Wheatley was...Tags: Gay Rights, Death, Obituaries, Christianity, Family
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This L.A. enclave near the Arroyo Seco is close-knit
Special to The TimesThough its history stretches back more than a century, in recent decades the northeast L.A. neighborhood of Hermon had all but lost its identity, overshadowed by nearby South Pasadena and Highland Park. Now, this tiny, peaceful community on the edge of...Tags: Homes, Politics, Natural Resources, Sales, Christianity
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Music review: Bach's 'St. John Passion' by Musica Angelica*
Culture MonsterIt’s not often that you get to hear live performances of both of J.S. Bach’s surviving Passions in one season, let alone a single month. The Los Angeles Master Chorale offered the St. Matthew Passion about three weeks ago at...... -
King's words resonate at L.A. church
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. comes as a poignant reminder of the day the civil rights leader stood in the pulpit at Holman United Methodist Church in Los Angeles and preached a Sunday morning sermon about...Tags: Crimes, Photography, Wars and Interventions, Death, Justice and Rights
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State's first colleges, by definition
Times Staff WriterHigher education in the state got its start in the Gold Rush era, when Jesuits and Methodists both established institutions in the Northern California town of Santa Clara. And 155 years later, it's still unclear which group should be deemed the...Tags: Education, Janet Napolitano, Christianity, Golden Globe Awards, Steve Nash
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Religion - Speakers and services
Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, Pastor Rachel Black will lead the 10 a.m. service Sunday on Dem Dry Bones. Marybelle Hose will be worship leader. There will be a time of remembrance and communion. Benevola United Methodist Church, Boonsboro,...Tags: Pentecost, Kevin Munroe, John Miller, Separation of Church and State, Reformed
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Somerset County church news 5/26
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Meyersdale, the Rev. Frank E. Harpster III, lists the schedule. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. worship, cake and coffee following worship Monday: Memorial Day, church office...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Pentecost, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Restaurants, Tom Brown
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Daily Calendar
Christian Businessmen's Committee meeting: 6:30 a.m., Millstone Family Restaurant, 2210 Sixth Ave. S.E. Chronic pain support group: Noon, community room, First United Methodist Church, 502 S. Lincoln St. Karen, 605-380-3617 or Paula at 605-225-5680....Tags: Religion and Belief, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Christianity
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Area church briefs
Petoskey Petoskey United Methodist Church Come and worship at the Petoskey United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. each Sunday through Sept. 2. A fully-staffed nursery is available for children ages infant through 3 years. Children's worship is available...Tags: Pentecost, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Reformed, Christianity, Mennonite
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Daily Calendar: May 24-25
Thursday Weight Watchers: 9:30 a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m. meeting, Super City Mall, 2201 Sixth Ave. S.E. Weekly lunch: 12:10 p.m., dining room, Masonic Temple, 503 S. Main St. Alcoholics Anonymous: 1, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. (all closed meetings), Yellow...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity
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