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Statistical Data on the American Religious Landscape

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:07:20 PDT

Rev. Dr. Eileen Lindner's seminar "By the Numbers: A Quantitative Look at the American Religious Landscape" at the 2012 National Workshop on Christian Unity on April 17, 2012. Changing patterns of...

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Young Adulthood Interrupted in Today's Churches

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:23:14 PDT

Rev. Dr. Eileen Lindner's seminar on "Young Adulthood Interrupted: Is There a Place in Today's Churches for Young Adults?" at the 2012 National Workshop on Christian Unity on April 18, 2012. Using...

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Why You Cannot Trust Wall Street Banks

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:39:43 PDT

Facebook IPO is just the latest example of how the markets are rigged against the small investor.

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The Art of Ecumenical and Religious Exchange

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:24:49 PDT

Fr. Leo Walsh's seminar at the 2012 National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) on April 17, 2012. Being involved in ecumenism and/or interfaith activities is an art as well as a science. Topics...

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Charting the Polarization in Congress

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:26:45 PDT

Chart is from an blog entitled "Polarization is Real (and Assymetric)" at the voteview weblog. The chart and the blog post, based on voting patterns in the U.S. House of Representatives, clearly...

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Reading Each Other's Scriptures

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:05:54 PDT

Video of an interfaith seminar at the 2012 National Workshop on Christian Unity entitled "Reading Each Other's Scriptures." What is distinct about how different faith traditions use and understand...

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Pamela Eisenbaum on the Pharisees and the Oral Torah

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:20:16 PDT

An excerpt from Pamela Eisenbaum's lecture on "The Paul I Know: A Jewish Evaluation" for the Oklahoma Institute for Biblical Literacy at the Oklahoma City University on May 12, 2012. Eisenbaum is...

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Why Social Security is in the Hole

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:47:52 PDT

From the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities.

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Ecumenical Legislative Advocacy

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:55:53 PDT

Richard Kling's seminar on "Ecumenical Advocacy" at the 2012 National Workshop on Christian Unity on April 18, 2012. There are times when it is important for the church to speak out on important...

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Rebuking McKissic

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:29:22 PDT

Associated Baptist Press has published a story about Dwight McKissic rebuking President Obama on his convictions concerning gay marriage. McKissic is pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in...

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Native American Spirituality

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:40:46 PDT

Native American Spirituality from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo. Bishop Steven Charleston's workshop on "Native American Spirituality" at the 2012 National Workshop on Christian Unity. Bishop Charleston...

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NorthHaven's Stephen Jones Sings Mozart's "Madamina"

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:12:33 PDT

Stephen Jones Sings Madamina from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo. Stephen Jones, Vocal Performance and Music Education Student at the University of Oklahoma, sings "Madamina" from Mozart's opera "Don...

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Religious Liberty: A Core American Value

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:28:52 PDT

Dr. Bruce Prescott's speech on "Religious Liberty: A Core American Value" for the 9th Annual Interfaith and Day of Prayer and Reflection. The speech recounts the history of opposition to the...

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Ugandan Orphans Choir at NorthHaven

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:12:11 PDT

Ugandan Orphans Choir at NorthHaven Baptist Church from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo. Excerpts from the May 6, 2012 worship service at NorthHaven Baptist Church in Norman, Oklahoma featuring the Ugandan...

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English Baptists Celebrate 400th Anniversay

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:02:13 PDT

Celebrations are taking place in London this week to mark 400 years since the founding of the first Baptist church in Britain. The Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) chose London as the venue...

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Dr. Robin Meyers at the Raindrop Turkish House

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:59:53 PDT

Robin Meyers at the Raindrop Turkish House from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo. Dr. Robin Meyers, pastor of Mayflower Congregational Church in Oklahoma City and author of several bestselling religious...

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Vintage Gregory

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:04:10 PDT

Connect 2012 from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo. Joel Gregory preached the sermon at Connect 2012 the annual gathering of the Cooperating Baptist Fellowship of Oklahoma. This year's gathering was held at...

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Vintage Vestal

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:07:06 PDT

Daniel Vestal on the Missional Church from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo. Dr. Daniel Vestal, Jr., Coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, preaches a sermon on "The Missional Church" based on...

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Interfaith Dialogue and Vatican II

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:48:10 PDT

Interfaith Dialogue and Vatican II from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo. Excerpts related to interfaith dialogue and Vatican II from Dr. John Borelli's Plenary Address on "Vatican II at 50" for the 2012...

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White House Issues Faith-Based Guidelines

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:30:45 PDT

Melissa Rogers, chair of President Obama’s first Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and Director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs at Wake Forest University...

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Spong on Interfaith Relations and Religious Pluralism

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:39:18 PDT

Bishop John Shelby Spong answers a question about interfaith relations and religious pluralism during a question and answer session (link to entire 62 minute session). The session was at the...

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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Vatican II

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:49:50 PDT

Opening Worship 2012 National Workshop for Christian Unity from Bruce Prescott on Vimeo. The opening worship session of the 2012 National Workshop for Christian Unity. The session celebrated the...

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Religious Liberty vs. Secularism in Modern Turkey

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:55:24 PDT

Excerpts from Mustafa Akyol's 4-13-2012 lecture at the University of Oklahoma about his book "Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty." During his lecture Akyol talks about the...

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Anadarko Preaching Symposium

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:43:47 PDT

American Baptist Churches Central Region held a "Preaching Symposium" in Anadarko, Oklahoma on March 31, 2012. John Williams (linked above), Executive Minister for the Central Region of the American...

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Easter Sunday at NorthHaven Church

noreply@blogger.com (Bruce Prescott) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:30:36 PDT

The 4-8-2012 Easter Sunday service at NorthHaven Baptist Church in Norman, Oklahoma. Kelly Miller, Interim Minister of Music, leads the choir and orchestra. Dr. Mitch Randall, pastor, preaches a...

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