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More Roman Catholic laymen are taking over some church functions that were once exclusive to priests. As of 1991, about 7,029 lay missionaries are serving their parishes. Some 6,000 are currently undergoing ministry training, twice the number of seminarians being groomed for priesthood.

Analysis, Statistics, Catholicity, Missionaries, Lay, Lay ministry, Lay missionaries

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Fundamentalism with a human face: the religious right shows its other side

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Religious rightists or fundamentalists are being criticized as having among its ranks average members who are either hateful of others, bigoted, misogynistic or cross-waving. They are also involved in hard-line issues such as racism and poverty.

Ethical aspects, Religious Right (American politics), Religious right, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist churches

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Who was this man Jesus?

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New historical research into the life of Jesus of Nazareth explores the Jewish aspects of his life. Recent studies explore the possibility of Jesus Christ as a central figure in Judaism, not Christianity.

History, Criticism and interpretation, Jesus Christ, Judaism, Interfaith relations, Christianity and other religions, Christianity

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