Bob Smietana
National Reporter at Religion News Service
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
National religion writer @rns. Red Sox, Patriots and sci-fan. Ex-musician. Proud Granda. Author of Reorganized Religion. Former pres. @religionreport DMs open.
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2 days ago |
julieroys.com | Bob Smietana |Julie Roys
An influential Calvinist pastor who quit the Southern Baptist Convention after claiming it was too woke and liberal has been suspended by his church for causing controversy online, running fake social media accounts that criticized his church’s elders and other pastors from a conference he ran.
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1 week ago |
lufkindailynews.com | Bob Smietana
(RNS) - The mayor of Toms River, New Jersey, says he has a plan to revitalize the town's riverfront and to create a new park for local families who live nearby. He's found the perfect spot- three underused marinas and a large parcel of land with a great parking lot. There's just one problem. A local Episcopal church sits on the 11-acre property and has no interest in selling. Instead, church leaders want to build a shelter for the homeless on the property to expand their ministry in the community.
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1 week ago |
starbeacon.com | Bob Smietana
(RNS) — The mayor of Toms River, New Jersey, says he has a plan to revitalize the town’s riverfront and to create a new park for local families who live nearby. He’s found the perfect spot— three underused marinas and a large parcel of land with a great parking lot. There’s just one problem. A local Episcopal church sits on the 11-acre property and has no interest in selling. Instead, church leaders want to build a shelter for the homeless on the property to expand their ministry in the community.
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1 week ago |
kokomotribune.com | Bob Smietana
(RNS) — The mayor of Toms River, New Jersey, says he has a plan to revitalize the town’s riverfront and to create a new park for local families who live nearby. He’s found the perfect spot— three underused marinas and a large parcel of land with a great parking lot. There’s just one problem. A local Episcopal church sits on the 11-acre property and has no interest in selling. Instead, church leaders want to build a shelter for the homeless on the property to expand their ministry in the community.
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thedailystar.com | Bob Smietana
(RNS) — The mayor of Toms River, New Jersey, says he has a plan to revitalize the town’s riverfront and to create a new park for local families who live nearby. He’s found the perfect spot— three underused marinas and a large parcel of land with a great parking lot. There’s just one problem. A local Episcopal church sits on the 11-acre property and has no interest in selling. Instead, church leaders want to build a shelter for the homeless on the property to expand their ministry in the community.
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