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Are evangelicals really universalists?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In the second major release from their U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, the Pew Forum states that "70 percent of Americans with a religious affiliation say that many religions - not just their own - can lead to eternal life." The detailed findings indicate that 57 percent of those attending evangelical churches also agree that many religions can lead to eternal life. Only 36 percent chose the alternative, "My religion is the one, true faith leading to eternal life."

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Opinion

SBC to consider rejoining BWA

Not that it has a chance, but Larry Walker's motion to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) that the SBC consider rejoining the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) deserves serious consideration.

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