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abolition (see slavery) abortion, 14, 27, 38, 39, 48, 53, 54, 67, 68, 79, 80, 94, 95, 103, 104, 109, 110, 122, 134, 135, 136, 138, 142, 149, 162, 174, 175, 178, 185, 191, 200, 202, 203, 205, 209, 210, 215, 219, 230, 231, 237, 242–43, 245, 255, 256, 268, 269, 281, 282, 293, 328, 330 action groups, 14, 26, 28, 37, 53, 55, 66, 67, 78, 79, 82, 94, 109, 121, 135, 139, 148, 161, 173, 174, 190, 201–2, 214, 241, 242, 254, 267, 280, 281, 284, 292, 310, 311, 312, 330 affirmative action, 14, 27, 38, 39, 53, 54, 67, 68, 79, 80, 95, 109, 110, 122, 136, 149, 162, 163, 174, 175, 191, 202, 203, 215, 216, 231, 232, 242, 243, 255, 268, 269, 281, 282, 293, 326, 331 African Methodist Episcopal Zion, 84 African Methodist Episcopal, 84, 247–58, 259, 264, 265, 328 age of clergy, 14, 23, 24, 34, 35, 49–50, 63, 75, 90, 91, 97, 106, 110, 117, Index 345 132, 145, 146, 158, 159, 165, 170, 171, 186, 187, 198, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218, 219, 228, 238, 239, 245, 251, 264, 278, 289, 290, 315 Allen, Richard, 248, 250 American Baptist Churches USA, 324 American Baptist Convention, 19–30 American Baptist Evangelicals, 324 American Evangelical Lutheran Church, 43, 47 American Jewish Committee, 225 American Jewish Congress, 225 American Lutheran Church, 43, 46, 47 American Revolution, 3, 46, 83, 85, 88, 102 American Unitarian Association, 274 Anabaptist, 45, 207, 211, 214, 216, 218 Anti–Defamation League, 225 anti–semitism, 224, 225, 231, 232 Apostles Creed, 71, 107 Arminian, 86, 169, 182 Ashcroft, John, 179, 184 Assemblies of God, 25, 169, 179–94, 260, 262, 265, 289, 302, 307, 315 Athanasian Creed, 71 autonomy of congregations, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 29, 30, 33, 102, 114, 125, 144, 169, 171, 180, 182, 188, 196, 199, 205, 261, 265, 266, 276 of clergy, 125, 182, 188, 205, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266 baptism, 33, 37, 43, 102, 115, 180, 183, 184, 189, 197, 208, 262 Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, 104 Baptist, 32, 33, 261, 324 Barry, Alvin L., 129, 130 Belgic Confession, 71 bishop, 85, 86, 248, 249, 261, 264, 266 Board of Twelve, 261 Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 48 Book of Concord, 128 born again (see re–birth) Bresee, Phineas, 167 Bush, George H., 97, 103, 104, 193, 194 Calvary Chapel, 286 Calvin, John, 45, 59, 60, 72 Calvinism (see Calvinists) Calvinists, 45, 71, 82, 108, 154 Campbell, Alexander, 32, 113, 114 Campbell, Thomas, 32, 33, 113, 326 Canons of Dort, 71 capital punishment, 123, 174, 243–44, 245, 246, 255, 269, 325, 328, 330 Carter, Jimmy, 103 Catholicism (see Roman Catholic Church) Charismatic Movement, 181, 189, 266, 286, 289, 291, 329 Christian Church, 32, 42, 113 Christian Coalition, 179, 210, 294 Christian Life Commission, 104 Christian Methodist Episcopal, 84 Christian Reformed Church, 26, 153–66, 289, 302, 330 Christian Right, 4, 29, 103, 104, 168, 176, 179, 276, 294 church attendance, 5, 7, 24, 50, 73, 107, 132, 145, 171, 199, 201, 211, 213, 239, 329 church membership, size of, 24, 32, 43, 50, 62, 64, 71, 73, 82, 83, 86, 91, 102, 107, 113, 114, 116, 128, 132, 346 Index 141, 145, 155, 156, 169, 171, 181, 187, 197, 211, 212, 213, 216, 235, 247, 249, 251, 260, 262, 271, 276, 285, 286, 287, 289, 290, 321, 327 Church of England, 84, 85, 86 Church of God in Christ, 259–71, 328 Church of Scotland, 60 Church of the Nazarene, 167–78 Churches of Christ, 113–25, 326 civil disobedience, 14, 26, 28, 37, 38, 52, 53, 66, 67, 78, 79, 94, 109, 121, 135, 148, 161, 173, 174, 177, 185, 190, 202, 214, 242, 254, 267, 268, 280, 281, 292, 330 civil rights, 3, 11, 29, 31, 53, 79, 88, 103, 142, 185, 224, 225, 231, 234, 247, 249, 250, 262, 268 Civil War, 9, 61, 102, 247, 249 clergy years of service in ministry, 24, 34, 42, 49, 63–64, 76, 91, 106, 117, 132, 145, 146, 159, 170, 187, 197, 228, 238, 239, 251, 264, 278, 289, 290, 307, 308, 309, 315 Clinton, Bill, 104, 124, 165, 245, 246, 317 Clinton, Hillary Rodham, 84, 98 community size, location of churches, 14, 24, 34, 35, 42, 49, 50, 63, 64, 75, 90–91, 106–107, 117, 132, 146, 151, 158, 169, 171, 186, 187, 198, 199, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, 219, 228, 239...

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