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Associated Baptist Press - Columbaria bring members of church family home for final rest Page 1 of 2, �.
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<br /> � �: �oium6sari� bring mem�eo�s of c6�ureh family o� : a•Ma�P�eads9���ryto !
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<br /> ! women at III.church �
<br /> ' By Georoe Harsbn e BGC7 eltminates 13 staff '
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<br /> � ' DALLAS(ABP)--Wlth the decline in church-based cemeteries,many churches became 'Su6mtt � ��
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<br /> ,�: dlsconnected from death in the last century--but some congregatlons are seeking to correct that �'tl�� ' F Hymn SoUety honors
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<br /> . � . " '$r + � Historically,graveyards often were '' ., _. music :
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<br /> i� • adiacent to the church,and the end ktlled,12 runners injured �
<br /> Y� � R I of Ilfe was just as apparent as the living of it. In van cresh
<br /> � r�' .�: " But In the ZOth century,particularly as people ,
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<br /> � moved from rural areas to the citles and
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<br /> �,���,��,�a�,�,,�4� �, ! �� .r �-;,' �,� . suburbs,cemeteries became farremoved cresh �
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<br /> '6��'� '� y i, �a' _ �� c: � In recent years,some congregatlons have • �
<br /> �$'`� � �� f � �...w l� 1'bj�;� � � sought to recapture the sense of the church as � o A�Ilance of Baptlstr
<br /> +�-°�'��� �; k�`� ' r �', E �e the tinal restlng place of Its members' pralses marriage ruling; '
<br /> ;�,��g�,�f����' r �' ��„ ' µ� 4 remalns.8ut because land is expenslve and in $ - Mohler fears effects on j
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<br /> rasp!s�othr'` 1 ' ^• , . short supply and the cremation rate Is � ,e, gaptis[leaders react to
<br /> td1'i�'ay c,e��� f pastor George Mason(centery leads the dedlcation service for the �ncreasing across the wuntry,churches are �
<br /> 'F`�a-�ana� y����' rolumbarium at wilsblre Baptlst Church In Dallas. turning to columbaria--places to inum Callf,ruling,but religlous '� .
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<br /> x� �:��n«mo ;- (placing an um in a nlche or other flnal resting
<br /> t -�'�`"�- � ;: � � � + Ground Zero wntroversy ;
<br /> � sCharJes O�erby,,1 a�ace the rematns of those who have died and had thelr bodles cremated.
<br /> �_� � pari of rise in antl-Islamic ;
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<br /> ,�. t �Sc� ';: Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas dedlcated Its columbarlum 7une 13.At the dedlcation,three ums of three
<br /> j�'�?• members were placed In the restfng places,Including two Baptist sta[esmen--Ed Laux,who served many ' +7udge blocks Ariz.law; �
<br /> ;;�;:�a+�„-.u,ns;ri.xr,x3�:#, years wlth the Baptist General Convendon of Texas,and Phll Strtckland,who was head of the Texas Christian falth leaders,Senate �
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<br /> � . � Ufe Commission. � ��� e Americans United urges
<br /> � Wilshlre Is not the only Baptls[church--indeed,not even the anly one in Texas--wlth a columbarium. IRS to investlgate �
<br /> '� � � j: Woodland Baptist Church in San Antonlo and Riverbend Church in Austln have Inumment faciUties that . Oklahoma polltical 21Iy i
<br /> =� pre-date Wilshire's. � �
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<br /> ; Most columbaria have dlstinctive features,unique to a speclftc congregatlon.Wllshire's Is a garden space that
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<br /> �� includes a water fountaln,terrazzo path,landscaping and a prayer labyrinth.The drcular labyrinth is an
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<br /> ': anclent tool for Christian prayer by whlch Indtvlduals walk the serpentine path as they prdy. . a Kenya adopts �
<br /> �' E "' �� Nearly 300 nlches for inumment are Included ; „�, � Constitutlon despite i
<br /> ` ° ���z�'•: In Wllshire's columbarium,as well as a ��i�': `� �„� ^ ---'�'' oPPositlon from ChrlStian .;
<br /> - ._�`q'�.� �c separate wall of remem6rance where the '� k �'', � � �--e E n v i ro n m e n t a l i s t s u r e !
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<br /> a$ y��'"�t� � columbarlum bears an engraved quoiatlon ~ ,p�-��`"��' ,�,._ ;x.� clalming persecutlon a[
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<br /> _� yF�y� a from Psalm 90:"Lord,you have been our �r. �-,��.+'' M� �.et�,� ,� �
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<br /> �,,, >6.r �`''�, ��: At the dedlcation service,Pastor George ' �`� �+'��r��� � z�, '� •
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<br /> s�.'� '��' �,� t .. Ptzson explalned that the church Is a natural �".�-�` ��`' �-'�'" � m Opinlon:The summer of �
<br /> ;a '' K .w ,� :�; place to help people thlnk abou[both Ilfe and . '"'"'�`� ���� - � Baptist dlscontent and
<br /> �„ V' 7�� death.ey walking among the remembrances .:.�^.3r^ ��:f z+�' M�� " .� hope
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<br /> ''::'�z,`� �� � of those who have gone before,bel(evers The columbarium at Wilshlre BaptlsY Church in Dallas Includes a. '� e OpiNOn:Upheaval �
<br /> r;! i� 1 I r today may be Insplred to right living. P�Yer Iabyrin[h--an ancien[tool for Christian prayer by which " '
<br /> 4 ?_.,:4 �. - tnd(vlduals walk the serpentlne path as they pray. .•� • Opinlon:Clergy couples � �
<br /> cope with paln of �
<br /> � F � � The price for a half-niche in Wilshlre's columbarlum is 51,500,and a whole niche for two ums can be secured F dismissal
<br /> .r:'. '� "������ for$3,000--slgnlflcantly less[han the fees for Cradltlonal burlals,Associate Pastor Mark Wingfield noted. �,.� e Opinlon:Is Palestlne the
<br /> `E ;' � �`. The columbarlum at Woodland Bap[ist Church contalns 60 nlches and is situated near a place where chlldren � �ink to peace? �
<br /> ^� �' i`' play and where foot trafHc is somewhat heavy,sald Mary Lynn Lewis,the head of the church's columbarlum ° Opinlon:What some (
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<br /> � �h ° Initlally,she sald,some people were afraid they would not want to walk by the columbarlum,but in the two 1
<br /> �; „ z �.. �, {.� years since Its dedicatlon,tha[fear has faded. � :����E ,���1�p ��y�'�a��, ��'�.L„�"
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<br /> ' hy "It's been welt accepYed.Some people now walk by and say,`7he%'s our future home or our future earf��'� �� �^�'4 ��s
<br /> apartmen[.'And tha*.'s the aoal of thfs ministry for us--bringing our loved ones back to ihe church where g,����h �,�� ��::_ +,��'��.+';
<br /> � they belong,"she sald. � ' ��;��,�-�,"�.t�j� "� .,�j°;����=
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