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Tuesday February 26, 2008
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“It was the best example of the fusion of faith and rock ‘n’ roll,” says David DiSabatino, a young fan at the time who is working on a documentary about Mr. Norman. “He was the icon of the Jesus Movement when you’re talking music. He’s their Bob Dylan character.” [video]
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Monday February 25, 2008
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Larry Norman, the man known as “The Father of Christian Rock,” has died.
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Saturday December 1, 2007
Da Vinci Code • Obituary:
Richard Leigh, who has died aged 64, was a co-author of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, one of the most controversial books of the 1980s; in 2006, with Michael Baigent, he lost his plagiarism case against the American Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, the spectacularly successful thriller which they claimed was based on their book.
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Saturday September 8, 2007
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Madeleine L’Engle, who in writing more than 60 books, including childhood fables, religious meditations and science fiction, weaved emotional tapestries transcending genre and generation, died Thursday in Connecticut. She was 88.
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Thursday September 6, 2007
D. James Kennedy • Obituary:
The Rev. D. James Kennedy, 76, a prominent television evangelist whose political influence extended to the highest levels of the nation’s leaders, died Sept. 5 at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He had complications from a heart attack suffered in December.
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Friday July 27, 2007
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George K. Otis Sr., who founded High Adventure Ministries, a Simi Valley-based Christian organization best known for operating what was probably the first radio station in the Middle East to preach the Gospel and play country music, has died. He was 90.
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Friday October 6, 2006
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Long considered a thorn to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in his search for truth, Tanner gained notoriety among Mormons for challenging their faith. He authored more than 40 books, including Mormonism – Shadow or Reality, and published reams of research papers and pamphlets assailing the church’s doctrine and history. He believed that an accurate and complete history would prove the faith false.
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Thursday July 6, 2006
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John Beloff, psychologist, born April 19 1920; died June 1 2006
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W.W. Finlator took his Christianity seriously and acted on it all his long and productive life, speaking out on difficult issues and poking verbal thorns in the sides of those who could bring about change.
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W.W. “Bill” Finlator, the outspoken former pastor of Raleigh’s Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, has died at age 93.
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Monday July 3, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) - Jaap Penraat, an architect and industrial designer who helped 406 Jews sneak out of Nazi-occupied Netherlands and withstood torture to protect fellow members of the resistance, has died. He was 88.
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Friday April 28, 2006
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Scholar of ancient and medieval Iran and author of a multi-volume 'History of Zoroastrianism'
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Thursday April 20, 2006
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Known for 'Pray for the peace of Jerusalem'
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Tuesday February 28, 2006
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SANTEE, CALIFORNIA (ANS) -- Dr. Henry Morris, the founder of the modern Christian creationist movement, has died in California at the age of 87.
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Tuesday October 25, 2005
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Long known as the 'mother of the civil rights movement'
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Friday September 30, 2005
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M. Scott Peck, the psychiatrist and author whose best-selling book "The Road Less Traveled" offered millions of readers an inspirational prescription of self-discipline, died on Sunday at his home in Warren, Conn. He was 69.
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Tuesday September 20, 2005
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World famous Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal died early Tuesday at the age of 96 due to multiple internal organ failure at his Viennese home, the Vienna Jewish Community said.
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Wednesday September 7, 2005
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Robert W. Funk, founder of the controversial Jesus Seminar, which called into question New Testament miracle stories and the authenticity of many of the statements attributed to Jesus, died Saturday at his home in Santa Rosa. He was 79.
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Friday July 15, 2005
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Bhakti Tirtha Swami, a Clevelander who became a world leader in the International Society of Krishna Consciousness, died June 27 at Gita Nagari, a spiritual farm community in Port Royal, Pa. He was 55. He had been diagnosed with melanoma cancer last year.
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Sunday June 12, 2005
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Tyndale House Publishers founder Kenneth N. Taylor, whose translation of the King James version of the Bible into simple, conversational language became the nation's best-selling book from 1971 to 1974, died Friday at his Wheaton home. He was 88.
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Monday May 16, 2005
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About 300 people saw Neal Frisby off to eternity in a funeral in which the evangelist, who died recently at age 71, was hailed as a miracle worker and man of God.
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Monday March 28, 2005
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Santa Rosa teacher was known for his scholarly work on Jesus
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Thursday December 2, 2004
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Billy James Hargis, who died on Saturday aged 79, founded an interdenominational movement called the Christian Crusade and built up a huge broadcasting empire with outspoken attacks on Communism; but he distinguished himself by becoming the first American television evangelist to be brought down by allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Friday October 29, 2004
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Influential sociologist who offered new and enduring insights into sects and religions
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Wednesday October 20, 2004
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Bryan Wilson, who has died aged 78, was one of the world's leading sociologists of religion; his scholarly interests ranged over many fields, and his studies of secularisation and religious sects have already become classics.
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- Neal Frisby: Eccentric evangelist touched followers' lives
- Preacher Zola Levitt dies
- George K. Otis Sr., 90; millionaire turned radio evangelist
- M. Scott Peck, Self-Help Author, Dies at 69
- Kenneth N. Taylor, 88, dies; wrote 'The Living Bible'
- Larry Norman, Christian Rock Legend, Dies
- Jerald Tanner, Mormon challenger and founder of Utah Lighthouse Ministry, dies
- Father of Christian Rock: Musician Larry Norman, 60
- Religion scholar Robert Funk dies
- Madeleine L’Engle, Writer of Children’s Classics, Is Dead at 88
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