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Baby's baptism

Confirmation/Baptism- family of five pose for baby's ...

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Bronze Baptismal Font, Detail of Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist

, 1991
This image shows the basin of a baptismal font and details the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, the central scene (of five) depicted around its circumference. The basin is supported by bronze oxen arranged around a tiered, circular stone pedestal. (

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Be Fruitful and Multiply? Complementarianism, Pronatalism, and Suppression of Reproductive Rights

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT At least since the second wave of the feminist movement, policy issues related to gender have generated deep social and political divisions. Past work has analyzed the role of general religious variables or gender worldviews (such as various forms of sexism), but not the two in combination.
Brooklyn Walker, Paul A. Djupe
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The lived experiences of newly qualified midwives in supporting women during labor and birth: A hermeneutic phenomenological study in Malta. [PDF]

Eur J Midwifery
Gauci J, Parascandalo RP.
europepmc   +1 more source

Preaching Baptism Year Round

, 2018
This paper both advocates and provides impetus and resources for preaching Baptism and The Baptismal Covenant throughout the year. People need to hear sermons on baptisms more often than when baptisms occur because first of all most Episcopal Churches ...
Shumard, James Bradley
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Short‐Term Trips, Short‐Term Effects? Exploring the Association Between Religious Retreats and Mission Trips With Subjective Well‐Being

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although religious service attendance is touted for its reliable measurement and robust associations with well‐being, the overwhelming focus on attendance has allowed other aspects of religious participation to be significantly understudied.
Rachael Murdock, Laura Upenieks
wiley   +1 more source

Seeing the invisible in defense of the profession. [PDF]

Can Fam Physician
Allan M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Revisiting Racialized Religious Contexts and Perceptions of White Discrimination and Privilege

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between racial composition of religious congregations and individual‐level perceptions of white discrimination and white privilege. Current framings suggest that organizations are racialized not solely because of their composition but also the implicit (or explicit) ideologies expressed within them ...
Jerry Z. Park, Brandon C. Martinez
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Dietary Adherence and Associated Factors Among Adults With Diabetes in Debre Markos, Ethiopia 2024/2025: A Mixed-Methods Study. [PDF]

AACE Endocrinol Diabetes
Bekalu A, Kassa A, Asmare B, Hune Y, Alamneh A.   +4 more
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“Go Ahead and Bring Me Up on Charges—The Rocks Will Sing Out”: Organizational Structure, Ally Activism, and the Struggle for Marriage Equality in the UMC

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After decades of struggle, the United Methodist Church (UMC) removed all LGBTQ‐restrictive language from its Book of Discipline in 2024, overturning exclusionary policies that forbid same‐sex weddings and the ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy. This research sheds light on the activism that preceded institutional change within the UMC.
Nancy L. Malcom, Melinda D. Kane
wiley   +1 more source