Illinois Baptist
Will the church speak up? Adron Robinson on race and the recent violence
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in focus
Levi and Leah Hart are overcoming obstacles to plant a new church in his hometown. Their story is one of four reports during the season of prayer for state missions.
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Offering & Week of Prayer
September 11-18
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Breese, Illinois feels a fresh wind of the Spirit. Story and photos start on P. 7
News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
AUGUST 01, 2016 Vol. 110 No. 11
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Politics 2016
Faith-based Veeps
Presidential nominees choose running mates with more evangelical appeal BY LISA SERGENT Heading into the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, one unanswered question was how—and if—Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would seek to galvanize the support of evangelical voters. Both candidates’ picks for vice president, made immediately before their parties’ conventions, could be seen as a way to reach out to Christian voters who have felt under-represented this campaign season. Trump named Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, as his running mate. Taking the stage in Cleveland, Pence declared, “I’m a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order.” He peppered his acceptance speech with phrases familiar to Christians: “I have faith that God can still heal our land” and “Pray daily for a wise and discerning heart.” The governor, who grew up Catholic, gave his life to Jesus Christ as a college student in 1978, he told CBN News in 2010. He and his wife, Karen, attend College Park Church in Indianapolis, and Pence describes himself as an “evangelical Catholic.” Pence came under fire last year when he signed the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law. Critics claimed the bill discriminated against the LGBT community, while supporters claimed it P. 3
STUDENT MINISTRY
Prayer warriors in training Teens take on spiritual targets at Super Summer P. 4
NEWS
Major loss Fire claims Taylorville church building P. 5
PAT’S PLAYBOOK
Stick with a plan Advice from Coach Pajak P. 14