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Amy K. Butler Takes On New Challenges at New York City’s Riverside Church
The Wall Street Journal ^ | April 3, 2015 | Melanie Grayce West

Posted on 04/07/2015 8:46:43 AM PDT by Gamecock

Riverside, a liberal Protestant church known for its history of social-justice advocacy, has hosted world leaders such as Nelson Mandela,Martin Luther King Jr., Desmond Tutu and Bill Clinton.

“I know that this church is begging for new life,” said Dr. Butler, 45 years old. “That process of resurrection involves some dying. This is what we believe in our Christian tradition.”

One-on-one, Dr. Butler is witty and self-deprecating, and her sermons tend to be about 10 minutes shorter than those of her predecessors, congregants say.

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To: RnMomof7

There is a novel idea!


21 posted on 04/07/2015 10:47:07 AM PDT by Gamecock (Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
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To: sphinx

LOL


22 posted on 04/07/2015 12:06:34 PM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Gamecock

And murders her daughter.


23 posted on 10/26/2016 5:28:12 PM PDT by Mercat (Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
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To: Gamecock
...and out she goes...

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24 posted on 07/12/2019 1:19:49 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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