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HAYES, Delmer L. Hayes;
83; ordained bishop; Texas;
MINISTERS and
Brenda Wagner (daughter)
COMPANIONS
HOMAN, Charles V. Sr.; 55;
ordained bishop; Mississippi;
ANDERTON, Billy; 81;
Patsy Homan (wife)
ordained bishop; Alabama;
Larry Anderton (son)
HUDNALL, Charles H.; 92;
exhorter; Ohio; Ernestine
AUSTIN, Don Orville; 79;
Hudnall (wife)
ordained bishop; Texas; Bon-
nie Austin (wife)
JACKSON, Maryzell G.; 59;
ordained minister; Mississippi;
BARRETT, Walter Dewayne;
Alvin Jackson (husband)
42; ordained bishop; Ala-
bama; Lisa Barrett (wife)
LOTT, James D.; 37; ordained
bishop; Georgia; Herbert &
Greatest Moral Issues
BLACKNALL, George A.
Vicki Lott (parents)
Sr.; 79; exhorter; New York;
Verona Blacknall (wife)
MONTAÑO, Maximo S.; 56;
Facing America Today
ordained bishop; Dominican
BYRD, Alice; 93; ordained;
Republic; Rafaela De La Cruz
Alabama; Ann Hatton (niece)
(wife)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – because murder is worse than
DAVIS, Thomas Wayne; 59;
MORRIS, Glen Hollis; 74;
Abortion, moral relativism, and other moral evils, but because of
exhorter; Tennessee; Deborah
ordained bishop; Maryland;
mistreatment of others are the the massive numbers of this kill-
Davis (wife)
Portia Mae Morris (wife)
top moral issues facing America ing field and the intentionality of
according to a poll of Evangelical so many to put self-gratification,
EASTRIDGE, Robert Jess;
OWENS, Joseph Thomas; 84;
leaders that was released January greed, and political advantage
77; ordained minister; Ohio;
ordained bishop; Alabama;
4. The Evangelical Leaders Sur- above life itself.”
Geneva Eastridge (wife)
Audrey Owens (wife)
vey asked, “What is the greatest Moral relativism was the FINK, Clarence M. Jr.; 72;
RIVERA, Roberto Amparo;
moral issue in America today?” number two answer. Responses ordained minister; Florida;
70; ordained bishop; Puerto
“While there were some frequently quoted Judges 17:6 Carolyn Fink (wife)
Rico; Carmen M. Rivera (wife)
responses that specified secular- that “every man did that which
FRANCIS, Vivian Henry; 84; SALYER, Robert Hayes Sr.;
ization, homosexuality, pornog- was right in his own eyes,” refer-
ordained bishop; New Jersey; 72; ordained minister; Ten-
raphy, and other concerns, they ring to the morality and behavior
Gwen Francis (wife) nessee; Melba Salyer (wife)
were not at the top of the list,” in ancient Israel. The problem,
said Leith Anderson, president of according to NAE board mem-
GOODALL, Joscelyn A.; 80; SMIKLE, Lucille; 70; ordained
the National Association of Evan- ber Ron Carpenter, is “a non-
ordained bishop; Maryland; minister; New Jersey; Ira
gelicals (NAE). “The top three belief in absolute truth which
Salome Taylor (daughter) Smikle (husband)
reflected a majority of responses permeates every other arena of
and were themselves almost a our society.”
three-way tie.” Mistreatment of others was around the world. Social ills like vey polled the CEOs of denomi-
Abortion was the number one the number three answer. Sammy poverty, malnutrition, homeless- nations and representatives of
answer. Jeff Farmer of the Open Mah, president of World Relief, ness, human trafficking, and so a broad array of Evangelical
Bible Churches in Des Moines, said, “The greatest moral issue in many more are rooted in injus- organizations including missions,
Iowa, said, “The moral scandal America today is our blindness tices that must be fought.” universities, publishers, and
of abortion tops my list . . . not and silence to injustices here and The Evangelical Leaders Sur- churches.
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