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altar call

A specified time at the end of a Protestant service when worshipers may come forward to make or renew a profession of faith. Also called invitation.

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invitation			They make us think of altar calls and people standing on street corners handing out Bible tracts. Evangelism. (Recordings) by Presbyterian Record Remsberg's documentary images of the white-trash antics at the annual Bean Blossom Boogie biker rally, the demonstrative communal prayer over the bikes, the altar calls, and the emotional outpourings of faith at the House of Prayer all illuminate the ardent accounts given by gang members of the clash to which they have borne witness between divine grace and redneck nihilism. WE BRAKE FOR GOD by Garvey, Michael O. / Commonweal Last month, Andy Waddell of Maysel wrote to two Clay County elementary school principals protesting Christmas programs that included prayers and altar calls, where people can publicly proclaim they have been saved. The Istook Religion Amendment: reflections of a Texas-bred, ... by Dunn, James M. / Church & State			Alstonia scholaris alstroemeria Alstroemeria pelegrina Alstroemeriaceae alt alt key alt. alt.country alt.rock Alta California Alta. Altace Altadena Altai Mountains Altai Republic Altaian Altaic Altaic language Altair Altamaha Altamira Altamonte Springs altar altar boy altar call Altar Calls altar cloth Altar cushion Altar frontal altar girl altar rail Altar screen altar server Altar tomb altar wine Altarage Altarist altarpiece Altarwise Altay Mountains altazimuth altazimuth coordinate system altazimuth mount altazimuth mounting Altdorf Altdorfer Alte Pinakothek alter alter ego Alterability alterable			Altan Altan Altan Bulak Altan haan Altan Khaghan Altan Khan Altan Khan of the Tümed Altan Sahin Ving Tsun Academy Altan Tobchi Altan Tobci Altana Altana Pharma Altanbulag Altanbulag Free Trade Zone Altani, Ippolit Altani, Ippolit Karlovich Altantic cod Altantic Ham Radio Ltd. Altantic ocean Altantic ocean Altapex Construction Corporation altar altar altar Altar bell Altar bell altar boy Altar Boys altar call Altar Calls Altar canopy Altar canopy Altar cloth Altar Cloths Altar cushion Altar frontal Altar frontal altar girl Altar Horns Altar Horns Altar Linens Altar of Heaven Altar of repose altar rail altar rail Altar rails Altar rails Altar screen Altar screen altar server Altar servers altar slab Altar stone Altar tomb Altar tomb altar wine Altar-piece Altar-piece Altar-screen Altar-screen

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altar call (redirected from Altar Calls)

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