Model's pathway led to pulpit as minister

By DAVID YONKE BLADE RELIGION EDITOR DEFIANCE — The Rev. Billie Blair, who was one of the top fashion models of the 1970s and '80s, will speak about her faith and her career at a worship service tomorrow morning at the Fulton County Fair near Wauseon. “I modeled professionally for about 20 years,” said Ms. Blair, 64, whose sentences brim with enthusiasm, during an interview this week. Now an ...

Religion more important to people in poor countries than rich surveys reveal

The UK ranks close to the bottom of an international league table on religiosity

09/04/2010 14:38 ASIA – VATICAN Lay Catholics, witnesses of hope, for the good of the peoples of Asia

» by Card. Stanislaw Rilko The final report by the president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity contains a summary of the activities of the congress as well as new vision of the laity’s mission.

Over 8 in 10 Worldwide See Religion as Important

More than eight in ten adults in the world say religion is an important part of their daily lives, according to Gallup surveys conducted last year in 114 countries.

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