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'''LifeWay Christian Stores''' are owned are operated by LifeWay Christian Resources of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref>http://www.lifeway.com/Article/About-Us</ref> They have 122 stores throughout the [[United States]], as well as two of the largest Christian conference centers in the country. LifeWay has many Christian-themed books for sale as well as gifts, picture frames, and related items.

'''LifeWay Christian Stores''' is a chain of Christian bookstores.  They have 122 stores throughout the [[United States]], as well as two of the largest Christian conference centers in the country.  They are one of the two largest Christian bookstore chains along with [[Mardel]].

 

Although they are operated by LifeWay Christian Resources, an arm of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]<ref>http://www.lifeway.com/Article/About-Us</ref>, their product line is not limited to only Baptist-related items.  However, it has, in the past, discontinued sales by authors who disagree with traditional Baptist views on social issues; for example in 2016 it discontinued selling books by liberal Christian author [[Jen Hatmaker]] after she endorsed [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2016/october/lifeway-stops-selling-jen-hatmaker-books-lgbt-beliefs-chris.html</ref>

 

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