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Don't lose sight of Middle East peace, U.S. religious leaders say
New York, (ENInews)--With world attention focused on tensions between Iran and Israel, a coalition of Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders are reminding U.S....
Belief in witchcraft fostering abuse of children
British police say they have investigated more than 80
witchcraft-based child abuse cases in the last decade and warned that...
If you meet monthly, what do I do with the rest of my month?
Christendom is built on a weekly gathering model.
It’s not, of course, the only way. Monasteries meet daily, while the
Old Testament festival pattern suggests three times a year. (Deuteronomy
16:15-16: “For seven days celebrate … Three times a year you must
appear.”)
The VIDA numbers
Once again, VIDA has tallied the byline gender gap at several magazines....
Wednesday digest
New today from the Century: Kay Lynn Northcutt on chronic illness, Bob Cornwall reviews Tom Long, more.
What Shall We Say? by Thomas G. Long
Pat Robertson had a ready explanation for the Haiti earthquake—he said that it was an expression of divine wrath at a centuries-old pact with the devil....
Dignity and choice
How do we move from Jesus' core ethical mandate to the complex issues we face in the modern world?
Sunday, March 18, 2012: John 3:14–21
During college I was a member of the Flying Couch Potatoes, jugglers extraordinaire and comedy novices. I remember those performances fondly....
Mormons warned against baptizing Holocaust victims
The LDS Church's governing First Presidency has issued an unequivocal
mandate to its members: do not submit names of Jewish Holocaust victims...
Santorum’s army of homeschoolers
Strapped for cash and paid staff, Rick Santorum has enlisted a ragtag
but politically potent army to keep his campaign afloat: homeschoolers....
Where I've been...
Here are a few places that I've been (physically and virtually) during the last couple of weeks:...
JFK's privatized religion
John F. Kennedy's famous
Houston speech on church and state during
the 1960 presidential campaign elicited Rick Santorum's after-the-fact disgust. Though Santorum
misrepresents the speech in some ways--Kennedy didn't say anything about
limiting religious institutions and leaders from speaking on public issues--he
is right to find the speech theologically lame.
Tuesday digest
New today from the Century: John Buchanan on dignity and choice, David Heim on JFK's privatized religion, more.
Links? Links.
Here are some things I read recently but didn't get around to blogging about.
A desecration
Christians would be outraged if they learned of
Muslims burning the Bible. Muslims have an even greater reverence for
their holy book.