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White House flubs Bible, like everyone else
The White House proved itself scripturally challenged recently when
Press Secretary Jay Carney said: "I believe the phrase from the Bible...
Antiabortion analogy is flawed but popular
Is legalized abortion akin to the Nazi Holocaust? The analogy is a
standard talking point among abortion opponents, and a new half-hour...
Savvy occupiers
Social ethicist Gary Dorrien talked to Century executive editor David Heim after writing his cover story on "the case against Wall Street."
Ben Dueholm in our pages and others'
In a Century article
published this week, Benjamin Dueholm explains why politicians of
Michele Bachmann's ilk do well in the swing states of the upper Midwest.
He starts with the fact that Bachmann and Garrison Keillor are from the
same small Minnesota town.
Dream House
Universal released Dream House without advance screenings, so critics weren't inclined to treat it seriously....
Buddhists split on claiming Jobs as one of their own
c. 2011 Religion News Service
(RNS) A few days after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, a mini-debate erupted on the Facebook page of Buddhist Geeks.
...
Coming out is a courageous and spiritual act
Now that October 2011 has drawn to an end, I want to express my gratitude to
all the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who were
inspired by the tradition of October being Coming Out month to come out
to themselves and those around them.
Highlights from my Facebook wall's Occupy preoccupation
This video started making the rounds last week, presenting a clever idea for communicating with the big banks at their expense.
Links? Links.
Now that I'm posting on a solo blog again, I'm going to start including
the occasional link-roundup post separately from the "new today" digests
of Century content.
Spiritualized warfare
Americans went into the Civil War believing that God was on their side, and they ended the war believing the same.
Winter for Arab Christians?
An irony of Christian life amid the Arab Spring is that Christians have
frequently been protected by the authoritarian regimes that are under
attack.
Sunday, November 13, 2011: Matthew 25:14-30
Being a pastor for 30 years has given me the chance to see both the gifts and the weaknesses of people up close....
Saudi-Iran tensions overshadow hajj pilgrimage
(RNS) Reports last month that Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S....
Tokyo interfaith panel eyes new suicide views
Japan,
which has one of the highest suicide rates among developed countries,
is increasingly using the term for "voluntary death" instead of "killing
oneself." ...