Jul 07 2011
What Does the Bible Actually Say About Marriage? By Greg Carey, 07/7/11 05:35 PM ET … When you attend a wedding at church, what passages of Scripture do you expect to hear? Congregations occasionally invite me to speak on the current same-sex marriage debates, and I ask them this question. Their answers are remarkably consistent. …
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Jul 07 2011
The world owes a debt to WikiLeaks’ whistleblowing By Amy Goodman, Wednesday 6 July 2011 16.00 BST … Last Saturday was sunny in London, and the crowds were flocking to Wimbledon and to the annual Henley Regatta. Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.org, was making his way by train from house arrest …
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Jul 04 2011
For God’s sake – stop talking By Cliff Schecter, 04 Jul 2011 17:11 … Lately, there would seem to be a whole lot more people who have a direct channel to the Big Guy Upstairs than one could have humanly thought possible. It is oft-said that “God works in mysterious ways”. But when Michele Bachmann hears …
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Jul 04 2011
Baptist, Presbyterian congregations brew a thriving ‘pub-lic’ ministry By Erin Dunigan, June 21, 2011 … A pub is not necessarily the first place you’d expect to find a Southern Baptist pastor and a Presbyterian minister leading a conversation about faith and spirituality. But every Thursday night in Bellaire, Mich., you’ll find the Revs. Corey Lecureux …
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Jul 04 2011
Monsieur d’Nalgar’s introduction: This Fourth of July ramble, a tear-stained xenophobic summation of just about everything she thinks is wrong with America (according to her spoon-fed propaganda), appeared on page 6A of today’s Sentinel Record. Enjoy. Protect our America … Dear editor: My fellow Americans, where are our heroes? Some are easy to identify. Some wear uniforms, badges …
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Jul 04 2011
… … Do the faithful need a new National Anthem? By Martha Woodroof, 09:34 PM ET, 07/02/2011 … … Oh what a patriotic tempest a small Anabaptist Indiana teapot of a college has provoked: … Goshen College Board of Directors ask for alternative to playing the national anthem GOSHEN, Ind. — The Goshen College Board …
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Jul 04 2011
Five myths about the American flag By Marc Leepson, June 10, 2001 … Americans love our flag. We display it at concerts and stadiums to celebrate, and at times of national tragedy to show our resolve. We have our schoolchildren pledge allegiance to it; we have consecrated it in our national anthem; we have a …
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