Prayers for Orlando A letter from Bishop Benfield, June 15, 2016 From its earliest days, the church has said that Christians look at the four ancient virtues of wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance through the lens of love, faith, and hope. We hold on to these values because our hope is for the perfect …
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Jun 15 2016
The things you should really fear
God bless the boogeymen By Monsieur d’Nalgar, June 15 2016 CE Hocus pocus, mumbo jumbo, higgity piggity, radical Islamic terrorism. Now throw in an alakazam! and a few hooahs and mumble this magic incantation, over and over, louder and louder, until you reach the same keening crescendo as a deranged village idiot or a presumptive presidential …
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Jun 05 2016
All too dumbed-down
Differs on Trump Dear editor: John “Doc” Crawford stated in his May 21 letter that Donald Trump has a “lack of tolerance for Muslims.” He then said that “for all Christian voters, this should demonstrate an inconsistency with Christian principles, ethics and values.” I must beg to differ with him somewhat upon this …
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Apr 24 2016
A holy harangue
Dear editor, In my last letter (April 10), I encouraged everyone who is genuinely concerned about the future welfare of our nation to please attend the prayer rally led by the Rev. Franklin Graham, who is visiting all 50 states with his most important message. I’m happy to report that it was estimated …
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Apr 20 2016
Seriously
When religious liberty demands cease to be legitimate By Amy Butler, April 19, 2016 I think most Americans, even non-religious Americans, are on board with the idea of religious liberty — in the abstract. But like so many of the things we hold dear, what sounds great in theory becomes deeply complicated when the …
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Mar 03 2016
Trump is wrong and Jeb was right
Complicit in terror Dear editor: Twenty-five years or so ago, we didn’t have a Muslim terrorist problem in this country because, frankly, we didn’t have hardly any Muslims here. I remember driving on the interstate past Perrysburg, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo, in the mid 1990s and seeing a large blue dome …
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Mar 01 2016
Religious ideology is a tool
Why the Arabs Don’t Want Us in Syria By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., February 22, 2016 In part because my father was murdered by an Arab, I’ve made an effort to understand the impact of U.S. policy in the Mideast and particularly the factors that sometimes motivate bloodthirsty responses from the Islamic world against …
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