Category: Culture

Grounded glory

Praying with the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace By John Philip Newell, 8/13/11 08:03 AM ET … I do not know how many Christians have read the Quran. And I do not know how many Muslims have read the Christian Scriptures. But I do know that until we come back into relationship, until we begin …

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A larger vision

Matthew 15:21-28: Teaching Jesus By Barbara Kay Lundblad, 8/9/11 11:25 PM ET … This story in Matthew 15 is very troubling. A Canaanite woman cries out to Jesus to heal her daughter. By the end of the story, her daughter has been healed — but between the crying and the healing, Jesus says some terrible …

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Unable to discern any difference

A solution to our troubles: tax the rich By Joan Juliet Buck, Tuesday 9 August 2011 20.30 BST … I’m not a politician. I have an American passport but I grew up in France, where I was taught logic, and England, where education was free or affordable, health was a human right, roads, bridges and …

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In just six days

God’s Blog By Paul Simms, August 8, 2011 … UPDATE:  Pretty pleased with what I’ve come up with in just six days. Going to take tomorrow off. Feel free to check out what I’ve done so far. Suggestions and criticism (constructive, please!) more than welcome. God out.   COMMENTS (24)   Not sure who this …

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We are the change that we seek

If Obama is Not Your Boyfriend, Why are you Playing Hard to Get? By Wendy Gittleson, August 8, 2011 … It’s tough being a Progressive these days. Hell, it’s tough being an American these days, but I digress. As Progressives, there is a lot we agree upon – We want fair/progressive taxation. We want multinational …

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A faithful man

The Christian Faith of Senator Mark Hatfield By Rev. Chuck Currie, 8/8/11 04:37 PM ET … The United States of America lost an incredible political leader last night when former U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield (R-OR) passed away after a long illness. He was 89. In his two terms as Oregon’s governor and five terms in …

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Exceptionally common

The US military’s secret military By Nick Turse, 08 Aug 2011 06:05 … Somewhere on this planet a US commando is carrying out a mission. Now, say that 70 times and you’re done … for the day. Without the knowledge of much of the general American public, a secret force within the US military is …

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