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- U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on government meeting prayers
- U.S. Social Security Administration: ‘Messiah’ and ‘King’ trending baby names
- Victoria’s Secret model Kylie Bisutti gives up career for Christ: admirable?
- Keeping Ten Commandments out of public places good for Christians
- PSs (Pastor spouses): an often overlooked partner in the church
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- Ken McKiernan on Muslim reaction to Boston Marathon bombing
- Jim Fahringer on Keeping Ten Commandments out of public places good for Christians
- Belief & Beyond | Washington Post poll reveals broad support for allowing gays in Boy Scouts on Boy Scouts of America compromise on gays: is it fair?
- Kevin Eck on Grace Fellowship names the Rev. Michael Anthony senior pastor
- brendan on The tragedy of Matthew Warren and the religion of mental health
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Tag Archives: New York Times
Former Yale dean Tom Ogletree on why he officiated his son’s same-sex wedding
Regardless of how you feel about homosexuality and same-sex marriage, you should know the name Tom Ogletree. Just because he’s an interesting guy who had a choice to make. That choice pitted his family against his faith. And he choose … Continue reading
New York, New York, the city so nice, it gives us ethical quandaries
Two interesting stories from New York City over the past week and both raise serious moral and ethical issues. Story No. 1: A NYC police officer buys a pair of boots for a barefoot homeless man. This incident actually took … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Elsewhere
Tagged Jeffrey Hillman, Jennifer Foster, Larry DePrimo, New York Post, New York Times
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Akin is not alone in crazy rape beliefs
The controversy over Rep. Todd Akin’s remarks on rape and abortion, and subsequent media spotlight, have again pushed abortion back into the spotlight just two months and change before the presidential election. And where you have abortion, you have religion. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Culture wars, Elsewhere, Politics
Tagged abortion, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Todd Akin
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Vote on same-sex marriage
North Carolinians head to the polls today to consider a state constitutional amendment that declares, “Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized.” The measure would ban same-sex marriage, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture wars, Politics, Pop Culture
Tagged New York Times, North Carolina, same-sex marriage
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How we came to be ‘One Nation Under God’
In the midst of daily attacks on his opulent lifestyle, Mitt Romney told Matt Lauer the other day that it amounts to “class warfare” that is inconsistent with the American ideal of “one nation under God.” That prompted the New … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Culture wars, Local events, Politics
Tagged Christian Mingle, Mitt Romney, New York Times
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Sen. Santorum, you’ve been Romneyed
So much to talk about the day after Hurricane Mitt Romney swirled through New Hampshire and destroyed every Republican in his path. Or so it seemed. Romney and his industrial strength hair relegated Iowa rival Rick Santorum to fifth place. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Mitt Romney, Mormon, New York Times, Pew Rsearch Center, Rick Santorum
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Religious leaders: sex ads must go
I live in Carlisle and work at the YDR in Manchester Township. That means a 28-mile commute that generally takes 45 minutes. By nature, I am a pragmatic person, a trait my girlfriend has grudgingly come to accept. As such, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Culture wars
Tagged change.com, New York Times, NPR, On The Media, Village Voice Media
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