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No, The Bible Doesn’t Say The Earth Is Only 6,000 Years Old
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Religion & Ethics
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9 years ago
Original article by Benjamin Corey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fundamentalists of the “young earth” variety will often claim...
Tasmanian honeymakers refuse to pay rates because God, not council, owns their land
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Religion & Ethics
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9 years ago
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/recalcitrant-tasmanian-honeymakers-refuse-to-pay-rates-because-god-not-council-owns-their-land/news-story/edfe142d264c40feae9c224c89ae7e3e BLESSED are...
5 Things You’re Reading, When You’re Reading The Bible
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Religion & Ethics
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9 years ago
Original article by Benjamin L. Corey -------------------------------------- I love the Bible. It’s why I spent eight years of my life in seminary, why I’ve served as a church pastor...
Sex orgies, prostitution, porn: Allegations shake Catholic Church in Italy
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9 years ago
Source ROME (RNS) — Lurid accusations of priests involved in sex orgies, porn videos and prostitution have emerged from several parishes in Italy recently, sending shock waves all the way to...
West Virginia public schools sued over Bible classes
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Religion & Ethics
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9 years ago
Source Some parents in West Virginia are fighting to put an end to a Bible class in public schools. For nearly 80 years, Bible stories have been taught in Mercer County as part of the...
Pope throws down gauntlet to religions: No killing in God’s name
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Religion & Ethics
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9 years ago
- "In his annual address on Monday to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis signaled that 2017 will be a year in which his press for peace gathers steam, and laid down...
Americans — not just liberals — have a religious literacy problem
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Religion & Ethics
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9 years ago
Alex Wong/Getty Images The idea that liberals and cultural elites suffer from religious illiteracy is now widely accepted, by both the accusers and the accused. New York Times...
CHESeD AND AGAPE: SHARED VALUES IN JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY BY KATPEN AND ENOCH
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Religion & Ethics
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10 years ago
Chesed (Hebrew) is often translated as loving kindness. . Agape (Greek) is often translated as love for other humans. . In this article Katpen will present examples of Agape, and the key role it...
It's simple, really... ... ... by Bob Nelson
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10 years ago
And one of [the Pharisees], a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your...
Biblical Marriage Not Defined Simply As One Man, One Woman: Iowa Religious Scholars’ Op-Ed
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10 years ago
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3397304 A trio of Iowa-based religious scholars penned an op-ed in a local paper this week, reminding readers that despite popular opinion, the Bible does not...
God’s Word Endures: New Tech Confirms Modern Bible’s Antiquity
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Religion & Ethics
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10 years ago
Is the Bible we read today the same Bible that was written millennia ago by prophets and apostles? That was a question that consumed scholars for generations. You see, prior to 1947, the earliest...
How The Catholic Church Documented Mother Teresa's 2 Miracles
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Religion & Ethics
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10 years ago
How The Catholic Church Documented Mother Teresa's 2 Miracles http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/08/31/491937448/how-the-catholic-church-documented-mother-teresas-two-miracles Hundreds...
American Law? Or Christian Law, Muslim Law, Jewish Law?
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Religion & Ethics
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10 years ago
American Law? Or Christian Law, Muslim Law, Jewish Law? By Johanna Markind, Gatestone Institute, September 14 2016 The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected an argument that...
The Evangelical community has made clear this election that electing a leader with Christian values is only an afterthought. What’s important is maintaining white Christianity’s preeminent role in society
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10 years ago
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/houston-barber/by-embracing-trump-the-ch_b_11557546.html?utm_hp_ref=religion&ir=Religion How Trump pirated the Christian vote from Ted Cruz and the GOP...
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