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 Mark
Twain once said, "The difference between the almost right
word and the right word is really a large matter—'tis
the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning."
By this standard, one might conclude that much of Christian
worship in the United States is infested, suffering from liturgy
that is crawling with almost right words >>
more The Christian Century |
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The English novelist Terry Pratchett,
known for his sharp and comical writing in the fantasy genre,
has said he believes it is ethical to allow people to be able
to choose an assisted death "when medicine cannot do
any more" >>
more Ekklesia |
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Faith communities and disability >>
more PBS |
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Celebrating singleness with a
biblical perspective >>
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The oldest depiction of the apostle
has been found just a short distance from his tomb, which
is also the object of new investigations. The Church wanted
to represent him as the Christian Plato. A daring decision.
And still extremely relevant, even today >>
more www.chiesa |
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Fragments of bone which have
been kept in an underground sarcophagus for nearly 2,000 years
have been identified as the remains of St Paul >>
more Telegraph |
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Britain is no longer a Christian
nation and the Church of England could die out within a generation,
an Anglican bishop has warned >>
more Telegraph |
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Diane
Wilson's Holy Roller is a memoir of a Pentecostal
childhood in the tough shrimping community of Seadrift on
the Gulf Coast of Texas, but it is also a true-life murder
mystery and, as the subtitle says, the record of growing up
to "quit loving a blue-eyed Jesus" >>
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Ban the burqa? Or ban such bans?
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It was six years ago this week
that the Rev. Barry Black was appointed the 62nd chaplain
to the U.S. Senate, bringing with him a trifecta of firsts
- first black chaplain, first Seventh-day Adventist and first
military chaplain to ascend to the post >>
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The Islamic Republic of Iran
has a quasi-theocratic government, and the protests put new
pressures on the cleric-run establishment >>
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Is
there such a thing as a common Christian Gospel? Nowadays
people are inclined to doubt it and hence to express grave
misgivings about the possibility of any ecumenical dialogue.
Here is a book to make such sceptics think again and to encourage
the rest of us to reflect on the important question, "What
gives coherence to the name of ‘Christian'?" >>
more The Tablet |
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Guidelines developed for Christian-Muslim
'ethical faith sharing' >>
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Through the voices of scholars,
media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle
East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully
analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing
and context--the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza
remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization
of the occupied terrorities appears to be a defensive move
rather than an offensive one >>
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Can religion and science co-exist
in harmony? >>
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Israeli archaeologists said they
had discovered the largest underground quarry in the Holy
Land, dating back to the time of Jesus and containing Christian
symbols etched into the walls >>
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Endless streams of penitents
stood in line at their confessionals. And Benedict XVI is
proposing them as models in order to revitalize the sacrament
of forgiveness >>
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Turtle
feet: the making and unmaking of a Buddhist monk >>
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Paintings and plays let us say
things that we could never express in direct conversation,
giving them great evangelistic potential. Poems and visual
icons can be powerful discipleship tools, and Scripture mandates
the use of song. Music and poetic liturgy have long been essential
mechanisms for communal worship. But the arts are also important
for less obvious reasons >>
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Fully 79% of Christians in the
U.S. say they believe that Jesus Christ will return to Earth
someday >>
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Why aren't Jews outraged by Israeli
occupation? >>
more Haaretz |
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Paganism is casting its spell
over more people now than ever before in the modern age. There
are said to be a quarter of a million practising pagans in
the UK, double the number of a decade ago >>
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Although most adults affirm the
importance of faith in their life, regardless of their sexual
orientation, straight adults (72%) were more likely than gay
adults (60%) to describe their faith as “very important”
in their life. And even though most Americans consider themselves
to be Christian, there is a noticeable gap between heterosexuals
who self-identify that way (85%) compared to homosexuals (70%)
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"A
Really Holy Self-Realization". The Baader-Meinhof
Group and the quasi-religious character of terrorism >>
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The heads of the Austrian dioceses
have been called to report to the pope, who is upset over
how they have allowed rebellions and abuses to run free. While
in China, there are bishops who obey the communist government
more than Rome >>
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Many Christians throughout history
have tried to separate the Gospel as a matter of spiritual
truth from the realm of earthly politics, yet there is little
in what Christ said and did that does not have profound political
implications for his followers.The more we understand about
the world of first-century Palestine and the Roman empire
into which Jesus was born, the more clear it becomes >>
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The World Christian Database
now counts 111 million Chinese Christians, while an internal
survey conducted in 2007 by China’s government puts
the number substantially higher: 130 million, nearly 10 percent
of the total population. Far less often observed—and
potentially more important—is the fact that this exponential
growth of Christianity in China would not have been possible
without the forbearance and tacit encouragement of the regime
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more First Things |
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The Anglican Church in North
America will be formally founded next week, challenging the
legitimacy of the U.S. Episcopal Church and posing a dilemma
for the worldwide Anglican Communion over who represents Anglicanism
in the United States and Canada >>
more The Washington Times |
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Were evangelical supporters of
President Obama naïve to think that he would seriously
try to limit abortions? Or were they displaying Christian
charity by giving him the benefit of the doubt? >>
more Christianity Today |
