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Understanding Civility in Civil Disobedience

Pamela H. Long | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Gospel, Alabama, Immigration, Civil Disobedience, Undocumented Immigrants, Illegal Immigrants, Illegal Immigration, Video, Politics News

Am I aiding and abetting, harboring and transporting? Lord, I hope so. I'm taking Matthew 25: 34-40 seriously. When meeting the physical and social needs of the "least of these" becomes an act of civil disobedience, I must disobey.

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Bible Translation Controversy Opens Theological Debate

AP | TOM BREEN | Posted 04.26.2012

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One of the largest Bible translators in the world is undergoing an independent review after critics claimed language in some of their translations int...

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When A System Demands our Allegiance Away From Christ

Jeremy John | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Washington Post, Foreclosure Crisis, Gospel, Jesus, Complicity, Christianity, Christ Allegiance, Religion News

Let us remember that when we do not act to end a system that results in injustice, we are culpable ourselves.

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The Hunger Games: An Allegory Of Christian Love

Julie Clawson | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Gospel, New Testament, Christianity, Scripture Commentary, Jesus Christ, The Hunger Games, HUnger Games, Religion News

While it might seem strange to say that a dystopian young adult novel about children killing each other for the entertainment of an indulgent privileged class is about love, as the trilogy unfolds love emerges as the theme holding the narrative together.

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The Gospel Redefined

Carl Medearis | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Bible, Doctrine, Evangelical Christians, Theology, Christianity, Muslims, Gospel, Evangelism, Faith, Religion News

I don't want to redefine salvation. But I do want us to redefine the Gospel. It's a person to be followed. To believe in. To love and worship. Not a religion. Not even ours.

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Review: Wrecking Ball by Bruce Springsteen

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.05.2012

Wrecking Ball stands as Springsteen's best album release in almost thirty years. It's both wrenching and jubilant; looking back and looking forward; steeped in sorrow as well as celebratory and undaunted.

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What Is The The Core Of The Gospel?

Greg Carey | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Gospels, Gospel, Greg Carey, Biblical Interpretation, The Bible, Christianity, What Is a Gospel, What Is Gospel, Religion News

If we emphasize Jesus' death, cut out from the whole tapestry of his life, we reduce his crucifixion to perverse ritual rather than a direct consequence of his confrontation with the powers of his day.

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Vatican Requests 1,500-Year-Old Bible Held In Turkey

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.24.2012

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The Vatican has allegedly issued an official request to examine a 1,500-year-old Bible that has been held in Turkey for the past 12 years, the Hurriy...

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The Soundtrack Of Black America: Celebrating The Top 10 Gospel Songs

Wallace Best, Ph.D. | Posted 04.14.2012

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Gospel music is the most authentically black cultural expression and the most glorious music on earth with a sound and a feeling all its own.

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Jesus Concerned About The Poor? You Must Be Joking, Says The Christian Right

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Religion and Politics, Obama, Jesus, Gospel, Teachings of Jesus, National Prayer Breakfast, Christianity, Christian Social Justice, Fox News, Video, Religion News

When President Obama used the occasion of the National Prayer Breakfast to say that for the fortunate to pay a little more to help the less fortunate "coincides" with Jesus' teachings, he must have touched a nerve.

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The Saving Grace Of Gospel

Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Mama I Want to Sing, Video, Gospel Music, Vy Higginsen, Black History, Gospel, Black History Month, Gospel for Teens, Arts News

Vy Higginsen was born and raised in Harlem and graduated from college in the 1970s, quickly rising through the ranks in the urban magazine world -- as...

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A Visit With Gospel Legend Andrae Crouch

Mark Joseph | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Oh Happy Day, Andrae Crouch, Los Angeles, Christianity, Gospel, Entertainment News

Although he still tours, Andrae Crouch's first responsibility these days, after the death of his parents and brother, is pastoring the church they founded. I try to visit every so often and always leave inspired.

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The Nerd Gospel

Christian Piatt | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Christianity, Gospel, Christian, Christian Church, Nerd Culture, Jesus Nerd, Christian Hipsters, Postmodern Christianity, Religion News

No degree of social savvy makes someone immune to insecurity, doubt, emotional struggle or even an occasional case of the "nerds." Our faith communities should be the place where each of us is most comfortable exploring that inner nerd.

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WATCH: Dolly Parton Talks Dinner Rolls, Joyful Noise

Posted 01.13.2012

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In the new movie "Joyful Noise," Dolly Parton shows off her arm while pelting Queen Latifah with dinner rolls. "I was banging her pretty good," Parton...

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12 'Stellar' Gospel Songs For 2012

Tony Lee | Posted 03.14.2012

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In this new year I have been reflecting on the songs that have been in constant rotation in my heart and in my iPod. I felt there was no better time to share them than during this awards season.

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Jesus' Moment Of Atheism

Christian Piatt | Posted 02.04.2012

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Rollins says that Jesus' cry from the cross was a point at which he experienced "a profoundly personal, painful existential atheism."

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The Gospel According to Hypocrisy

Domenick Scudera | Posted 01.22.2012

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And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, "Blessed are the negative in spirit: for they shall find fault with just about everyone and everything. Blessed are they who judge others: for they are entitled and superior."

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When Legislating Morality Falls Short

Christian Piatt | Posted 01.21.2012

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The fear at the heart of the public's down-vote is that the rights of the unborn are being placed above those of those they already know. And that's simply not a sacrifice many are willing to make.

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Jesus, Penn State, And The Second Mile

Rev. Emily C. Heath | Posted 01.13.2012

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Instead of flipping cars, why not flip onto its head a culture that allows good people to be silent in the face of the abuse of children?

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Gospel Legend Jessy Dixon Dies In Chicago At 73

AP | By HERBERT G. McCANN | Posted 11.26.2011

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CHICAGO -- Jessy Dixon, a singer and songwriter who introduced his energetic style of gospel music to wider audiences by serving as pop singer Paul Si...

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Is God A Novelist?

Elizabeth Cunningham | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Jesus, Jesus Parables, Bible, Mary Magdalene, c.s. Lewis, Christianity, Gospel, Harry Potter, Steig Larsson, Spirituality and Fiction, Religion and Fiction, Religion News

What good fiction does whether it's a Bible story, a fairytale, a popular children's serie, or a detective thriller is to invite the reader to identify with a flawed human being who faces harrowing choices and odds.

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Celebrating The Interruption Of Death

Shane Claiborne | Posted 11.16.2011

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It is this dual conviction that no one is above reproach and that no one is beyond redemption that lies at the heart of our faith. Undoubtedly it's why the early Christians were characterized by non-violence.

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Does This TV Star Look Christ-Like To You?

Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Hunter Parrish Jesus, Godspell Jesus, Hunter Parrish Godspell, Hunter Parrish, Weeds, Stephen Schwartz, Jesus, Broadway, Broadway Musicals, Gospel, Godspell, Culture News

The team behind the Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak's "Godspell" announced today that Hunter Parrish, of Showtime's "Wee...

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Chicago Gospel-Singing Legend Dies At 89

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 10.03.2011

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CHICAGO — When she sang "Fly Away," Delois Barrett Campbell's voice soared to the church rafters and her joy raised the roof. The gospel legend...

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Singing Out for Peace with Sweet Honey and the Rock

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Ysaye M. Barnwell, Wellness and Personal Growth Institute, Four-Part Harmonies, Christian Music, Workshops, George Brandon, Songs of the Civil Rights Movement, Chants, Hudson Valley, Singing, Spirituals, Gospel, Sweet Honey and the Rock, Building a Vocal Community, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Do-Wop, Quartets, Travel News

"In Central Africa, people believe the rain forest is God," says Ysaye, "And they chant to imitate the God inside."

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