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Bristol Palin And The Blind Man Healed By Jesus

Michael Pettinger, Ph.D. | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Frank Bruni, Bristol Palin, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Christianity, Sin, God, Forgiveness, Gospel of John, Religion News

Sin is not about breaking rules. Rather, it is resistance to the creative power of God. Those who thought that they were on the side of God are revealed to be profoundly wrong. We might even call them hypocrites.

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John Edwards Is A Sinner, Yes. But A Criminal?

Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 04.26.2012

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As a husband, he failed. As a father, he failed. Yet these seem to be issues best left to be resolved between Edwards and God, not a court of law. There is every reason to believe the case against Edwards is overreach.

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Remember That You Are Divine

Rev. Patrick S. Cheng, Ph.D. | Posted 04.23.2012

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For some people, every day is already a painful reminder that they are made of dust. For these people, sin is not so much about pride, but rather the failure to have a healthy sense of self-esteem and love for oneself.

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The Irony of 'Love the Sinner But Hate the Sin'

Aaron Anson | Posted 03.04.2012

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Should we love both the sinner and the sin? For Christians to hate either one or both is to hate oneself. Our greatest enemy is the one we look at in the mirror each day.

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A Bad Year For Bad Men

Richard Stearns | Posted 03.01.2012

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We best resist evil not by ordering drone missile strikes. The best weapon against evil is good.

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Broken In Fact, Beloved Indeed: Meditating On Sin At The End Of The Year

Lisa Anderson | Posted 02.27.2012

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I began to starve myself to death, and with an experience of sickness that infiltrated into every fiber of my physical, mental and spiritual being. 'What is sin' and 'what does it mean to be a sinner' became intensely personal questions for me.

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Political Words From God With Pastor Jim Miller

Susie Sampson | Posted 02.06.2012

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Bring Jesus and the GOP to Thanksgiving! A Music Video Viewing Guide for the Whole Family

Katie Halper | Posted 01.23.2012

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Since the liberal media refused to show the tender face of the Family Leader Thanksgiving GOP debate on national television, most Americans missed out.

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Why Americans Dismiss Sin

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie | Posted 12.20.2011

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Fresh from the jarring experience of Yom Kippur prayer, I find myself wishing that we would struggle with sin more than we do.

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Did Jesus Really Die For Our Sins?

Christian Piatt | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Jesus, Substitutionary Atonement, Crucifixion, Sin, Gregory of Nyssa, Christianity, Death of Jesus, Scripture Commentary, Blood Atonement, Crucifixion of Jesus, Christian Theology, Death of Jesus and Sin, Banned Questions About Jesus, Religion News

Why would God send Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb of God, dying for the sins of the world, instead of just destroying sin, or perhaps offering grace and forgiveness to the very ones created by God?

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An Environmental Confession For The High Holidays

Rabbi Lawrence Troster | Posted 11.07.2011

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The Jewish concept of repentance is called Teshuvah ("return" in English) and one of the critical aspects of repentance is the act of confession.

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Welcome Those Returning To Integrity

Brad Reid | Posted 08.07.2011

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Individuals who return to integrity may find themselves forever stigmatized, set apart, and not welcomed back into relationship and community. Sometimes the harshest critics are themselves lacking integrity.

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The Ten States That Profit Most From Sin

24/7 Wall St. | Ashley C. Allen, Charles B. Stockdale, Michael B. Sauter | Posted 07.14.2011

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From 24/7 Wall St.: As state budgets strain under huge debt loads, they are counting increasingly on "sin taxes", one of the few reliable sources of r...

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Sin, Redemption And The Path Of Healing

Becca Stevens | Posted 07.04.2011

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Jesus through his action and words reminds us all that the issue of morality and culpability lies in our response to suffering and in our ability to love with compassion, not judgment.

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Who's to Blame for Human Suffering?

Scott Cairns | Posted 05.25.2011

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I daresay that if the innocent suffer they do so because one of us -- you or me or some other thug -- now or in the past has set their pain in motion.

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'God Hates Fags': Q&A with Pastor Fred Phelps

Joshua Kors | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pastor Fred Phelps led the congregation that gained notoriety in recent years for picketing the funerals of soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. He spoke with me about hell, homosexuality, and the Supreme Court.

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Charlie Rangel Must (Politically) Die

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

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It took him 80 years but Harlem's war-hero turned Congressional elder, Charles Rangel, is this week's media poster boy for all the ills of an institutionally corrupt system.

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Political Haiku: How Many Policemen Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pope admits Church sins. Good: something for God to do. Now, how about crimes?...

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What Underlies Reactions When Islam Is Insulted?

Terry Kelhawk | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the West, we believe that when someone moves a disagreement from the issue to a personal attack, it is because their case is weak. But can we make that assumption with other cultures?

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Interview with a Philosopher: Zombies Are People, Too

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

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Today I'll be talking with Kim Paffenroth, a philosophical professor of religious studies at Iona College who is fascinated with - of all things - zom...

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Sin As The Closet, Grace As Coming Out: Rethinking Sin And Grace For LGBT People Today

Rev. Patrick S. Cheng, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

According to Christian theology, God reveals Godself most fully in the person of Jesus Christ. As such, it follows that sin is the closet, or the resistance to revealing ourselves fully to God and to others.

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Sin Isn't the Problem with the World, Theology Is

George Elerick | Posted 05.25.2011

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In its original context, sin is not a personal weakness but a necessary stumble in the road toward whom we are meant to become. Looking at it this way may deepen our experience of life.

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More Than Our Beliefs

Rabbi Irwin Kula | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sex, Meaning, Sin, Faith, Pluralism, Broadway, Belief, God, Homosexuality, Love, Fundamentalism, Gay Rights, Next Fall, Religion News

Next Fall, which recently opened on Broadway, is the most profound, hilarious, and culturally important play I have seen in years.

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In Defense of Religion

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Spiritual" is great. So is "Religious"

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How Does God Respond To Corruption And Violence?

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: John-Roger, The Bible, Noah, Climate Change, Sin, Russell Bishop, God, Forgiveness, Religion, Healthy Living News

There is a saying that we are more punished by our sins than for our sins. In other words, there is a price to pay for going off track.

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