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If the Bible Were Law, Would You Qualify for the Death Penalty?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Bible, Bible, Death Penalty, Christian Fundamentalism, Politics News

When people put God's name on Bronze Age documents, and then make those documents a golden calf, they get stuck with Bronze Age moral thinking.

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Women's Rights, Rape and Religion

Carol Hoenig | Posted 05.20.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Lds, Religion, Polygamy, Islamic Radicalism, Bible, Afghan Rape Law, Oprah, Afghanistan, Koran, Fundamentalists, Extremism, Women's Rights, World News

For our Afghanistan sisters escaping from a domineering marriage can mean possible death without punishment for the husband since the government recognizes Islamic law as the law of the land.

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God Joins Twitter, Rewrites Bible

Roy Rivenburg | Posted 05.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Christianity, Religion, God, Bible, Twitter, Satire, Twittering, Comedy News

God said the only Bible verse that won't need to be shortened is John 11:35 -- "Jesus wept."

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Jesus Tweets

Martha St Jean | Posted 05.11.2009 | Media

Using 140 characters or less is definitely a new way to tell the story of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Ancient Sumerian Origins of the Easter Story

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Easter, Pat Robertson, Religious Right, Christianity, Bible, Fundamentalism, Politics News

The Christian Bible culminates in a death and resurrection story. What is this story, and where did it come from?

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Open Season on Christians?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religious Right, Third Wave, New Calvinism, Fundmentalism, Quiverfull, Christianity, Bible, Politics News

Is it open season on Christians? Only if thoughtful believers stand by while fundamentalists speak for their God in the public square.

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Religious Fundamentalism Spreads... Beyond Islam

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

Read More: Varun Gandhi, Islam, Fundamentalism, Bible, Sri Ram Sena, Gaza, Judaism, Oic, Islamic Extremists, Taliban, Promised Land, Pope Benedict XVI, Homosexuality, Religion, Hinduism, Avigdor Lieberman, Torah, Quran, Christianity, Idf, Israel, Old Testament, Stoning, World News

It is problematic that characters in these stories -- the Pope, a member of India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, a Knesset leader, a Canadian federal minister -- are influential, mainstream figures.

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Counting the Cost of Good and Bad Debt

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, President Obama, Pay, War, Wage, Media, Employment, Government Spending, Debt, Peace, Conservative, Environment, Government, Infrastructure, Dollar, Tax Cut, Loans, Tax Cuts, Homeless, Health Care, Cost of War, Greed, Irs, Money, Veterans, Budget, Education, Trillion, Biblical, Health, Rich, Healthcare, Spending, Bible, Budget Surplus, Military, Credit Card, Conservative Ideology, Bush Presidency, Proposed Budget, President Clinton, Economy, Luke, Politics News

While watching President Obama's press conference Tuesday evening, I was struck by a few things that are often forgotten in the criticism of his proposed budget.

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Being Still in St. Patrick's Cathedral

Carol Hoenig | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bible, Big Love, Spiritual, Faith, Of Little Faith, Methodist, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Celebrity Worship, Polygamist, Living News

Why does religion rely so desperately on the fear factor? Why does it have to use threats of eternal damnation instead of showing real joy?

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Family Values, Schmamily Values: The GOP's Bristol/Levi Hypocrisy

Warren Holstein | Posted 03.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jamie Lynn Spears, John McCain, Bible, Rnc, The Rapture, Piper Palin, Cindy McCain, Flavor Flav, Christian Right, Pro-Life, Teenage Pregnancy, Redneck, Palin Trigg, Tripp Palin, Pitbull in Lipstick, Bristol Palin Pregnancy, Religion, Politics, The Bachelor, Palin Christian Right, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Clothes, Levi Johnston, Religion and Politics, Bristol Palin Levi Johnston, Radical Right, Republican Party, Sherri Johnston, Bristol Palin, Republicans, Comedy News

Well it seems that the latter-day Joseph and Mary trophies of the religious right-wing pro-life movement have been tarnished and their lackluster bronze has turned a gangrenous green.

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The Church Can No Longer Deny World Crises

Tri Robinson | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

Read More: World Crisis, Jesus, Population Control, World Hunger, Bible, Environmental Decline, Sex Trade, Extreme Poverty, Christianity, Erosion, Human Trafficking, World News

What I am about to state seems indisputably clear to me as a Bible-believing and Bible-practicing Christian. After spending the better part of 30 year...

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Am I My Brother's Keeper?

John Morton | Posted 04.18.2009 | Living

Read More: The Bible, John Morton, Bible, Brother's Keeper, Spiritual, Enemies, Talking to Enemies, Caring, Loving, God, Love, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Lord, Living News

Our feelings towards our brothers or sisters aren't truly about anybody or anything against us. Ultimately, our experience of loving our enemies reveals how we are with loving ourselves.

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Obama's Rhetorical Inspirations: Presidents, Poets, and Hobbits

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Obama State of the Union 2009, American Century, Henry Luce, City on a Hill, Rhetoric, Barack Obama Rhetoric, John Favreau, Isaiah, John Winthrop, Obama Jount Congressional Address, Lord of the Rings, Julius Caesar, Barack Obama, State of the Union 2009, Obama Rhetoric, The Hobbit, Obama Speech, Marc Antony, Bible, William Jennings Bryan, Daniel Webster, Obama State of the Union, The Guild League, Presidential Rhetoric, Shakespeare, Sermon on the Mount, Obama Administration, 100 Days, State of the Union, Politics News

Here are the ten sources behind the most memorable lines of Obama's address.

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"Ancient" Syriac Bible Found In Cyprus

Yahoo! News | Sarah Ktisti and Simon Bahceli | Posted 03.10.2009 | Living

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People of the Book are one Another's Trusted Friends

Harun Yahya | Posted 02.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Koran, Jews, Islam, Bible, Catholicism, Judaism, Understanding, Catholic, Tolerance, Religious Tolerance, Friendship, Islamophobia, Catholic Church, Catholics, Torah, Quran, Christians, Good Deeds, Muslim, Living News

Islam is the religion of peace, love and tolerance. However, nowadays certain circles are trying to give Islamic morality the wrong image. The religio...

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From King to Obama, the Arc of Justice

Sarah Newman | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Generations of Americans have heard the cries for change and it's been a long journey by many who have brought justice to the doors of our government on this momentous occasion.

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The Middle East Conflict is Still a Religion-Fueled One

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

Read More: Christians, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jews, Bible, Gaza, Middle East, Torah, Secularism, Quran, Muslims, Religion and Politics, Hamas, Separation of Church and State, Israel Hamas, World News

Despite the current contention that the Arab-Israeli conflict is rooted in politics and economics -- it is naive and dangerous to overlook its religious roots.

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The Separation of Church and God

John DeBellis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Church, Bible, Gun Salesmen, Jesus, Dick Cheny, Moses, Constintui, God, Barack Obama, Religion, Muslims, Arabs, Baptists, Reverand Rick Warren, Separation of Church and State, Church and State, Protestants, Cahtolics, Politics News

I'm not a religious man. What you consider prayer, I consider covering all my bases, or at worst talking to myself (and I know I'm not God, just look at my stack of unpaid bills).

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GREEN BIBLE CONTROVERSY: Evangelicals Upset Over New Printing

United Press International | Posted 01.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Bible Environmentalism, Bible, Green Bible, Green News

U.S. evangelicals say they are divided over a new "Green Bible" which embraces environmentalism and a need to protect the Earth. The Green Bible, whi...

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Bible, Already A Bestseller, Gets Marketing Makeover

Wall Street Journal | Stephanie Simon | Posted 01.23.2009 | Media

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Throughout history, the Bible has been an object of commerce as well as of reflection. That's especially true in the modern era. It's an astonishing ...

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Rick Warren and the Power of Prayer

Renita Weems | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Bible, Proposition 8, Rick Warren Invocation, Obama Inauguration, Progressives, Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, Joe Lowery, Evangelical, Religion, Rick Warren, James Dobson, Stem Cell Research, Aretha Franklin, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Sure, Barack Obama's choice of Rick Warren for the inaugural prayer proves nothing more probably than that Obama is a consummate politician. Obama wil...

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Not Another Word on Gay Marriage Until They Execute an Adulterer

Cenk Uygur | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homosexuality, Adultery, Bible, Human Rights, Gay Rights, Prop 8, Rick Warren, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama Rick Warren, Rick Warren Invocation, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Barack Obama, Obama Invocation, Invocation, Politics News

The Rick Warrens of the world pretend that the Bible says marriage is between a man and a woman. But the Bible is full of men taking on second wives, prostitutes and concubines. And all the while, God heartily approves.

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The All-Jewish Cartoon Collection: Snake Snack

Mort Gerberg | Posted 01.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Adam and Eve, Biblical Stories, Cartoons, Bible, Snakes, Humor, Temptation, Garden of Eden, Eden, Apples, Eve, Adam, Cartoon, Evil, Style News

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Fat Cows and Thin Cows

Javier Sierra | Posted 12.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Latinos, Green Jobs, Bible, Javier Sierra, Exxon Mobil, Renewable Energy, Obama, Clean Energy, Sierra Club, Latino Voters, Cows, Environment, Hispanic Voters, Plug-in Hybrids, Solar Power, Great Depression, Green News

President-Elect Barack Obama owes his title not only to quite possibly the best presidential campaign in history, but also to the Latino vote. More than two thirds of us voted for him.

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