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Born Again

Abortion, Health Care and the Soul

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 10.21.2009 | Home

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Stephen Gyllenhaal

How many of us would give up much of anything in an attempt to save our souls? I mean this seriously -- really -- how much would we be willing to sacrifice?

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Renegade and Dreams of My Absent Father

Don McNay | Posted 09.08.2009 | Media

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Don McNay

Obama's election was not only a door opener for people of color. It also showed that people with absent dads, or no dad at all, can grow up and live in the White House.

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Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 4 of 6

Valerie Tarico | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

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Valerie Tarico

The born again experience doesn't require a specific set of beliefs, but rather a specific social/emotional process; dogmas or explanations are secondary. It's not an experience unique to Christianity.

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The Obamagelical Reformation

Cristina Page | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Cristina Page

The 2008 election may mark the moment religious voters put reason above rhetoric. The birth of the Obamagelical.

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Obama and McCain Tied Among "Born Again" Christians! Says Shocking New Barna Poll

Steven Waldman | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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Steven Waldman

Keep in mind that Barna defines "Born Again" differently than most pollsters. They base it on a series of theological questions, while most pollsters just ask people if they're "evangelical or born again."

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Media Whitewashes Dobson, Hides 'Beat-Your-Child' Dogma

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 07.03.2008 | Media

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Jeffrey Feldman

The media has ignored that Dobson is best-selling author famous for advising parents to whip their children with sticks. Why should he have a prominent place in American politics at all?

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