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

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 02.08.2012 | Religion

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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Historical Figures As Hipsters

Posted 02.06.2012 | Arts

Read More: Marilyn Monroe, Dali, Dorothy, Cultura, Kahlo, Dali Lama, Jesus, Vampire Weekend, Daft Punk, Fabian Ciraolo, Justice, Arts News

Have you ever fantasized about living in another era? About hanging out in cafes with Matisse, Picasso and Gertrude Stein? Full disclosure: we underst...

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Jesus And Paul: Figurehead And Founder Of Christianity

Robert Orlando | Posted 02.05.2012 | Religion

Read More: Judaism, Figures in Christianity, Origin of Christianity, Jesus, Christianity, History of Christianity, Figurehead of Christianity, Paul, Religion News

Jesus' ministry was primarily a message to the Jewish people in preparation for a Messianic Kingdom. But it was Paul who targeted a larger community after being forced out of synagogue.

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The War On Christianity

Rev. G. Jude Geiger | Posted 01.31.2012 | Religion

Read More: Conservative, Ows, Jesus, Homelessness, Liberal, War on Christianity, Prison, Healthcare, Pundits, Poverty, Christianity, Religion News

We often hear the phrase "The War on Christianity" loudly bandied about by politicians, pundits and religious groups. Generally speaking, it's a Conse...

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Would Jesus Belong To A Country Club?

Andy Watts | Posted 01.30.2012 | Religion

Read More: Prosecutorial Discretion, Jesus, White Privilege, Michelle Alexander, Judiciary, Racism, Justice, Mark 10, Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Race Relations, Religion News

My point is this: white privilege is a system of social advantage that connects the courts to the fairways and the boardrooms to club dining rooms.

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A Balancing Act

Annmarie Erickson | Posted 01.26.2012 | Detroit

Read More: Arts Marketing, Detroit Around Town, Rembrandt Exhibit, Jesus, Religious Art, Rembrandt, Detroit Institute of Arts, Painting, Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus, Detroit News

Rembrandt and Jesus. Jesus or Rembrandt? Which name headlines the marquee? Is it the world-renowned painter? Or does Jesus automatically trump everyone on the playing field because, after all, he is Jesus?

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Teach Us How To Pray

Wilfredo Amr Ruiz | Posted 01.26.2012 | Religion

Read More: Koran, Religion, Islam, Ablutions, Wilfredo Amr Ruiz, Bible, Abraham, Jesus, Salaat, Quran, Prophet Muhammad, Prayer, Qur?An, Moses, Spirituality, Prayer and Meditation, Religion News

Our aspiration shall be to imitate the prophets and messengers of God.

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None Is Saved While One Still Suffers

Christian Piatt | Posted 01.26.2012 | Religion

Read More: Religion, Salvation, Louis CK, Soul, Jesus, Lord's Prayer, Thy Kingdom Come, Christianity, Christian, Christ, Belief, Faith, Suffering, Save Soul, Save, Religion News

What if we don't each possess "a soul"? What if there is some greater Collective Soul in which we get to take part, but which we never own, so to speak?

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The Catholic-Protestant Schism: Competing Histories

Ben Stevens | Posted 01.23.2012 | Religion

Read More: Catholic Church, Evangelical, Evangelical Christians, Catholicism, Jesus, Christianity, Evangelical Christianity, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholics Come Home, Scripture Commentary, Catholic History, Religion News

Did Peter single-handedly assume control over the early Roman church with the idea that he was Christ's successor and that the Church would be the global epicenter of Christianity until the end of time? The answer will determine all else.

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Joel Osteen's Sin

Monique Ruffin | Posted 01.19.2012 | Gay Voices

Read More: Homophobia, Homosexuality, Joel Osteen, Jesus, Bible Homosexuality, Joel Osteen Gays, Christians Gays, Christian Homophobia, Joel Osteen Homosexuality, Christianity Homosexuality, Gay Voices News

Recently, Oprah Winfrey sat down with Joel Osteen, the pastor of the largest church in America. When Oprah asked Pastor Osteen if he thought gay people would enter heaven, he answered, "Yes, if they repent for their sins."

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Jesus And Religion's Relationship Status -- It's Complicated

Mike Morrell | Posted 01.19.2012 | Religion

Read More: Christianity, Spiritual but Not Religious, Organized Religion, Scripture Commentary, Jesus Christ, Teachings of Jesus, Jesus, Video, Religion News

You've seen it by now, surely you have: By the time I finish writing this post, I'll bet Jeff Bethke's viral YouTube phenomenon "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus" has likely garnered 12 million views.

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The Liberal Case for Tim Tebow

Jonathan Miller | Posted 01.19.2012 | Politics

Read More: Tebowing, Jesus Christ, Evangelical Christians, Jesus, John 3:16, Tim Tebow, Tebow, Evangelicals, Liberals, Politics News

Today I venture to do the unthinkable: try to convince liberals and progressives like myself to learn to love the latter-day poster boy of conservative Christian America.

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Shoving 'Kosher Jesus' Down Jews' Throats

Eliyahu Federman | Posted 01.19.2012 | Religion

Read More: Chabad, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Judaism, Jesus, Kosher Jesus Attack, Religious Books, Tim Tebow, Kosher Jesus, Religious Tolerance, Religion News

Should Rabbi Boteach be offended that certain members of the Orthodox-Jewish community are renouncing a book titled "Kosher Jesus" and not giving him a platform to promote it? Of course not.

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Spiritually Seeking A Death Both 'Beautiful And Painful'

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 01.17.2012 | Religion

Read More: End of Life, Dying, Jesus, Death, Holy Ground, End of Life Care, Grief, Dealing With Grief, Christianity, Death & Dying, Religion News

Just before New Years, I found myself helping a family whose loved one was dying. As a chaplain in a hospital, I never know whether a family will allow me "in" at the time that is most painful for them.

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God to Tebow: "Busy Selecting a Candidate in Texas, Confused Tom for Tim"

Paul Abrams | Posted 01.15.2012 | Comedy

Read More: Tebow, Patriots, Republican Presidential Nomination, God, Brady, Jesus, Santorum, Lord of the Universe, Comedy News

In a message intercepted by the national security agency, God told Tim Tebow that he was so busy deciding who, among those he had told to run, should be the GOP presidential candidate that he just confused "Tom" with "Tim".

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I Believe In A Rebel God

Derek Flood | Posted 01.13.2012 | Religion

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I believe in that rebel God. I believe in Christi-anarchy. That is, I believe in the subversive way of Jesus

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Sex Experiments Fqor Jesus?

Christian Piatt | Posted 01.12.2012 | Religion

Christians can't have it both ways. We can't use quasi-sexual sensationalism to promote our products, while also condemning the culture around us that does exactly the same thing.

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China's New Cultural Revolution

Michael Levy | Posted 01.11.2012 | World

Read More: Steve Jobs, Communism, Apple, Hu Jintao, Steven Spielberg, Jesus, Madison Avenue, China, Hollywood, Culture, World News

One thing we can count on is a revamped effort at censorship, Big Brother surveillance, and thought control. This may sound like hyperbole, but it isn't; President Hu Jintao has, in fact, been very blunt on these points.

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Is Tim Tebow A Hypocrite?

Skye Jethani | Posted 01.08.2012 | Religion

Read More: Tebow, Christianity, Prayer, Tim Tebow, Jesus, Andrew Sullivan, Football, Teachings of Jesus, Slidepollajax, Religion News

Tim Tebow's behavior on the field does raise important questions about prayer and how Christians ought to practice it.

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The Christmas Spirit?

Steve Heilig | Posted 01.04.2012 | San Francisco

Read More: Christmas, San Francisco, Charity, Jesus, Religion, Generosity, Spirit, Mindfulness, Donating, Donations, San Francisco Impact, Spirituality, San Francisco News

Last cold Christmas morning I took a traditional dogwalk through S.F.'s fabled Haight-Ashbury. It was pretty much empty of people on the streets. But left behind were a fair number of unfortunate souls lying in doorways.

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I'm With Stupid: Apparently God Just Likes Tom Brady Better

Todd Hartley | Posted 01.03.2012 | Sports

Read More: Islam, God, Tim Tebow, Proselytizing, Football, Jesus, Christianity, Muslims, Pat Robertson, Denver Broncos, Sports News

The Tebow story goes much deeper than what has been happening on the gridiron. He has become a hugely polarizing figure in American society -- not for his lack of passing ability but for his outspoken Christian beliefs.

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When Jesus Met Santa Claus

Laurence Watts | Posted 01.02.2012 | Gay Voices

Read More: Santa Claus, Jesus, Jesus Christmas, Christmas 2011, Christianity Santa Claus, Jesus Santa Claus, Christmas, Santa Claus Jesus, Santa Claus Christianity, Christianity, Gay Voices News

I know what you're thinking. It's January, you've New Year's resolutions to break, and you're nervously waiting for your credit card bill to arrive. Why on Earth is someone writing an article about Santa Claus? The short answer is: I've had a revelation.

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Acting Out On The Airplane

Lillian Daniel | Posted 12.30.2011 | Religion

Read More: Mental Illness, Addiction, Airplanes, Patience, Jesus, Addiction & Recovery, New Years 2012, Christianity, Family Values, Religion News

Jesus once said that our family members are not just the ones we share a family tree with, but he never said it would always be tidy and reciprocal.

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Jesus Appears On A Sock?

Posted 12.29.2011 | Religion

Read More: Video, Jesus Socks, Weird News, Jesus in Socks, Jesus, Weird Jesus Images, Jesus-Appears-in-Things, Christianity, Images of Jesus, Religion News

In His latest round of unusual appearances, Jesus has reportedly shown his face on a British woman's clean, gray sock. Sarah Crane was airing out ...

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

Lisa Anderson | Posted 12.28.2011 | Religion

Read More: Scripture, Queer, Lesbian, Broken, Jesus, Theology, Sin, Christianity, Beloved, Black, Gay, Christian, Religion News

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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