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Bishop Charles Blake Reveals Mega Churches Political Impact and Social Responsibilities

Tanya Young Williams | Posted 09.04.2012 | Los Angeles
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Tanya Young Williams

The jury is still out as to whether mega churches are good for our society or not. As a culture, we have learned that bigger isn't always better. Either way, mega churches, with their vast outreach, do have responsibilities to their communities, state and nation.

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The Real Edwards Question

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 08.04.2012 | Politics
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Dr. Peggy Drexler

As Americans rinse off the stench of the long sad Edwards affair, we find ourselves wondering yet again: how did this happen?

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False Prophets and Their Profits

Diane Dimond | Posted 08.01.2011 | Media
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Diane Dimond

Harold Camping was quoted as saying he's "flabbergasted and stunned" that he and his followers are still on this earth. He has re-calculated and now says the Rapture has been re-scheduled for October 21.

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Tiger Woods, C.S. Lewis, & The Faux Moralists Among Us

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
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Mark Joseph

The only thing worse than Tiger Woods' bad behavior with icky women is the faux outrage led by a) women who never understood men to begin with and b) ...

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Hypocrisy in High Places

Ruth Bettelheim, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Ruth Bettelheim, Ph.D.

When we repress important needs and desires so severely that we are unable to accept them as a part of ourselves, we give up the possibility of a controlled, thoughtful response to them.

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Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Jim Luce

Our biggest accomplishment was standing up for those torn down by the TV evangelists.

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One Nation Under Democracy

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Michael DeJong

One might have thought that Obama would slant more towards the Constitutional First Amendment of Separation of Church and State, and forgo the tradition of "Prayer Breakfasts."

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