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The Bible In 90 Days: Can A Book Club Do It?

Detroit Free Press | Niraj Warikoo | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Reading the Bible, The Bible, Reading, Book Clubs, Bible, Reading Groups, Books, Religious Book Club, Book Groups, Books News

Every Wednesday evening at Kirk in the Hills church in Bloomfield Hills, worshipers gather to discuss the world's most popular book: the Bible. And th...

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Freeing God And Religion From The Confines Of Faith And Reason

Alan Lurie | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Extremists, Religion, Bible-Literalists, The Bible, Atheism, Fact, Reason, Experience, Atheists, Dogmatism, Criticism, God, Faith, Spirituality, Living News
Alan Lurie

Let's be honest; we like extreme views: Such strong, black and white positions are more exciting and accessible, especially relating to such complex issues as religion and faith.

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The Bible-New and Improved

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books

Read More: Christian Right, The Bible, Christian Conservatives, Andrew Schlafly, Books News
Christopher Brauchli

Andrew Schafly has decided to use his skills as engineer and lawyer to fix something that many people did not realize was broken -- the Bible.

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Christians Vote on the Worst Verse in the Bible

Valerie Tarico | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Biblical Literalism, Biblical Inerrancy, Christian Fundamentalism, The Bible, Bible, Living News
Valerie Tarico

It's a pleasure to land in the virtual company of believers who have no problem saying that sexism and homophobia and slavery and genocide are Bad, no matter how well credentialed their endorsers.

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I Have a Nightmare

Greg Saunders | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Racial Politics, Obama Racism, Racism, Racist, Fiscal Conservativsm, Birthers, Thomas Edison, Rush Limbaugh, Tea Parties, Henry Ford, Blackface, The Bible, Michelle Obama, Nicola Tesla, Matt Drudge, Glenn Beck, Politics News
Greg Saunders

In the last two years, Republicans have been so angry they've had to invent new ways to be racist. Racism no longer comes in degrees of offensiveness, but in flavors of hate speech.

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Redemonizing Judas: Gospel Fiction or Gospel Truth?

Robert Eisenman | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Judas Iscariot, Christianity, Gospel of Judas, Gospel, The Bible, Judaism, Joan Acocella, Living News
Robert Eisenman

The entire character of "Judas Iscariot" is generated out of whole cloth and it is meant to be. Moreover, it is done in a totally malevolent way.

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Bible Study in Public Schools: Let's Pray on It

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Religion, New Testament, God, Bible, Old Testament, Biblical Stories, The Bible, Biblical Literalism, Separation of Church and State, Exodus, Church and State, God's Creation, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Let's agree to teach the bible in all of its bloody, misogynous, murderous, fratricidal glory. Let's teach our impressionable children the following facts about the word of god.

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Mark Sanford Should Have Listened to Bob Dylan & Michael Douglas

Mark Joseph | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: I-Corinthians-13, Mark Sanford, The Bible, Heart of Mine, Fatal Attraction, Bob Dylan, Maria Chapur, Exodus, Michael Douglas, Proberts, Politics News
Mark Joseph

One of the weirdest things in the very odd Mark Sanford story was Sanford's strange quoting of the Bible in emails to his "soul-mate," Maria Chapur.

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Newt Gingrich Misuses, Not Just Misquotes, the Declaration of Independence

Paul Abrams | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, The Bible, Media Matters, Preamble, Keith Olbermann, Constitution of the United States, Newt Gingrich, Original Intent, God, Creator, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Media Matters, and then Olbermann, missed Newt's real agenda that is the same as it has always been: to use lies, misstatements and sophistry to mislead the American people.

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Roman Catholic Female Priests Growing in Numbers: An Insider's Perspective

Greg Archer | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

Read More: Theology, Religion, Women's Rights, The Bible, Gay Rights, Priests, Feminism, San Jose, San Jose Diocese, San Francisco, World News
Greg Archer

The holy game plan? To ordain female deacons as womenpriests and womenpriests as bishops.

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Watch Out What You Pray For

Adam Neiman | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Koran, Religion, The Bible, Torah, Millennials, Gospel, Christian Right, Obama Anti-Christ, Western Civilization, Barack Obama, Peggy Lee, Politics News
Adam Neiman

The Christian right prayed for the end of the world. Sure enough, they got the end of their world. They prayed for a savior -- and got one in spades.

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Cooperation and Conflict: Obama's Cairo Speech

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Koran, Islam, Obama-Speech-Cairo, Obama Notre Dame Graduation Speech, Bible, Obama Notre Dame Speech, President Obama, Islamic Extremists, Obama Cairo, Talmud, Cairo Speech, Barack Obama, Thomas Jefferson, Luke, The Bible, Obama's Cairo Speech, Reactions to Obama's Cairo Speech, Islamic Radicalism, Obama Speech Cairo, Tripoli, Obama Cairo Speech, Barbary Pirates, Politics News
Aaron Zelinsky

In Cairo, President Obama employed a variety of historical, liturgical, and political references to express America's hope for a new beginning with the Islamic world. Here are ten critical lines from the speech.

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Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Jealous that Gay Weddings will be Better than Theirs

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Miami, Faggot, Wal Mart, The Bible, Rabbi, Woody Allen, Anti -Gay Marriage, Mitt Romney, Pat Robertson, Heterosexual, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, New York, Recession, Ptsd, Wham, Robin Williams, Drag Queens, Same Sex Marriage, Priest, Ymca, Gerorge Michael, The Village People, Fran Lebowitz, The Macarena, John Stewart, Florists, Comedy News
Francesca Biller-Safran

No more aging D.J.'s to get all the grandparents from Miami and New York and The Los Angeles Valley to dance to the Village People's "YMCA," because the Village People will finally be allowed to get married, and in high style at that.

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Echoes of the Bible: Obama's Notre Dame Address

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

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Aaron Zelinsky

It's important to remember your audience, and Obama clearly did at Notre Dame. Here are eight key lines from Obama's address and the biblical passages they reference.

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Palin-Prejean Alliance Predicted in Book of Revelations

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Andy Borowitz, The Bible, Bible, Carrie Prejean, Book of Revelations, Sarah Palin, Nostradamus, Davis Logsdon, University of Minnesota, Miss California, Carrie Prejean Sarah Palin, Miss California Sarah Palin, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

According to Dr. Logsdon, in 1555 Nostradamus predicted the alliance between the two right-wing beauties when he wrote, "The slayer of beasts shall meet the barer of breasts."

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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
John Morton

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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What We Will Remember from Obama's 2009 Inaugural Address

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Tear Down This Wall, Thomas Paine, The Bible, Khe Sahn, Barack Obama Inaugural Speech, Founding Fathers, Barack Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Neil Armstrong, George Washington, We the People, Vietnam War, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's Second Inauguration, Barack Obama Inauguration Speech, Lincoln Second Inaugural Address, Shakespeare, Fear Itself, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gettysburg Address, Sermon on the Mount, Politics News
Aaron Zelinsky

Obama's inaugural address was a good speech, but not truly canonical. Nevertheless, the inaugural address contained many passages that will enter into the mystic chords of memory.

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Recession Proofing New Year's Resolutions

Donna Schaper | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Recession Fears, New Year's Resolution, New Years Eve, Letting Go, Recessionista, The Bible, New Years Eve Party, 2008 Recession, Financial Crisis, New Years Commentary, The Grand Canyon, Happiness, Happiness Tips, Living News
Donna Schaper

Revitalized expectations, even if they are "downsized," can offer more comfort than upsized expectations. When we let go, we ripen.

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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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Gay and Feeling Hurt by Obama's Warren Choice

Chris Durang | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homosexuality, The Bible, Barack Obama, Rick Warren, Barack Obama Rick Warren, Rick Warren Invocation, Obama Inauguration, RICK WARREN / Obama Inauguration TAGS: Barack Obama, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Invocation, Obama Invocation, Obama Warren, Politics News
Chris Durang

I'm trying to be open to the "we must talk to those we don't agree with" idea. Still, this is the first event of his presidency, and gay people's feelings seem so easily sacrificed by Obama.

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W The Merciless: What We'll Remember Most About George W. Bush

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Death Row, US Military, W Bush, The Bible, Karla Faye Tucker, Jesus, Bush Legacy Project, Tucker Carlson, George Bush, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

It all started when George W. Bush presided over 152 executions while governor of Texas, more than any other modern era American governor. It ended with the deaths of hundreds of thousands.

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Frank Talk on Race and Prop. 8

Wayne Besen | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jasmyne Cannick, Desmond Tutu, Civil Rights Movement, Mormon, GLBT Community, Martin Luther King Jr., Emanicipation, Gay Community, California Gay Marriage, The Bible, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Anti-Semitism, Prop 8, Homophobia, Racism, Congressional Black Caucus, Coretta Scott King, Charles Barkley, Gay Marriage, African Americans, Catholic, Politics News
Wayne Besen

In moving forward, we must build a coalition that embraces a universal set of principles. If we stupidly divide ourselves by sexual orientation or race, we can only expect a race to the bottom.

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Seven Years of Plenty or The Bible Told Me So

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Taxes, Bust, Religion, National Debt, The Bible, Boom, Surplus, Famine, Pharaoh, Gross National Deficit, Seven Years of Famine, Bush Administration, Pharaoh Dreams, Gdp, Seven Years of Plenty, Financial Crisis, Business News
Reese Schonfeld

Since we didn't raise taxes in 2001, our time of surplus, those of us who do not sink under the coming depression, will wither under the burden of the coming inflation.

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In Vogue: The New Testament

telegraph.co.uk | Anita Singh | Posted 11.10.2008 | Style

Read More: The Bible, Bible, Vogue, Bono, Angelina Jolie, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Fashion, Style News

The glossy coffee table tome, titled Bible Illuminated: The Book, is a bold attempt to capture the attention of modern readers. Instead of following t...

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To Hell and Back: A Blessing in Disguise

John Morton | Posted 08.05.2008 | Living

Read More: The Bible, Love, The Inner Life, Blessings, Living News
John Morton

The world needs more love. I know of no better way to live than to cooperate with the consciousness of loving, no matter how challenging.

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