Submitted by Reechard
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AP Photo The alleged Fort Hood gunman had revealed a hard-line Islamist streak to acquaintances in the Muslim Community Center that he made his mosque. The Daily Beast's Asra Q. Nomani reports.Not long ago, inside the quiet library of the Muslim Community Center here in Silver Spring, Maryland, a s (Read More)
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getty images Miss California beauty pageant executive directors Keith Lewis (left) and Shanna Moakler, who sacked Carrie Prejean (Read More)
Submitted by Nathan
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I favorited a YouTube video: Talal Asad is a socio-cultural anthropologist, renowned for his contributions and research on the phenomenon of religion and secularism, and the religious revival in the Middle East. He discusses the attempts to define religion, the shifting place of "belief" in that endeavor, and some of its im (Read More)
Atheist Revolution:
Image via WikipediaIn spite of veiled threats by the Church of England about how it would harm relations, the Synod of the Lutheran Church of Sweden recently voted to approve church weddings for homosexual couples. Good for them! It is nice to see that some churches are actually willing to promote civil rights, even if the (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
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Examiner.comNon-denominational meditation service at Taizé Trinity ChurchExaminer.comAn Episcopal church is the last place you'd expect to find a progressive weekly service dedicated to cross-denominational prayer, meditation and sangha. ... (Read More)
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If Rob Zombie Had Adapted "Where the Wild Things Are"io9Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are is an indie rock meditation on childhood fears, but what if there had been a different director at the helm? ...Where Someone Loves Us Most of AllChristianityToday.comall 10 news articles ». (Read More)
Submitted by Nathan
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John T. Elson died on Sept. 7. John who, you ask? The New York Times’ obit explains that Elson was the Time religion editor who wrote the magazine’s famous 1966 cover story asking: “Is God dead?”All journalists want to write a story that makes a big splash. John T. Elson, the religion editor at Time magazine, was no excepti (Read More)
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Taiwanese religious sister speaks about the impact of meditation prayer in her life ...This kind of Buddhist association is more common in Taiwan today, but then it was not. We had forward-looking community leaders. ... (Read More)
Submitted by Nathan
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Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, Religion, Crime, Gay Rights, Race, Polls, Obama Administration, Disputations, Congress, ConservativesWith a Senate vote expected soon to expand federal hate crimes laws to include sexual orientation, religious conservatives are ramping up the rhetoric against the bill, whi (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
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Hitbodedut (also hisbodedus) is a Hebrew word meaning "to be in solitude." It is an ancient form of prayer which, in recent centuries, has become a favored method among Hasidic Jews. We find evidence of its practice as early in... (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
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Starck's Birthday Meditation and Prayer. Believing Christians Praise God on the Return of Their Birthdays. EXHORTATION. What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? Psalm 116:12. The return of the day when we first beheld ... (Read More)
Submitted by Toluju
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Here is a little song celebrating our position at #37 in the world in healthcare."We're Number 37"Come one, Come allDown to the hallWere gonna make noiseWere gonna bust ballsWere gonna disruptWere gonna jump in the frayI got a list of all the things that were supposed to sayWere gonna get real rowdyHave a barrel of funBut w (Read More)
Submitted by Despino
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RESEARCH:http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/transcript.htm#S1http://shemaantimissionary.tripod.com/id11.htmlhttp://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/was-jesus-born-on-december-25-faq.htmhttp://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/resurrection/lecture.htmlhttp://www.harrington-sites.com/motif.htmhttp://www.truthbeknown.com/o (Read More)
Submitted by Despino
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AMERICAN PRAYER SONG on iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=287966214&s=143441 RINGTONE http://www.myxer.com/CHANGE or text "CHANGE" to 69937 to get your "American Prayer" ringtone FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT SONGhttp://www.myamericanprayer.com Earlier this year when I was recording America (Read More)
Submitted by Competent
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Saturday, September 12, 2009Because of "A Man for All Seasons" Forty years ago, I first saw A Man for All Seasons, about the martyrdom of St. Thomas More. I saw it again this afternoon, maybe my fifteenth viewing, but only my first as a Catholic.Why do I love this film so much? Let's give it the Kristin Lavransdatter (Read More)