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Fight the Power: How to Read, and Re-Read, the Book of Revelation

…t bishops were free to talk publicly about lists, as in: what is the right list of the New Testament books? We have a whole range of those lists—most of them leave the book of Revelation out. Eusebius’s Church History is the first such history we have. Eusebius, a bishop, is writing in about 325-340, right after Constantine became emperor and held the Council of Nicea. Eusebius makes a list of twenty-two recognized books, including the four gospel…

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Are All Religious Experiences Reducible to 16 Desires?

…mputer [to] determine which [goals] were very similar. We would reduce the list further, and then start over with the reduced list, repeating the process until we came up with the 16 desires. From that 16, we can generate almost any goal. Your model offers some new conceptual resources, particularly for thinking about how people’s “strong” and “weak” strivings inform how they participate in religion. The 16 desires are shared by everybody. We all…

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Mel Gibson’s ‘To-Do’ List

…do on a day-to-day basis? We managed to get a hold of some of their to-do lists which should give you an idea of what they’re up to these days. Jim Wallis 1. Keep digging until hit common ground 2. Give Glenn Beck a noogie 3. Clean up donkey dung in Senate chambers 4. Register God to vote 5. Email Bono that just joined R(ED) Glenn Beck 1. Give Jim Wallis a wedgie 2. Order assclown costume 3. Bring cotton candy to the media circus 4. Conduct taste…

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DeMint Uses Christian Reconstructionist Mailing List To Raise Money For Angle

…ased radio show, and annual conferences and engages in other activities to promote the dominionist views of its founder Gary DeMar, as well as those of one of its most well-known associates, Gary North, the son-in-law of Christian Reconstructionist founder R.J. Rushdoony, and a supporter of Ron Paul whose economic writings have also influenced Rand Paul. The goal is to return America to its Biblical foundations “from Genesis to Revelation” (a post…

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Obamunism? The Traditional Values Coalition Coins a Term

…“to secure the 41 votes necessary to sustain a filibuster against measures promoting federal taxpayer funding of abortion.” The Susan B. Anthony List, “a nationwide network” of over 150,000 Americans “dedicated to mobilizing, advancing, and representing pro-life women in politics,” played a prominent role opposing Barack Obama’s election. ++++++++++ Obama Should “Bring America Together” by Appointing Bush-Nominated Judges, says the Family Research…

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Campaign Calls On Anti-Gay Leaders to “Repent”

…think most deserve our attention right now in this political moment.” The list is quite long and includes some well known names like National Organization for Marriage leader Maggie Gallagher, radio host and American Family Association public policy director Bryan Fischer, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly, and supporter of Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” bill Lou Engle. The list also includes some prominent anti-gay African-American religious lead…

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On the Taliban’s Hit List: An Exiled Pakistani Singer’s Plea to Save Music

…musicians in Pakistan? Unfortunately, very little effort has been made to promote Pashto music in the past. Now that popular Pashto music and culture are diminishing, it’s high time to work seriously for its preservation and promotion. We can consider the following steps in this regard. *Create awareness regarding the plight of Pashtun artists in international media. *Organize cultural exchange programs, wherein Pashtun artists could get opportun…

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2011’s Best Books—
Or Just a Great Reading List

…is life must be better known, and this, along with Haley’s co-authored Autobigraphy of Malcolm X, is an excellent place to start. Tragically, Marable himself passed away only days before the publication of this bestselling work, but the impact it made—settling on the bestseller lists, for example—only underscores the scale of his scholarship, and the relevance it has to our world. Growing up, Haley’s Autobiography was profoundly influential in the…

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Will Infamous ‘Candy Cane Memo’ Resurrect Flailing ‘War on Christmas’?

…ar. (I say unilaterally because Elkhorn’s district guidelines specifically list Santa as secular symbol, while the memo places Santa on the “unacceptable” list.) Cases often get silly when courts are asked to rule whether a specific symbol denotes a state endorsement of religion. As law professor Jay Wexler wrote, “The endorsement test makes judges render decisions that are more like interior decorating than constitutional law.” In this case, the…

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UN Human Rights Council Creates LGBT Watchdog; Orthodox Council Affirms Traditional Teaching on Family; Pope Francis Says Church Should Apologize to Gays; Global LGBT Recap

…shmi notes in the Washington Post: Some members of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party have supported decriminalizing homosexuality. Ram Madhav, the general secretary of the party, hadsaid in 2014 that even though he does not endorse “glorification of certain forms of social behavior,” he finds it questionable that homosexuality is treated as a crime in “this day and age.” But the lower house of parliament voted twice in the past s…

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