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Christian Inmate Suing Indiana to Recognize Religion

…in addition to taking his religious items away, the fact the IDOC doesn’t list Eastern Orthodoxy in its religious handbook has meant no chaplains and no religious services are provided. Glenn claims he has repeatedly requested Eastern Orthodox services since 2010. The Department of Corrections’ Religious Services Director, David Liebel, reportedly told Glenn to be patient. “Prison staff,” according to Glenn, “do not know what offenders are allowe…

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Women’s Liberation Through Submission: An Evangelical Anti-Feminism Is Born

…on personal rights is contrary to the spirit of Christ”; and, in a pronatalist turn of phrase that recalls the rhetoric of the Quiverfull conviction, their willingness to “receive children as a blessing from the Lord.” Finally, in a reference to the importance of woman-to-woman mentoring within the conservative church, they affirmed that “mature Christian women” are obliged to disciple the next generation of Christian wives, training them in matt…

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God’s Chosen Tweeters?

…ebook, where some 92% of social network users have a profile. Among a long list of virtues, Pew researchers found that: * Facebook users are more trusting than non-SNS users. * Facebook users have more close relationships than non-SNS users. * Facebook users get more social support than non-SNS users. * Facebook revives “dormant” relationships that are lost to non-SNS users. After a couple years of being derided for their brain-rotted shallowness,…

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Religious Affiliation, ‘Mankind’: India’s Anti-Corruption Activist Leads Second Freedom Struggle

…di. Tennis instilled the value of fair play and self-discipline. While the list of Bedi’s tennis championships is quite long, she’s quick to point out that sister Anu was the real tennis star of the family. (Ranked number one in India for several years and a three-time National Champion, Anu Peshawaria represented India at Wimbledon, the Asian Games, and Universiad.) Sports also taught Bedi to love the fun of challenge. “I learned that the energy…

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Will bin Laden’s Killing End the Jihadi Trend?

…ills, which are either filmed or written, these young people report a long list of grievances that include the US military occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the killing of civilians in drone and other US military strikes, Western support for Arab and Muslim autocratic regimes, torture, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and the “dishonoring” of Muslims around the world. It is true that the so-called “Arab Spring” has been a significant setback for al Qaed…

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What Religious “Hostility” Looks Like

…find is focused on Christians (judging only, mind you, by the couple dozen listed on the website, since the PDF download of the entire list malfunctioned). So, assuming the remaining five-hundred something are largely or exclusively focused on hostility toward Christians, the survey would more accurately be called Christian Hostility in America (which really highlights the ambiguity in the survey’s title, I think); and 2) Given the auspicious timi…

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A Dismayed Democrat Reads the Bible

…experience exactly what he does. In addition to that, when Paul provides a list in 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 of the people to whom Jesus appeared he not only uses the word ‘appeared’ four times, which is standard for a vision, he includes himself in that list. Paul sees the experiences that the other followers of Jesus had of Jesus after his death as belonging in the same category as his own. Finally, for me the question isn’t whether or not the resurr…

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Conservative Mag: Glenn Greenwald Hates America

…means. In the case of the 1993 WTC bombing, more than 150 people made the list. It essentially means that Wahhaj was a suspect, almost certainly because he had allowed the Blind Sheikh, a conspirator in the attack, to speak at his mosque in the past. (Of course, at the time, the US government loved the Blind Sheikh because of his role helping the US in Afghanistan when the CIA intervened to secure his entry into the country despite his place on t…

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Death Penalty, Debated (Dedicated to the Memory of Sarah Horowitz)

…owitz. A “remarkable person who led an extraordinary life,” she had a long list of accomplishments: advanced degrees, an undying commitment to peace, social justice and helping the disadvantaged, a strong connection to her Jewish faith, and a willingness to put her convictions to the test, whether by working in a village in El Salvador or walking the snowy streets of Iowa for then-Senator Barack Obama during the Democratic Party primaries. She wor…

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Guess Who’s More Popular Than Jesus?

…about it, are the criteria by which one is deemed heroic. As you scan the list, think about the life (and death) of Jesus, and about how awesome Obama must be to have surpassed the Son of God in categories that seem to heavily favor a JC victory: The Harris folks, loathe to be misunderstood, included this caveat in their digest: The fact that President Obama is mentioned more often than Jesus Christ should not be misinterpreted. No list was used…

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