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24 Jul 2009 03:06

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U.S.: Texas rethinking how important they want God to be in the classroom

  • We’re in an all-out moral and spiritual civil war for the soul of America, and the record of American history is right at the heart of it.
  • Reverend Peter Marshall • On his bid to add a major religious component to the Texas school curriculum. Among other things, the state’s education board is looking at recommendations to include history lessons on the role Christianity played in founding the United States. Some think he’s exaggerating and others think he’s spot on. As per usual, they’re all arguing.  • source
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12 May 2009 21:34

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World: The Middle East is running low on Christianity right now

  • 5% are Christian and that number’s dropping like a bad habit source
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09 May 2009 08:40

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U.S.: Just because you’re raised athiest doesn’t mean you stay atheist

  • 54% of kids raised atheist turn to religion as adults source
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11 Apr 2009 21:27

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Offbeat: Easter and Passover are here; time to check out the Playmobible!

The makers of Germany’s Playmobil toys haven’t been able to kill the popularity of this Biblical ode to their toys. source
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23 Jan 2009 18:11

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Tech, World: The Vatican joins the YouTube generation

Pope Benedict XVI is excited but reserved about how new technology lets people interact. source
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10 Jan 2009 18:17

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U.S.: Perhaps the most apt description of a religious figure ever

  • I found him to be something of a mentor. I didn’t have all the baggage he did. But you can see him with a quill in one hand and a drink in the other. He married a brewer and renegade nun. His story is kind of indie rock.
  • Mark Driscoll • pastor at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, on Protestant Christianity icon Martin Luther. Driscoll’s preaching style is very brash, akin to the “Man Show,” and occasionally sexually explicit. Driscoll has been nicknamed “the cussing pastor” by conservatives. • source
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