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Ethics or Honesty?

Mon, 06/23/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

This past week, Barack Obama made the announcement that, in a turn from his previous stance, he's going to reject $80 million of public financing for his presidential bid, but also gain the freedom to spend

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Tim & Carrie Wedding (ACME-Nollmeyer - flickr)

Is Straight Marriage Just a Christian Thing?

Mon, 06/16/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

Starting tomorrow, June 17, 2008, homosexual couples will be able to marry in California. Obviously the Christian Right is up in arms over this decision because it runs in opposition to their moral values.

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Good Karma? Bad Karma?

Mon, 06/09/2008 - 07:00 — jpetering

Actress Sharon Stone has been in the news because of a well publicized comment regarding the devastating earthquakes the people of China recently suffered. Stone said that China was suffering because of “bad karma.”

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What If We Dropped the Word?

Mon, 06/02/2008 - 07:00 — matt

What would happen if we stopped using the word evolution? I'm not referring to biology. I'm referring to places like our society. Evolution has, at it's heart, the notion that change happens slowly though natural processes and organic interactions. What happens if we stop using the word evolution and started using other words to describe what's going on?

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Flags for Memorial Day (erin watson photography - flickr)

A Temporary Holiday

Mon, 05/26/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

Today, those of us in the United States of America, celebrate Memorial Day. According to wikipedia, the first Memorial Day was held in 1865 by liberated slaves who wanted to honor the men who died in the American Civil War.

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Aged Felicity?

Mon, 05/19/2008 - 11:58 — pastor joe

Last week, word of a new study that was published in April's American Sociological Review hit the Associated Press. The study, which was conducted by the University of Chicago, took place over 32 years and involved more that 28,000 people.

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Cyclone Nargis in the Bay of Bengal on May Day (guano - flickr)

Groanings in Myanmar

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

On May 3, 2008, a powerful cyclone crashed into the shores of Myanmar in Southeast Asia. In the days that have followed, individuals, relief agencies, and governments from around the world ...

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To Subdue

Sun, 05/04/2008 - 18:00 — jpetering

“Subdue it and have dominion.” I have been pondering this question frequently since my first article "Just Another Animal?” was posted and received requests for a follow up on the use of the word “subdue” in Genesis 1:28.

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The Faith Debates

Mon, 04/28/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

In an election cycle where the conservative Christian guard is struggling with the impending nomination of John McCain, the Democrats are getting religion as, for only the second time in history, their candidates sat down to discuss issues of faith. You can see the first Compassion Forum on YouTube here.

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A Green Faith?

Mon, 04/21/2008 - 07:00 — pastor joe

In 1967, Science magazine first published a Lynn White article titled, The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis. The article has been of such influence over time that even Mr. Environment himself, Al Gore, has found it necessary to comment on it.

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Ethics or Honesty?

Is Straight Marriage Just a Christian Thing?

Good Karma? Bad Karma?

What If We Dropped the Word?

A Temporary Holiday

Aged Felicity?

Groanings in Myanmar

To Subdue

The Faith Debates

A Green Faith?

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