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July 9th, 2005
An American walks the streets after the bombing
London July 8, 2005For the second time in four years a "terrorist" group has attacked civilians in my city. On September 11th I watched black clouds rising from lower ...
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July 8th, 2005
The well-known social activist and author of God's Politics talks with Busted Halo
In the months leading up to the 2004 presidential election, the issue of faith—particularly how George W. Bush's Christian beliefs influence his decisions and policies—became pivotal. While many cited ...
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July 7th, 2005
What was your reaction to the recent bombings in London? Do you feel safe? How do you feel about the amount of money spent on national security?
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July 7th, 2005
Is Premarital Sex ALWAYS a Sin?
Jen, a 26-year-old BustedHalo reader, was seriously dating her boyfriend when they decided to have sex. This relationship “felt different,” she said, and after a lot of thought, she ...
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July 2nd, 2005
Live 8 organizer Bob Geldof takes a second crack at reducing poverty
"We don't want your money—we want you!" You've seen the commercials—a quick montage of famous faces imploring viewers to help eliminate poverty forever. This marketing blitz is ...
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July 1st, 2005
Novelist Mary Gordon confronts faith and forgiveness in her new novel
So, do you really have to buy all that stuff for Catholic faith to mean something? I mean, does a person really have to be a believer?
At first, this ...
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June 30th, 2005
Let's Talk About Sex: The Argument for Chastity
C.S. Lewis wrote that chastity is the most unpopular of Christian virtues. Yet apparently, we like to talk about it: Dozens of you responded to our BustedHalo survey about ...
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June 8th, 2005
A Basic Guide to Catholic Dogma, Doctrine and Teaching
After the death of John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict the XVI, print and broadcast media pundits regularly bandied about phrases like "defender of church doctrine" and "watchdog ...
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June 8th, 2005
Where does Harry’s magic come from?
[SPOILER ALERT: While the ending of the new Harry Potter novel is not revealed in this review, certain plot points are...consider yourself warned.]
Shortly after the first Harry Potter books came out in ...
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June 2nd, 2005
Moving beyond simplistic assumptions
First in a Three-Part Series
Last Wednesday, Paul Wolfowitz, a former Bush Administration official who was one of the chief architects of the Iraq war, assumed the Presidency of the World Bank. In his ...
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