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: Politics & Culture
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February 28th, 2008
The Mormon Church is busy growing (and challenging misconceptions) "You're not true Christians," shouts the barrel-chested 43-year-old Lonie Pursifull to a group of Mormons passing through Temple Square, the world headquarters for the Church of Jesus Christ ... |
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February 27th, 2008
BYU students are proud of their faith but it doesn't mean they're all the same Bushy haired, scruffy and wild-eyed, a punk-rock singer bellows out the words to an irksome tune. Blaring throughout the campus, the singer's lyrics laud the virtues of environmentalism. ... |
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February 26th, 2008
Young Catholics might be more serious about marriage than they are about the Church Catholic young adults place great importance on marriage but have turned away from church-based ideas of how to make it work, according to a study released last week by the Center for Applied Research in ... |
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February 22nd, 2008
Fr. William Byron helps move prayer beyond our own desires For many people, prayer is a private matter. Most of us prefer to pray alone and often squirm uncomfortably when someone suggests saying grace in a public ... |
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February 19th, 2008
A new survey reveals significant generational differences in Catholic attitudes toward marriage Do you believe that your spouse should be your soul mate first and foremost? Do you agree that marriage should be whatever two people want it to be? Do ... |
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February 15th, 2008
On being Black and Catholic in America It was as if I was a kid again. The gospel choir numbering at least 30 strong lifted their voices to the rooftop. The pulse of the ... |
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February 13th, 2008
Rather than condemning The Vagina Monologues
the Church should be listening to what it is telling us "The split between the Gospel and culture is without a doubt the drama of our time," wrote Pope Paul VI in 1975. Occasionally I am reminded of this "drama" ... |
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February 12th, 2008
Security concerns for Barack Obama are evidence that race is still very much an issue for some Americans Recently, several media outlets, including the New York Times, have printed stories on the increased security surrounding the Senator and his family. "Obama must be wary of ... |
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February 8th, 2008
An Orthodox Christian college student ponders salvation So Heath Ledger passed away a few weeks ago, the final outcome of a long struggle with depression, substances, and wild living. While the thousands dying of starvation and ... |
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February 5th, 2008
When will the Church comment on the evils of Big Tobacco? There's a new cigarette on it's way, one which Philip Morris, the world's largest producer of cigarette products, hopes will meet the changing cultural and social needs of today's ... |
