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August 9th, 2006
Dirty dishes, anarchist art, morning prayer and other hallmarks of a burgeoning Christian movement
They started out as good Christians. They thumbed through their Bibles, were concerned with sex and feared God. Then they started taking Christianity seriously.
"This thing Jesus called the Kingdom of God is ... |
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August 1st, 2006
How much do you really know about Islam? Read this basic guide to find out.
Most of us hear about various Islamist groups such as Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah, and Hamas without understanding what they really represent, why they have won support, and the similarities ... |
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July 27th, 2006
Pro-life gays and lesbians see the fight for the unborn related to their struggle
Steve Cook flinched as a heckler hollered, "You're a traitor to the gay community." One of the signs Cook held read, "Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians," and ... |
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July 24th, 2006
Syd Barrett and the Saints
Syd Barrett, co-founder of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd, recently passed away at the age of 60. Barrett was a troubled soul, an amalgamation of genius and ... |
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July 12th, 2006
The God Factor author Cathleen Falsani talks about her spiritual conversations with celebrities ranging from Bono to Elie Wiesel
If the general rule in polite company is always to refrain from discussing politics and religion, Chicago Sun Times writer Cathleen Falsani has spent a good deal of her ... |
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June 20th, 2006
How living with a street gang led an agnostic anthropologist to faith
Thomas Ward agonized over a choice: should he cheat death by ditching his research or forge ahead and prepare to die? He decided to prepare to die. ... |
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June 2nd, 2006
Busted Halo discusses faith's place in art and the public market with one of America's most adventurous singer-songwriters.
In the world of popular music there is perhaps no genre that is more suspicious of Christian faith than indie rock. Having grown out the late 70s punk movement ... |
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May 31st, 2006
A look inside the home schooling phenomenon and the lives of three of its practitioners
Moving from California to Guam in third grade, Rebecca Nations anticipated a new school and learning environment as she made the transition from the West Coast to the tropics. ... |
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May 22nd, 2006
Jewish-Christians at USC struggle with the effects of conversion to Christianity
David Allen's parents wanted him to see a psychiatrist. Why? Not because he was depressed, taking drugs or getting bad grades in college but because he wanted to convert to Christianity.
Allen is one of several ... |
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May 16th, 2006
Beware of faith-based fenders
My grandmother loved Jesus. My grandmother's dog apparently loved Jesus. My grandmother's car even preached about Jesus. Those are not all good things. She would drive around in her huge, red ... |
