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Pastors are pushing the right buttons in McKinney
By James Ragland Pastor Mike Connaway and I sat on the steep concrete steps of his downtown church for two hours, talking about life, faith, parenting — and the infamous swimming pool incident that’s drawing global attention to McKinney. The … Continue reading
This 85-Year-Old Nun Just Spent Two Years In Prison For Protesting Nuclear Weapons
By Alice Ollstein Two white-haired nuns stepped forward and embraced each other tightly. One has been living in a convent in a quiet Philadephia suburb. The other has spent the last two years in federal prison, charged with sabotage, … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, Fort Knox of Uranium, nuclear weapons, protest, religion, Sister Megan Rice, social activism, Y-12
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Why Kids Need Spirituality
By Lisa Miller You are Jewish; your husband, a lapsed Catholic. Neither of you believes, much, in God, although occasionally you like to meditate and you both would go hiking more if you could. You’ve had those moments — who … Continue reading
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Tagged children, faith, parenting, religion, spirituality
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Pope Francis Is a Good Man for All Religions
By Kirk Douglas I am a Jew who loves the Pope. I have always said, “don’t be too religious.” However, Pope Francis is a good man for all religions. He is a humble person who identifies with the poor. Those … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, commentary, poor, Pope Francis, poverty, religion
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Civil war in the church!: Catholics tell bishops to stop playing doctor
By Kate McDonough Pope Francis last week issued an expansive document outlining the mission behind his papacy, including a strongly worded indictment of free market economics and the government leaders and corporate executives who are the system’s greatest beneficiaries. The … Continue reading
My virginity mistake
By Jessica Ciencin Henriquez I was 14 years old when I married Jesus. Not Jesus, the Panamanian who worked at Six Flags. I mean Jesus Christ, the Lord. My parents sent me off to Baptist youth camp in Panama City … Continue reading
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Tagged Abstinence, divorce, life, love, marriage, religion, sex
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Pope Francis calls unfettered capitalism ‘tyranny’ and urges rich to share wealth
Pope Francis has attacked unfettered capitalism as “a new tyranny”, urging global leaders to fight poverty and growing inequality in the first major work he has authored alone as pontiff. The 84-page document, known as an apostolic exhortation, amounted to … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, Catholic Church, Catholicism, faith, inequality, Pope Francis, poverty, religion
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The Silence
By Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla There is only one way to experience “the silence” and that is to be silent, physically and emotionally silent. One of the best ways to accomplish this is through the process called meditation. Small Investments … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative, faith, God, health, meditation, mind, religion, spiritualism, Zen
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Should Marijuana Be Legal for Religious Purposes?
By Eliyahu Federman Medical marijuana is spreading in acceptance, with Illinois this month becoming the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana. This week a Federal court judge ruled that religion can be used as a defense in a marijuana distribution … Continue reading
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Do Most Christians Even Know the 10 Commandments?
By Valerie Tarico The American Bible Society funds an annual “State of the Bible” survey, and this spring the Christian Post cheered some of their findings: “The Bible continues to dominate both mind space and book retail space as America’s … Continue reading →