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Doug Bandow: Troubling News for Religious Liberty
posted by KENNETH SPENCE on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011 The state of religious liberty around the world is poor, according a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion. Doug Bandow breaks down the report over at The American Spectator ¢â‚¬”his piece is titled ¢â‚¬Å“A World Spinning Backward. ¢â‚¬ Two years ago, Pew reported that 70 percent of humanity suffered from either […]
How to Cope with being offended!
Important subject. Excerpts from some of the Amazon.com reviews: * The Bait of Satan: Living Free From the Deadly Trap of Offense (10th Anniversary Edition with Devotional Supplement) (Paperback) I loved this book so much I purchased the curriculum. This book teaches that unforgiveness springs forth from being offended at any number of things, but […]
Firebrand for Peace: Liberia’s brutal civil war made a fearless leader out of Leymah Gbowee.
Sep 18, 2011 10:00 AM EDT ¢â‚¬Å“I couldn ¢â‚¬â„¢t even scream. I had never seen someone killed before. The dead boy ¢â‚¬â„¢s bloody body lay where it fell, and I was frozen. ¢â‚¬ This searing moment, in the summer of 1990, would come to symbolize for young Leymah Gbowee the end of all she knew and the […]
Clean humo[u]r
Frank was madly in love with Susan, but couldn ¢â‚¬â„¢t get up enough courage to pop the question face to face. Finally he decided to ask her on the telephone. ¢â‚¬Å“Darling! He blurted out, ¢â‚¬Å“Will you marry me? ¢â‚¬ ¢â‚¬Å“Of course, I will, you silly boy, ¢â‚¬ she replied, ¢â‚¬Å“Who ¢â‚¬â„¢s speaking? ¢â‚¬ ====================== An 8-year-old girl went to her dad, […]
9/11: what did it change for Americans?
By Kurt Andersen For the several thousand Americans who died that day, of course, and the thousands more killed or wounded in the resulting wars and for the families and friends of all of them, the existential consequences of 9/11 could not be larger. But its impact on the ways most of us live our […]
Managing Mind and Body (Masturbation and other matters…)
– enjoyment and control Discipleship inevitably involves self-discipline, and spiritual disciplines have a place in discipleship. Our bodies are good and wholesome, but need some care. Masturbation is a normal activity for most males and needs to be controlled, but is not itself a big deal. Control of what fills the mind and heart is […]
Review: The Faith of Leap: Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage, Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch, Baker, 2011
¢â‚¬ËœYou tried your best, and you failed. The lesson is, never try ¢â‚¬â„¢ (Homer Simpson) The Devil in The Brothers Karamazov: ¢â‚¬ËœEverything would be transformed into a religious service: it would be holy, but a little dull ¢â‚¬â„¢ Title of Philip Yancey best-seller: Church: Why Bother? ¢â‚¬ËœMost men die at 27; we just bury them at 72 ¢â‚¬â„¢ […]
Richard Rohr (on CNN) offers spiritual survival guide for recession
By John Blake, CNN (CNN) – Sooner or later, it happens to each of us, Richard Rohr says. ¢â‚¬Å“There always will be at least one situation in our lives that we cannot fix, control, explain, change or even understand, ¢â‚¬ the Franciscan priest said. Maybe you ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been laid off from a job you held for years. Perhaps you ¢â‚¬â„¢ve […]
Contemplation (more, by Richard Rohr)
With contemplation we change sides from the inside ¢â‚¬”from the power position to the position of vulnerability and solidarity, which gradually changes everything. Because now we are allowing ourselves to change and grow! Once we are freed from our paranoia, from the narcissism that thinks we are the center of the world, or from our belief […]
Inviting Muslims to be heard
Shahram Akbarzadeh September 22, 2011 Illustration: Robin Cowcher. Many groups have a right to speak on Islamic issues. Even radical voices should be included in the conversation. THE Australian government faces a difficult situation. Who should it consult on issues of Muslim integration and radicalism? Who represents Islam? Is it the overseas-trained imams who have […]
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