Three Things Obama Got Right

Seeded on Fri May 6, 2011 7:32 PM EDT (FIRST THINGS: On the Square)

Obama's treatment of bin Laden's body was fully consistent with Christian tradition and propriety in honoring (all) the dead and not demonstrating a spirit of petty revenge.

religion

Merapi Refugees & Ganjuran Church, Bantul

Seeded on Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:27 AM EST (indonesiamatters.com)

Refugees evicted due to religious suspicions.

indonesia, catholic-church, islam, central-java

Hauerwas — How Real is America's Christianity?

Seeded on Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:10 AM EDT ()

Professor Hauerwas of Duke University Divinity School probes into how authentic American religion truly is--with some surprising results.

religion, divinity-school, christianity-vanishes, reading-life

'Hobbit' Was an Iodine-Deficient Human, Not Another Species, New Study Suggests

Seeded on Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:11 PM EDT (Science Daily)

science, scientific-study, early-humans, paleontology, originss, cience-daily

On Pursuit, Existence, and Affection in a Modern Age

Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:07 AM EDT

Pleasures of a body, sore with labor, Reward of our hands, Our minds, Our wombs. Work remains, Yet joy has faded, Swallowed by hollowness.

Continue reading this entry ...

religion, society, philosophy, humanity, postmodernism, modernism

Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician'

Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 10:33 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Scientists uncover artifact which may have earliest known reference to Chrlst.

history, archaeology, christianity

BAPTISTS, THE BIBLE & WOMEN: There is no "Palin predicament" for Southern Baptists or Evangelicals

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:49 PM EDT (Baptist Press)

Consequently, Southern Baptists and similarly inclined Evangelicals have no problem with a woman serving in a leadership role in public policy or business.

politics, theology, baptists, women-in-leadership, church-state-distinction

Scientists: Save the planet—have fewer kids

Seeded on Mon Sep 1, 2008 7:50 AM EDT (Chicago Tribune)

British researchers suggest having fewer children to alleviate global warming effects and pressures on planetary resources.

global-warming, environment, population, world-news, control-birthrate

"Of Death and Grace"

Seeded on Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:41 PM EDT (http://www.thebanner.org/template/index.cfm)

A dying minister tackles the "big question."

death, religion, problem-of-evil

Druid Grave Unearthed in the U.K.?

Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:25 PM EST (Discovery.com)

Possible archaeological evidence of the mysterious Druids.

history, archaeology, mystics

Overlooked Statistical Support for the Death Penalty?

Seeded on Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:01 AM EDT (The Buffalo News)

What gets little notice, however, is a series of academic studies over the last half-dozen years that claim to settle a once hotly debated argument - whether the death penalty acts as a deterrent to murder. The analyses say yes.

death-penalty, crime, prisons, us-news

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Sorry to bother you, i'm a bit of a rooky. When i clicked on the approve or disapprove it just disappeared. My contact author feature isn't working and this the only method that gets me through presently.

I've reported the bug!

Could you resubmit or whatever as i lost the link?
— ancientandorthodox

Do you have any info such as a URL for that article at the top of this page. Not even google can find it!!! It has expired. I'm sorry i didn't catch it before.

On the study supporting the death penalty!!!
— ancientandorthodox

Hey, why aren't you on messenger? Also, I found that newsvine gadgets are available for your google home page. Just search for newsvine from the add stuff page.
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