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• Beliefs: In a Rich Tapestry of Columns, A Search for Common Threads

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  In his next-to-last Beliefs column, Peter Steinfels looks back at the underlying convictions that emerged over 20 years.
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• Can Vladimir Putin handle the truth? The real Bible truth?

  
  Catch The Fire Ministries — Authority: 495
  2009 WorldNetDaily - November 15, 2009 The Russian prime minister will soon get that chance as “Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You’ve Never Been Told,” the Amazon.com No. 1 best-seller that champions the absolute truth of Scripture, continues to sweep across the globe, now being translated ...
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• After D.C. Gay Marriage, Catholic Church Reconsiders Threats

  
  Legally Kidnapped — Authority: 159
  After D.C. Gay Marriage, Catholic Church Reconsiders Threats The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has backed down from threats that it was prepared to walk away from providing thousands of people in the District of Columbia with social services if lawmakers approve a gay marriage bill. The bill received its ...
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• Study: Religion repressed in third of al…

  
  Talk Islam — Authority: 491
  Study: Religion repressed in third of all nations holding 70 percent of the world’s population. People living in a third of all countries are restricted from practicing religion freely, either because of government policies and laws or hostile acts by individuals or groups , according to a study released ...
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• What happened to freedom of religion?

  
  The Recliner Commentaries — Authority: 139
  This is the gay-activist version of tolerance: A district judge in New Mexico has affirmed a state Civil Rights Commission order that a small photography company pay $6,600 for refusing to violate the owners Christian beliefs by photographing a lesbian "ceremony," even though same-sex marriage isnt legal in the ...
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• Jesus laughed

  
  The Reaction — Authority: 555
  By Capt. Fogg "How dangerous it is in sensible things to use metaphorical expressions unto the people, and what absurd conceits they will swallow in their literals." -Thomas Browne - Pseudoxia Epidemica- _______ M aking sense out of someone elses religion is a bit like looking at a jigsaw puzzle where ...
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• -UK: The State Will Now Decide Who is a Jew?

  
  ANSWERS For The Faith — Authority: 493
  (UK Supreme Court  by d-notice via Flickr) A dangerous precedent has been set by the British Supreme Court in their ruling that the Jewish Free School admission policies are racially discriminatory and in violation of 1976 Race Relations Act. The JFS currently admits students that are considered Jewish based ...
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• Jesus laughed

  
  Human Voices — Authority: 463
  "How dangerous it is in sensible things to use metaphorical expressions unto the people, and what absurd conceits they will swallow in their literals." -Thomas Browne - Pseudoxia Epidemica- M aking sense out of someone elses religion is a bit like looking at a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces dont all fit and ...
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• School Suspends 8 Year Old for Drawing Crucifix

  
  www.TheReaganWing.com — Authority: 420
  A Masachussetts father is outraged after his 8-year-old son was sent home from school and required to undergo a psychological evaluation after being asked to draw something that reminded him of Christmas and producing a a stick-figure drawing of Jesus Christ on the cross.Continue Reading >>Related: Last month: ...
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• Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Calls on Progressive Catholics to Resist Pressure from the Bishops on Abortion

  
  Gloria Feldt's Heartfeldt Politics Blog — Authority: 111
  Peggy Simpson reported this for the Women Media Center ; its reprinted here with permission. At a critical moment for health care reform, Townsend says it is essential for religious progressives to speak up. December 16, 2009 Kathleen Kennedy Townsend broadened the Kennedy family’s dispute with the U.S. ...
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• Swiss minaret ban goes to court

  
  No Right Turn — Authority: 587
  Last month, in an appalling display of xenophobia and religious bigotry, Switzerland voted in a referendum to ban minarets . Now the ban is being challenged in the European Court of Human Rights . IMHO the challengers have an open and shut case. The European Convention on Human Rights affirms the freedom of ...
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• Crucifix suspension

  
  Legally Kidnapped — Authority: 159
  Crucifix suspension
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• The Separation Of Church and State For Dummies

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 559
  Once again, it’s that time of year when liberals raise a ruckus over any type of Christmas display in or around a taxpayer-funded building, such as a courthouse or a public school, claiming such a display violates the Constitutional provision regarding the separation of church and state. It’s ironic how liberals ...
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• Holiday Cheer and First Amendment Minutes 12.15.09

  
  mass rights blog — Authority: 121
  This week, we have a collection of fresh First Amendment Minute episodes for you, on topics ranging from the holidays to the dismissal of Guantanamo’s Chief Military Prosecutor over an op-ed. Also, be sure to check out our new Holiday Page for seasonal updates, stories and blog ...
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• Spiritual Wickedness in High Places

  
  Life on Sleepy Creek in Words and Images — Authority: 154
  http://faultlineusa.blogspot.com/2009/12/spiritual-wickedness-in-high-places.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
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• Merry Christmas for Atheists

  
  Scott's Take — Authority: 123
  An Arkansas judge rules that "freethinkers" can set up a holiday display with images of Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt and Bill Gates (What Gates has to do with anything "free" is beyond me), next to the Nativity scene at the state capitol. As Blue Arkansas said : Not every Arkansan celebrates Christmas ...
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• Atheist Elected in North Carolina, Presenting an Easy Religious Freedom Case

  
  Akron Law Caf — Authority: 429
       David Waters of the Washington Post reports that Cecil Bothwell, an atheist, was elected to city council in Asheville, North Carolina, despite a provision of the North Carolina state constitution which provides that "any person who shall deny the being of the Almighty God" is disqualified from holding ...
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• Indiana: Public School Wanted 2nd Graders to Sing "Allah is God"

  
  Infidel Bloggers Alliance — Authority: 489
  From Fox : A battle over religion is brewing in central Indiana after a public school wanted second graders to sing a song declaring, “Allah is God.” The phrase was removed just before the performance after a national conservative group launched a protest. The principal of Lantern Road Elementary School in ...
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• ACLU v. Sebelius

  
  mass rights blog — Authority: 121
  The following was written by ACLU of Massachusetts Legal Intern Elizabeth Volney. On Thursday, December 3, 2009, Brigette Amiri, Senior Staff Attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union Reproductive Freedom Project, argued to Judge Richard G. Stearns (D. Mass.) that the doctrine of taxpayer standing ...
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• Strong public support for faith-based services

  
  HALFWAY TO CONCORD — Authority: 432
  T he Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released on November 16th a report on its most recent survey (conducted with the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press) on faith-based organizations and their partnerships with government. A large proportion of the public continues to favor government ...
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