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What does the Gospel say about lawbreakers? (LifePoints)

The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog) - John Bailey - ‎59 minutes ago‎
By The Huntsville Times Participants in a protest against Alabama's new law against illegal immigration march in Birmingham in June.

Don't blame religion for Anders Breivik

Globe and Mail - Ray Pennings - ‎8 hours ago‎
My stomach churned when I heard the first reports regarding the terror in Norway. As a confessing Christian, it erupted again when police said the perpetrator, Anders Behring Breivik, was a “Christian fundamentalist.

Rev. John Stott, Major Evangelical Figure, Dies at 90

New York Times - Wolfgang Saxon - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Rev. John Stott, one of the world's most influential figures in the spread of evangelical Christianity over the past half-century, died Wednesday in Lingfield, Surrey, in the south of England.
Who Is John Stott? Christian Post 

The Ideological Roots of Christian Terrorism

Huffington Post - ‎5 minutes ago‎
Anders Behring Breivik borrowed Timothy McVeigh's strategy to blow up a public building, but he outdid McVeigh by gunning down dozens of young people at a camp after the explosion.
 

Teaching Christianity through basketball

9NEWS.com - ‎13 hours ago‎
GILPIN COUNTY - More than 10 years ago, Jonathan Barnett was sitting at college feeling sad about the way his life had turned out.
 

Bob Dylan's Faith

Christian News Wire (press release) - ‎1 hour ago‎
MEDIA ADVISORY, July 28, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- A book published this week proves beyond doubt that Bob Dylan has a committed Jewish-Christian faith, which he is actively expressing right up to the present day.
 

Actor Kirk Cameron on film, marriage and ministry

Florida Times-Union - Jeff Brumley - ‎7 hours ago‎
"Growing Pains" and Christian-movie star Kirk Cameron said he was an atheist until he went into a church and heard a sermon.
 

On faith: It's your story; save yourself

Lake County News Chronicle - ‎1 hour ago‎
If, as someone said, religion starts in imagination, symbol, and story, it should not and must not end there. All moments of worship seek to engage our hearts and change us in some deep-down or incremental way.
 

Research Team at Oxford University Seeks Help to Decipher 'Lost Gospel' Text

Christian Post - Nicola MenzieChristian Post - ‎20 hours ago‎
Millions of fragments of ancient texts discovered in Egypt have been touted as possibly offering a “lost gospel,” with commentators saying it could provide an insight into the “mark of the beast” referred ...

Ads by Christian groups pressure lawmakers to protect the poor in debt talks

Washington Post - Peter Wallsten - ‎Jul 26, 2011‎
A new coalition of influential Christian groups is ramping up pressure on President Obama and Congress to shield the poor from spending cuts in the debt-limit struggle, with one organization launching an advertising campaign Tuesday ...

Vacation Bible School-Shake it up Caf/

Willcox Range News - ‎16 hours ago‎
"Shake it Up Cafe" at the Willcox United Methodist Church, 124 S. Curtis St., every Sunday, will continue through Aug. 28, from 9 to 10 am Our cafe is open to children ages 3 through 6th grade.
Faith events Freeport Journal-Standard
Vacation Bible School Chambersburg Public Opinion

Jesus himself defines his followers

Washington Post - ‎Jul 26, 2011‎
The loaded question of who is Christian has inevitably resurfaced as two Mormons seek the presidency [On Faith, Metro, July 23]. Some Catholics and Protestants reportedly believe Mormons are not Christian; Mormons assert that they are.

Should Religion Play a Role in Politics?

New York Times (blog) - Gary Gutting - ‎14 hours ago‎
The Stone is featuring occasional posts by Gary Gutting, a professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, that apply critical thinking to information and events that have appeared in the news.

Voices of Faith: What's the best religious book you've read other than your ...

Kansas City Star - ‎22 hours ago‎
Voices of Faith: What's the best religious book you've read other than your faith's? AM Bhattacharyya, an active member of the Hindu community: In 1996, I visited the Unity Church in Unity Village, Mo.

America's own Taliban

Aljazeera.net - ‎3 hours ago‎
A fast growing right-wing politico-religious presence plans to implement an end-times, Christian theocracy in the US. Prior to 9/11, the Taliban government in Afghanistan did not register very much on American radar screens, with one notable exception: ...

Call Brevik an 'anti-Muslim terrorist'

Washington Post (blog) - ‎21 hours ago‎
Q. Calling himself an anti-Muslim 'crusader' for 'Christendom,' Anders Behring Breivik killed 76 people in Norway last week.

Thoughtful Bastards: What Would Jesus Say About Michelle Bachmann?

MinnPost.com (blog) - Paul Udstrand - ‎2 minutes ago‎
The Republican party has become the most dysfunctional institution in American Politics. This party appears to have lost most of its capacity to produce any candidates that are even remotely qualified for public office on a national ...

SPORTS: At World Cup, US defender found purpose sitting on the bench

BP News - Tim Ellsworth - ‎16 hours ago‎
BOSTON (BP)--US team member Stephanie Cox spent much of her time on the bench at the Women's World Cup in Germany. The lack of playing time -- she played in two of the team's six games, for a total of 67 minutes -- was frustrating.

Gender Debate: SBC Pastors Denounce NIV

ChristianityToday.com - Bob Smietana - ‎Jul 26, 2011‎
Southern Baptist delegates passed a resolution criticizing the 2011 update and asked LifeWay stores not to sell the Bible translation.

'Instant churches' convert public schools to worship spaces

The Christian Century - Cathy Lynn GrossmanNatalie DiBlasio - ‎Jul 26, 2011‎
(RNS) Praise the Lord and pass the crates with the prefab pulpit and the portable baptistery inside. The Forest Hills Community Church is moving into PS 144 -- sort of.

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