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COMMENTARY: TV ratings system are an inadequate guide for parents
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Frederica Mathewes-Green is a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is the author of"Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy"(HarperCollins), and a frequent contributor to Christianity Today magazine.
UNDATED _ One side...
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COMMENTARY: The church could learn lesson on community from the military
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is the author of"Turn Toward the Wind"and publisher of RNS.)
UNDATED _ Maybe I'm missing something. After reading article upon article concerning adultery in the U.S. Air Force, I have found very few that support the notion of indi...
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COMMENTARY: Death _ a taker, a giver and a teacher
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of RNS and author of"Turn Toward the Wind.")
UNDATED _ We usually think of death as a taker _ it snatches a friend or loved one, leaving us to cry out in despair at the void left in our lives.
But death is a giver, t...
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COMMENTARY: Investment advice for the gurus of Wall Street
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of RNS and author of and author of"Turn Toward the Wind.")
UNDATED _ This week's roller-coaster ride on Wall Street has left the experts bewildered and forced the analysts to scramble to look like they actually underst...
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COMMENTARY: Going abroad, finding the peaceful spirit of Islam, breaking down stereotypes
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of RNS and a member of the board of World Vision.)
UNDATED _ Most people live quiet lives of faith, believing because they want to or need to in order to make it through each day.
But there are others who brandish be...
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COMMENTARY: When did Halloween become politically-incorrect for Christians?
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is publisher of Religion News Service and has been known to pilfer candy from her children's trick-or-treat bags.)
UNDATED _ A goofy-looking ghost banner flies over our porch. Some silly pumpkins grin from our front windows. There'...
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COMMENTARY: Why good kids do bad things
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is author of"Turn Toward the Wind"and publisher of Religion News Service. She is the mother of two boys.)
UNDATED _ It hardly surprises us anymore when a kid from a poor, inner-city neighborhood goes astray. A steady diet of povert...
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COMMENTARY: Give me that old time millennialism
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Dale Hanson Bourke is author of ``Turn Toward the Wind'' and publisher of Religion News Service.)
UNDATED _ For many people, all this talk about the millennium simply means a great excuse for a party. Others see it as a marketing opportunity. And the...
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COMMENTARY: Assisted-suicide dilemma focuses attention on disabled
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Charles W. Colson, former special counsel to Richard Nixon, served a prison term for his role in the Watergate scandal. He now heads Prison Fellowship International, an evangelical Christian ministry to the imprisoned and their families. Contact Colson...
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COMMENTARY: Are American Roman Catholics really Calvinists?
c. 1997 Religion News Service
(Andrew M. Greeley is a Roman Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and a sociologist at the University of Chicago National Opinion Research Center. Check out his home page at http://www.agreeley.com or contact him via e-mail at agreel(at)aol.com.)
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