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Madness and faith
What if you based all of your March Madness picks on which school was more religious? With tongue firmly in cheek, Praisegod Barebones, a Baptist blogger, takes a stab.
Here's a sample of his reasoning:
Kansas v. N. Dakota State: Kansas is really close to Oklahoma, it is a state that...
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For spring breakers, no signs of Katrina fatigue
NEW ORLEANS -- The staccato banging of dozens of hammers dispelled the morning quiet as college students, lawyers and nurses from Massachusetts clambered about four new houses rapidly taking shape at the hands of Habitat for Humanity and St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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Science minister won’t confirm belief in evolution
Canada's science minister, the man at the centre of the controversy over federal funding cuts to researchers, won't say if he believes in evolution.
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The facts on St. Pat
Amuse your bar friends today with dese facts about St. Patrick (and his eponymous holiday) courtesy of National Geographic.
1.He wasn't Irish. He was (gasp) a Brit.
2. He converted to Christianity.
3. He heard voices. Supernatural ones.
4. There are no snakes in Ireland, so he didn't...
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Secular education, Catholic values
The seven Catholic-turned-charter schools in Washington are at the cusp of what is becoming a popular exit strategy for urban parochial schools nationwide facing plummeting enrollment and untenable operating costs. But a close look at Washington's first six months under the new system...
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Catholic college says no to free condoms
Frustrated that her Catholic college does not distribute birth control, Stonehill College senior Katie Freitas decided she would do it herself.
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Cardinal says atheist’s theories “absurd”
ROME - A Vatican cardinal said Tuesday that the Catholic Church does not stand in the way of scientific realities like evolution, though he described as "absurd" the atheist notion that evolution proves there is no God.
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Stimulus bill anti-religious?
No, this Christianity Today piece flatly states, despite the carping from the Christian right, among them Huckabee, the Christian Coalition, American Center for Law and Justice, Traditional Values Coaltion ... you get the point.
The stimulus bill signed by Obama on Tuesday includes a...
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Congregations to mark Evolution Weekend
(UNDATED) More than 1,000 congregations are participating in the fourth annual Evolution Weekend, which is celebrating the integration of faith and science as the world marks the 200th birthday of the father of evolution, Charles Darwin.
Many churches will have sermons or forums this...
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The evolving door
According to Gallup, only 4 in 10 Americans believe in evolution (25 percent do not believe; 36 percent do not know).
Pollsters found a strong correlation between church attendance and views on the scientific theory.
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