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Ala. bill would move religion classes off campus
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) A proposed Alabama law would allow churches or ministries to teach a religion class to public school students off campus, if parents and school boards give permission and the churches provide transportation and other expenses. By Greg Garrison.
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Sparks fly as House GOP blasts contraception mandate
WASHINGTON (RNS) A House committee holds hearings Thursday that will find the Obama administration guilty of trampling on religious freedom by requiring employers to provide insurance that includes contraception coverage. By Lauren Markoe.
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Washington becomes seventh state to legalize gay marriage
SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) Gov. Christine Gregoire was scheduled Monday to sign legislation to make Washington the seventh state to allow same-sex marriage, although opponents promised a high-stakes fight at the ballot box. By Tracy Simmons.
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Wednesday Godbytes: SOPA; Tea Party Jesus; Scholarship for Atheists
While sections of the internet have "gone dark" today in protest of SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act. Internet companies such as Google (which is has a special logo today) and Wikipedia (which has taken itself down for the day in protest) think the legislation goes too far, and are...
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Wednesday Godbytes: Iowa God-Talk; Wintery Worship; More Zen of Steve Jobs
The Republican Iowa caucuses finished up last night, and while Mitt Romney technically won by 8(!) votes, there wasn't a real "clear" winner…except for God: There was a LOT of God-talk last night in the candidate's concession speeches.
Mitt Romney, a Mormon, made sure to state that...
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COMMENTARY: Lessons worth learning the hard way
(RNS) Instead of year-end analyses and new-year resolutions, I prefer to share important lessons I have learned. Most came the hard way. That's the first lesson: The easy way rarely leads anywhere worth going.
Here are others as we begin a new year:
-- Make your bed and wash the dishe...
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Monday Godbytes: Cee Lo Re-Imagines “Imagine”; Downloadable Forgiveness; Priestly Broom
Ah, New Years Eve. A time for revelry, resolutions, and twitter controversies involving John Lennon, Cee Lo Green and atheists.
Long story short: several folks are miffed at singer Cee Lo Green for changing a lyric in John Lennon's "Imagine" while performing on New Year's Eve in Times...
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Magi would have a tough time finding frankincense
(RNS) The world may still have gold and myrrh, but it's quite possible that frankincense could become a thing of the past, given ecological pressures on the arid lands where it grows in Ethiopia.
The storied resin -- known to millions as one of the three gifts of the Magi, the...
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Christmas symbols are in the eye of the beholder
(RNS) When is a candy cane not just a candy cane?
For some people, its red and white stripes might signify the sacrifice and purity of Jesus, or maybe just a 19th-century candy-maker's twist intended to dazzle his grandchildren. Both stories are alive and well on the Internet.
Is Sant...
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Tuesday Godbytes: Salvation for Cyborgs; Sharia and the Simpsons; “untrustworthy” atheis
I know it's the question that's been keeping you up at night, keeping you from counting electric sheep: is there salvation for cyborgs? Techie blog iO9 highlights a recent interview with a Christian seminary professor on this very topic (i.e. - transhumanism, which I'm sure you've he...
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