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Liturgy and Puppets
I have to admit: my GoogleReader has a very eclectic assortment of websites and blogs. I've noticed a recent trend in one blog about vestments, liturgy, and, oddly enough, the use of giant puppets.
Here is one video, from the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s recent General Assembly in Min...
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Conservatives will appeal go-ahead vote for `Ground Zero mosque’
(RNS) A conservative religious law firm plans to appeal a decision that grants a green light for the construction of an Islamic community center two blocks from Ground Zero.
The Washington-based American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) opposes the construction of the Cordoba House i...
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Senate Democrats plead for religious support on key bills
Pew Forum (RNS): Top Senate Democrats said Wednesday (July 28) that Democrats need the help of religious groups in overcoming Republican opposition to key pieces of legislation. Full story.
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Good morals start at birth
Could our moral sensibility exist from the time of our very first breath? Some researchers believe so.
Work being conducted at Yale University has demonstrated that our moral reasoning may find its roots, quite simply, in our mere humanity.
Psychologists have often wondered whether...
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Doug Oldham DEAD: Gospel Singer Dies At 79
Huffington Post (RNS): Doug Oldham, a prolific gospel singer and ministry partner of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, died July 21 at the age of 79. Full story.
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Senate Democrats plead for religious support on key bills
WASHINGTON (RNS) Top Senate Democrats said Wednesday (July 28) that Democrats need the help of religious groups in overcoming Republican opposition to key pieces of legislation.
In a media roundtable hosted by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., chairwoman of the Democrats' Steering and Ou...
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Gospel singer Doug Oldham dead at age 79
(RNS) Doug Oldham, a prolific gospel singer and ministry partner of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, died July 21 at the age of 79.
Oldham, who was a soloist at Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist Church and helped the evangelist raise money to start Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., died a...
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Jordan River called `too polluted’ for baptism pilgrims
JERUSALEM (RNS/ENInews) Concerns about pollution and water quality have prompted an environmental advocacy group to call for the banning of baptisms in the lower Jordan River, where the Bible says Jesus was baptized.
"For reasons of public health as well as religious integrity, baptis...
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Churches start their own humanitarian aid agencies
The Baptist Standard (RNS): Members of Metro Community Church in Englewood, N.J., support the missionaries sent by their denomination, the Evangelical Covenant Church, to the Congo, but Africa is a distant and dangerous trip from the 400-member flock. Read Full Story.
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Haikus for Glenn Beck
Do you have something to say to Glenn Beck? Why don't you try sending the message in the form of haiku poetry.
Representatives of Jewish Funds for Justice have set up a website where participants can enter responses to Glenn Beck. The catch: it must follow the 5/7/5 syllabic rules o...
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