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The Gospel of Phillip, translated by Wesley Isenberg
"God is a man-eater. For this reason men are sacrificed to him."
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http://wesley.nnu.edu/Biblical_Studies/noncanon/gospels/gosphil.htm
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth: Extracted Textually from the Gospels Greek, Latin, French, and English
The complete text of the so-called "Jefferson Bible."
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http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=JefJesu.sgm
BusinessWeek online, January 21, 1991, on Catechic, a Catholic trivia board game
Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessweek.com%2Farchives%2F1991%2Fb319627.arc.htm
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http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1991/b319627.arc.htm
The Blob and I - Books
A bemused response to some apparently pretty serious factual errors in the discussion by Jeff Sharlet, in his book on "the Family," of the origins of the Steve McQueen movie, "The Blob."
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2008/006/1.32.html
Laurie Goodstein, "YouTube Videos Draw Attention to Palin’s Faith," New York Times (Oct. 24, 2008)
A reasonably accurate, fair-minded profile by NYT religion-beat regular Goodstein about Sarah Palin's "spiritual warfare" and "prayer warrior" background.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/25/us/politics/25faith.html?_r=1&oref=login&partner=permalink...
Jim Bramlett @ inJesus.com: "Block African witchcraft curses against McCain and Palin NOW!"
An evangelical website urges readers to engage in "spiritual warfare" to "block African witchcraft curses" which are "weaving lazy 8's around McCain's mind" to make him appear "like an id...
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http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module=message&task=view&MID=CB007FA2&GroupID=2A004N9G&labe...
Christopher Burbach, "McCain, Obama use personal stories about Christianity to reach faith-based voters," Omaha World-Herald (Oct. 18, 2008)
Some discussion, including quotations from Martin Mary (who's evidently an Obama man), of the personal faith narratives as elements of the campaign strategy for both candidates.
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http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1219
Christopher Burbach, "McCain, Obama use personal stories about Christianity to reach faith-based voters," Omaha World-Herald (Oct. 18, 2008)
Some discussion, including quotations from Martin Mary (who's evidently an Obama man), of the personal faith narratives as elements of the campaign strategy for both candidates.
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http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1219&u_sid=10462888
Hindu nationalist organization seeks legislative ban on religious conversions
More evidence that "freedom of religion" doesn't mean the same thing everywhere in the world, at least not according to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/RSS_demands_ban_on_religious_conversion/article...
Jeff Zeleny, "Bush offers a look into spirituality," Chicago Tribune (Jan. 7, 2002)
Archived version of a news story cited by Bruce Lincoln in Holy Terrors.
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http://web.archive.org/web/20020116191437/http://chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-020...
Shaul Magid, "Pariah or Charmed Hero: America's Obsession with Jews and Israel," ReligionDispatches (Oct. 21, 2008)
A thought-provoking piece on the deeper (and darker) meaning of America's unwavering support for Israel.
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http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/international/627/pariah_or_charmed_hero%3A_americ...
John Templeton Foundation
Natural Sciences, Human Sciences, Philosophy and Theology, Character Development, Freedom and Free Enterprise, Gifted Education, World Religions
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http://www.templeton.org
In 1964, a candidate emerges from the Catholic imagination | National Catholic Reporter
The National Catholic Reporter's piece on Timothy Pettegrew, a fictional character featured in the children's comic series Treasure Chest, published by the rather short-lived Catholic "Co...
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http://ncronline3.org/drupal/?q=node/2141
Woman told not to talk about visions of Virgin Mary | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/14/2008
From the page: "A Pennsylvania woman whose purported messages from the Virgin Mary have been discredited by the Roman Catholic Church has canceled her scheduled appearances in Maryland at...
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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20081014_Woman_told_not_to_talk_about_visions_of_Virgin_Ma...
The Manga Bible
A highly abridged, manga-ized version of the Bible. The "Downloads" tab includes a PDF with three full-page spreads.
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http://www.themangabible.com
Louis Sahagun, "Armenian clergy worldwide embark on a quest to collect holy oil," Los Angeles Times (Oct. 11, 2008)
A story about the worldwide distribution of "muron," a scented oil believed to have extraordinary spiritual properties.
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http://www.latimes.com/features/religion/la-me-beliefs11-2008oct11,0,2307697.story
The History of the Reformation of Religion Within the Realm of Scotland
The History of the Reformation of Religion Within the Realm of Scotland
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http://books.google.com/books?id=l_YOAAAAQAAJ
Mere Catholics: Faith manages on Babylon 5
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http://merecatholics.blogspot.com/2004/06/faith-manages-on-babylon-5.html
Holy war strikes India - Asia, World - The Independent
An extremely disturbing short piece on the tremendous surge of violence against Christians by Hindus in Orissa province, where around 20% of the population -- mostly scheduled castes and ...
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/holy-war-strikes-india-955502.html
globeandmail.com: Hutterites challenge post-9/11 security rules (refuse to be photographed for ID cards)
Hutterites refuse to be photographed for driver licenses and are making their case in Canadian court.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081006.whutterite1007/BNStory/National/...
Survey: Evangelicals back John McCain; other religious voters shift to Barack Obama | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Religion | The Dallas Morning News
Excerpt:" In a significant shift in party support from four years ago, monthly churchgoers are backing Democrat Barack Obama in this year’s presidential race, according to a new poll."
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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/100908dnpolevangelicalvoters...
Theological Word of the Day
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http://wordoftheday.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs
WallBuilders - Issues and Articles - The Founding Fathers on Jesus, Christianity and the Bible
Issues and Articles - The Founding Fathers on Jesus, Christianity and the Bible,Some quotes from proclamations, letters and more by America's Founding Fathers and early statesmen on Jesus...
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http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=8755
Interviews: Still Growing | Christianity Today Movies
Interview with Kirk Cameron about his work with the Kendricks (a Christian filmmaking team) on the movie Fireproof. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.christi...
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/interviews/kirkcameron.html
THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION ON CHRISTIAN ZIONISM
The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem along with other local Christian leaders expresses its opposition to the mostly-American phenomenon of Christian Zionism.
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http://www.hcef.org/index.cfm/mod/news/id/16/subMod/NewsView/NewsID/1595.cfm
No More Cheesy, Churchy Videos | Christianity Today Movies
On the Bel Air Drama Department, part of a Los Angeles Presbyterian congregation that makes near-professional-quality church videos. Many of them are linked from the post
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/news/badd.html
Peace and Justice Support Network (Mennolink.org)
Mennolink.org's online hub for their peace and justice ministry.
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http://peace.mennolink.org
Political Conservatives Fear Chaos; Liberals Fear Emptiness
From the page: "“Political conservatives envision a world without God in which baser human impulses go unchecked, social institutions (marriage, government, family) fall apart and chaos...
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924124549.htm
Anna Mudeva, "Broker turned monk offers home truths to needy," Reuters UK (Oct. 1, 2008)
Webcite: http://webcitation.org/5bKbwHfUR
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4900O420081001
Lyndsay Moss, "Pope: Millions are losing their religion and declaring God is dead," The Scotsman (Oct. 6, 2008)
Interesting how Benedict unproblematically draws this connection between religious belief and national identity. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman....
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http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Pope-Millions-are-losing-.4560395.jp
Catechism Edit 'Troubling,' Jewish Leaders Say - washingtonpost.com
This sentence will shortly be cut from the Roman Catholic catechism: "Thus the covenant that God made with the Jewish people through Moses remains eternally valid for them." Annotated li...
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091203077.html?hpid=se...