What part should religious leaders play in the political process? - Kansas City Star

What part should religious leaders play in the political process?
Kansas City Star, MO -38 minutes ago
Based on this teaching, we instituted the separation of church and state philosophy. Nonetheless we have a responsibility to teach our parishioners about

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In encyclical, pope criticizes atheism, modern Christianity (The Kansas City Star)

Pope Benedict XVI strongly criticized atheism in a major document released Friday, saying it had led to some of the “greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice” ever known.

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Still searching - The e.press

Still searching
The e.press, CA -3 hours ago
It's not really a religion; instead it is the philosophy that argues for the nonexistence of gods, or total rejection of religion.

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Three R’s (Las Vegas Business Press)

Jace Meier is on a vision quest. His began when he was a small child and he took his first spin in a go-kart. Few know by grade school exactly what they will do as adults. Fewer still accomplish those early goals. Meier is one of those very few.

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Testing faith - The e.press


The e.press
Testing faith
The e.press, CA -3 hours ago
I mean because I’ma convert there’s lots of Mormon culture that I strongly disagree with, but as far as the philosophy and the doctrine and things like that

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‘Why Is This Happening To Me … Again?’ (The Morning News)

When Jesus told his followers to forgive their enemies, he meant much more than pardoning them for their offenses.

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Giving As Expression Of Faith (The Morning News)

A cleaning bucket and washrags might not seem like an ideal Christmas gift, but to a woman setting up house in an emergency situation, the supplies are a welcome necessity.

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Excerpt: ‘Marx’s Das Kapital: A Biography’ (NPR)

Although Das Kapital is usually categorized as a work of economics, Karl Marx turned to the study of political economy only after many years of spadework in philosophy and literature.

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‘The Golden Compass’ To Open Next Week (The Morning News)

Commentary by Bettina LehovecTHE MORNING NEWS

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Chosen by Allan Beveridge - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)

Chosen by Allan Beveridge
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), UK -47 minutes ago
Dickens shows that such a philosophy leads to the impoverishment of the mind and to the weakening of ethical reasoning. Today it seems that the descendants

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