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Page W9 of the 7/2 WSJ  speaks about a shift from spreading Christ’s word to an emphasis on living it. In 1910, the World Missionary Conference (of Protestant groups) held that the primary role of missionaries was to preach the gospel, build churches, etc. The...

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Did you know that whey, the by-product of making cheese, is a serious problem for the  environment? 30% of milk volume becomes cheese, the rest is whey! Cheese makers try to add it to cow food, feed it to other animals, anything to get rid...

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From the New York Times, Letters to the Editor column, May 4, 2010: “As a Catholic, I am appalled at the now-daily assaults by the liberal media against the church. “There is no question that certain Catholic clergymen abused children and that certain members of...

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The World Religion Data Base 2010 reports that 59% of sub-Saharan residents are Christian, only 35% Muslim, the remainder being traditional African religions, atheists, etc. That surprised me. The Pew Research Centre interviewed 25,000 (!) sub-Saharans and found a high degree of mutual respect based...

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Mea culpa, mea culpa, using such excuses as frolicking in South Carolina (well, visiting), fascination with the health care melodrama, March Madness, skiing & other distractions ( e.g., taxes!), I’ve been remiss in my blog homework! So here’s some food for thought”, gratis the 3/13...

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Last week I had an interesting dialogue with a friend who claims to be an atheist and her son who felt the term agnostic was better, because you really can’t prove beyond doubt whether there is or is not a God; ultimately you believe or...

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Page W13, 12/4/09, of the WSJ (yes, I’m behind in my reading!) speaks of the dilemma of young & sometime noisy children in church. A young mom says.. ..”how can we baptize children, welcoming them to the body of Christ, and then say ‘until you’re...

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In keeping with my plagiarizing others’ works, the National Opinion Research Center at the U. of Chicago has released a global religious trend study, per the WSJ (sorry, didn’t keep the reference date–my wood stove ate that part). IF they are being–ahem–truthful with noses unexpanded,...

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I like the Economist. Not interested in all that business & econometrics stuff? So how about philosophy, world affairs. Religion even! Delightful article in the 1/19-01/2010 issue, “Why is the world so impoverished?”. The author reviews the 1871 (!) boook, “The Tragedy of Man”. It...

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Interesting article about scientism’s view that “outspoken religious commitment is a sign of mild dementia”, and that our thought is no more than advanced chemical processes. 

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