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  • missionary work: changing attitudes

    missionary work: changing attitudes

    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 2010 conference (attended by [...]

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  • The Whey to go?

    The Whey to go?

    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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  • Attacks on the Church: An Anti-Catholic Agenda?

    Attacks on the Church: An Anti-Catholic Agenda?

    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 the church’s [...]

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  • Islam, Christianity & Africa

    Islam, Christianity & Africa

    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 on [...]

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  • I/m Baaaack!

    I/m Baaaack!

    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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