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Fun Friday: Tim Tebow, Christian Sports Hero, Reveals Sense of Humor
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Nicole Neroulias
Football quarterback Tim Tebow, best known to the masses as the evangelical guy who wrote Bible verses in his eye-black as a college star last year (and had a pro-life ad air during last year’s Super Bowl), has been making the rounds to promote his autobiography, “Through My Eyes.” He’s only 23! Then again, the…
RIP ‘Dr. Death’ Jack Kevorkian, But Not the Right-to-Die Debate
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Nicole Neroulias
While I scratch my head for a Fun Friday topic, check out the faith-related coverage of the death of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the assisted suicide prophet who preached that suffering people had the right to die, even if they needed help to do so — euthanasia as a civil right, if you will. Looks like…
No Justice for Jailed Muslims?
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Nicole Neroulias
Speaking of John Walker Lindh, the imprisoned “American Taliban” whose father’s New York Times op-ed plea for his release (now that Osama bin Laden is dead) has prompted a new wave of debate over how suspected terrorists should be treated: Supreme Court: US Muslim cannot sue Ashcroft for 2003 detention ordeal (The Christian Science Monitor)…
‘Hugging Saint’ Amma & Devotees Tour U.S., Plan Japan Disaster Relief
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Nicole Neroulias
Amma, an Indian woman called the “hugging saint” for her method of blessing via embrace, came to the Seattle area with an entourage of devotees this weekend for the start of her 25th North American tour. I was able to ask her a few questions through a translator, as she sat in the Hyatt Regency…
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