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More Fun Friday: The Birth of a New Jewish Holiday in Texas?
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Nicole Neroulias
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show With Jon Stewart had a funny field report last night from Texas, covering the “miracle” of a Jewish Republican’s reelection. The show focuses on how Texas Rep. Joe Straus, Speaker of the Lone Star state’s House of Representatives, was not Christian enough for some — read The Dallas Morning News and Austin American-Statesman for a…
Fun Friday: Getting Ready for Super Bowl & Porn Sunday
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Nicole Neroulias
The Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers will face off in Super Bowl XLV this weekend, and there’s been plenty of faith-related coverage leading up to the big day. Here’s a sample, starting with a related preview story about Porn Sunday, in which the evangelical XXXChurch and others will use the occasion to tackle…
Gabrielle Giffords’ Husband, Astronaut Mark Kelly, Speaks at National Prayer Breakfast
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Nicole Neroulias
NASA astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ husband, delivered the closing prayer at this morning’s National Prayer Breakfast. From CNN’s coverage: At one point during his wife’s hospitalization in Tucson, Mark Kelly said he visited an impromptu memorial set up in her honor outside the hospital. There was no wind, he said, and amid…
Happy Year of the Rabbit & Presidential Prayers for Daughter’s Hemlines
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Nicole Neroulias
For such a short month, February sure does have a lot of holidays! Today is Chinese/Lunar New Year — it’s now the Year of the Rabbit, so my sister-in-law in Hong Kong and her pet bunny are in luck! — and Setsubun-sai, a Shinto celebration. Catholic News Agency has an interesting story about how the Gulf Coast’s Vietnamese…
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