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Worth a thousand words: Tastykake edition
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jmcgee
This picture is destined to be a classic. Settling a World Series wager, Philly’s Cardinal Justin Rigali (right) hands off a big box of hometown Tastykakes to the Big Apple’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan. It’s a Kodak moment that is, in every sense, delicious. Details here. The photo comes from the USCCB’s very own Facebook page.…
The word of the year: “unfriend”
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jmcgee
Facebookers will recognize its meaning. And now it is officially entering the lexicon: “Unfriend” has been named the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary, chosen from a list of finalists with a tech-savvy bent. Unfriend was defined as a verb that means to remove someone as a “friend” on a social…
Creating a star-studded Bible
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jmcgee
Just in time for National Bible Week (starting next Sunday) comes word of an ambitious project involving some high profile vocal talent: Once Jesus signed on, it was easy to enlist King Solomon and Moses. Jim Caviezel (Jesus), Malcolm McDowell (King Solomon) and Richard Dreyfuss (Moses) were among hundreds of actors who lined up to…
Lawsuit opposes “In God We Trust”
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jmcgee
Those four little words are causing some big problems, again, after they were added to a popular tourist destination: The American Center for Law and Justice has filed a legal response to a lawsuit that opposes religious engravings in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington. In the amicus brief, the ACLJ asks the U.S. District…
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