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Diana Butler Bass: Lisa Jensen and the War Over Christmas: Round 1
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jmcgee
Every year about this time, Bill O’Reilly opens his “war on Christmas” campaign — his annual attempt to rile up Christians over the “secularization” of the day celebrating Jesus’ birth. His targets typically include retailers who wish customers “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” and elementary schools with “holiday programs” instead of Christmas pageants. I’m…
Voice of the Day: Louis Brandeis
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jmcgee
We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both. – Louis Brandeis + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
Verse of the Day: “Because the poor are despoiled…”
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jmcgee
Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will rise up,” says the Lord; “I will place them in the safety for which they long.” The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. – Psalms 12:5-6 + Sign up to…
Jim Wallis: Jim Wallis, Sr.: A Thanksgiving
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jmcgee
On the morning of November 8, the day after the midterm elections, my Dad died, suddenly. I left immediately for Detroit and exited all the post-election discussions. In a brief God’s Politics blog last week, on election reflections, I mentioned my father’s passing and his delight with the early election returns. But for almost a…
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