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The latest news on Bush’s foreign policy, Iraq casualties, Darfur, Iran, North Korea, Gaza, the economy, voting rights, treason, immigration, Sen. Barack Obama, and the Manhattan plane crash Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Foreign policy. Bush Stands Firm on Policies – “Despite setbacks on North Korea…

A group of American and Iraqi medical researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health released a new study on civilian casualties in Iraq Wednesday morning. Their conclusion? 600,000 more civilians have died as a result of violence since the U.S. invasion than would have died if there had been no invasion, an…

Interview by John Potter Last week, we began a conversation with pop music superstar Moby about the ways in which his faith and ideology affect his lifestyle, art, and activism. In this week’s segment, Moby grapples with navigating the world of celebrity while retaining one’s beliefs, simple living, and what “Christianity” means for him. John…

Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to everyone, an apt teacher, patient, correcting opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth. – 2 Timothy 2:23-25 + Sign…

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools. – Alice Walker + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

This four-part Boston Globe series on faith and foreign aid is required reading this week. And it’s especially troubling for those of us who have tried to convince our friends on the progressive side not to freak out about the president’s faith-based initiatives. Like David Kuo, I have argued–and continue to believe–that the real story…

I confess: Over the last 10 days, I did not pay much attention to the Amish school shooting. As the mother of an 8-year old girl, I find school violence stories too painful to follow. Despite attempts to avoid this particular news, the stories of the Amish practice of forgiveness eventually captivated me. Their practice…

The latest news on Iraqi civilian casualties, Jimmy Carter on North Korea, Iran, Darfur, exporting the faith, religious tax-exemptions, partisan politics, and homelessness. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Iraq. Study Puts War’s Iraqi Death Tally at More Than 600,000 – “More than 600,000 Iraqis have died…

Editor’s note: Buck O’Neil, who died Friday, was the star first baseman and manager of the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro baseball leagues, the first African-American coach in the major leagues, and a major voice in remembering and recounting the era of black baseball. Buck O’Neil, at age 94, has passed into the eternal…

I hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies…. Take away from me the noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. – Amos 5:21-24 + Sign up to receive…
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