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A new study says that there are five different kinds of Christians: Active Christians 19% Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ Committed churchgoers Bible readers Accept leadership positions Invest in personal faith development through the church Feel obligated to share faith; 79% do so. Professing Christians 20% Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ Focus on…

A new piece by Bill Bennett: These are tough times for, and in, America. We are at war, and we find that war highly controversial. Many of our political leaders have record-low approval ratings and too many are held in ignominy. Washington — our nation’s capital — is held in contempt, as a laugh line…

Random Friday question: Truffles. Ever hear how pigs search for and find them? Here’s the question: How is it that the pigs find the truffles? Answer below

In Vegas attending the BlogWorld/GodBlogCon convention. Driving in from the airport the other night felt like being in a peep show. The billboards have gotten, um, rather more bold in their advertising. Lots more flesh, lots more provocative poses of men with women and women with women and men with men. There is a lot…

While Pat Robertson got most of the airtime and ink for his Giuliani endorsement, it may be Sam Brownback’s endorsement of John McCain that has the most long-term impact. Read his endorsement: “Today I am proud to endorse my friend and a true American hero, John McCain, for President of the United States. While I…

Ok, here it is, Rolling Stone’s impossible Rock-n-Roll quiz… Have at it. Thanks to Rinat – who scored a 27. Yours truly got a 14 but that was because I guessed a lot.

Robertson’s Giuliani endorsement yesterday has some in the Christian conservative shaking their heads and their fists. Read this from a top person at the Dobson-founded Family Research Council: “This is a man whose supporters basically are pro-family, pro-life, pro-traditional-marriage, and here he has stepped away from them to endorse a candidate who has been very…

Wow, passionate emails on my post re: the Patriots*. In the last year I’ve posted more than 800 (?!?!) different items but this one got a lot of people plenty ticked off. I’ll summarize the complaints: – I was being very unChristian and judgmental. – I need to learn forgiveness. – Other teams cheat, including…

The financial news continues to stink quite a bit: Wall Street suffered its second big drop in a week Wednesday, with investors worried about spreading fallout from the credit crisis at banks and about a dollar that just keeps getting weaker. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 360 points — just about matching…

A former soldier, a Christian, continues the conversation on waterboarding and the Christian conscience: For me, there are some fundamental challenges that national security issues present to a Christian world-view. Being a former citizen soldier, I have already been forced to reconcile my personal belief system with the implications of Just War Theory in order…
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