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Walking into the sunset, listening to God’s guitar
By
remims
It had been a miserable day at work. A story as old as time; you know, the kind of day we’ve all experience, the one punctuated by the proverbial irritable manager in dire need of fiber. I make it a habit to exercise an hour or more daily. Bicycling, some moderate weight-lifting, hiking. And I…
Crystal Cathedral: Is the glass house Schuller built about to shatter?
By
remims
It looks like the Crystal Cathedral, that long-lived architectural landmark of Southern California – and the iconic sanctuary of Dr. Robert H. Schuller’s feel-good, “positive gospel” – is about to shatter, at least metaphorically. Oh, the opulent, nearly-6,000 capacity, 128-foot-high structure — crafted from more than 10,000 tempered glass panes anchored to steel trusses —…
Even if you’ve never read the Bible, you’ve quoted it
By
remims
When the more devout believers turn to their scriptures for truisms and spiritual metaphors, no one is surprised. But I can only smile when I hear colleagues who would never darken the door of a house of worship — even folks resolutely skeptic — use expressions from scriptures in everyday conversation.There just seems to be…
Life in prison for pedophile ‘prophet’ who raped in Jesus’ name
By
remims
It took a Texas jury less than 30 minutes Tuesday to decide what penalty to give to self-proclaimed polygamist prophet, and convicted pedophile rapist, Warren Jeffs. They gave him life, plus 20 years, for raping two “child brides,” ages 12 and 15. Testimony, however, links him to sexual assaults on dozens more under-age girls during…
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