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Advent, Apocalypse Now?
By
Diana Butler Bass
“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations caused by the roaring of the sea and the waves,” proclaims Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. He continued: People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers…
Obama’s Declining Popularity
By
Michael Lerner
While Obama is still hailed around the world in almost messianic tones, recent polls indicate his approval rate is below 50% in the U.S. How could a man who aroused so much hope be losing support so dramatically? And what lessons can be learned for politicians all around the world? Obama was swept to office…
Copenhagen, Climate Change and Why it Matters to Women
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guestblogger
Sung-ok Lee is the Assistant General Secretary of the Section of Christian Social Action, Women’s Division of the United Methodist Women. For many in government and industry circles, the discussion around the topic of climate change crisis focuses on energy efficiency, cap and trades and adjusting environmental policy to meet financial and economic ends. For…
Sarah Palin – Flawed, Human
By
Paul Raushenbush
In a post called Sarah Palin’s rogue Christianity, Sally Quinn asks some hard questions of Sarah Palin intended to point out the inconsistencies of her faith commitments. I haven’t read the book but reading these questions makes me think of the hard test that faith puts on all of our lives. Unsolved paradoxes lead us to poignant places where…
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