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Introducing Progressive Revival
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For the past 25 years, as the religious right has grown in influence, people would ask: where is the religious left? Well, looking at the All Star roster of religious leaders, writers and activists, we can clearly see that intellectually it has never been more vibrant. It’s with great excitement that Beliefnet launches the ultimate…
Yeshiva Student Apologizes for Stealing Obama Prayer
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He says it was a prank.
McCain & the Dalai Lama
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swaldman
McCain’s visit with the Dalai Lama strikes me as pretty clever politics. By meeting with the Dalai Lama, and calling on China to release Tibetan prisoners, he then got himself criticized by China – which can only win him votes domestically. Obama has spoken a few times with the Dalai Lama but has not managed…
Publishing Obama’s Prayer — A Response to Critics
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To steal a man’s prayer is despicable. To publish it is equally despicable, but one can understand that a basically secular newspaper might give in to that temptation. But for Beliefnet to put it up is just unbelievably crass. –Clasqm Nothing justifies your decision to print a man’s personal prayer. This was between Barack Obama…
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