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A thought-provoking post from “Paul”: “About three years ago, my church started asking for prayers for ‘our troops in the Middle East.’ I thought that was a good idea, but suggested three times that the phrase “and all those suffering from the Middle East wars” be added to that petition. Nothing happened. I then sent…

Ed Kilgore has a thought-provoking post arguing that the central split within modern Christianity is not whether you accept the basic creeds but whether you view the Bible as inerrant. And the divide over this leads to fundamental culture war splits over issues llke abortion and gay marriage. “It’s a wonderful thing that Christians are…

Lyndzi wants to reconcil with her father, who is dying in prison, before he dies of Hepatitus C. Add your prayers.

Paul O’Donnell’s eclectic mix of Best Holiday movies does not include our family favorite — A Christmas Story. YOU’LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT!!! Your favorite?

How it may have sounded coming from Jesus’s mouth.

My favorite site for figuring out what charities to support is Charity Navigator. You can sort by topic or rating, and they offer intriguing lists like, “10 Highly Rated Charities with Low Paid CEOs” or “10 Slam Dunk Charities.” What charities are you giving to this year?

I vote yes.

Beliefnet’s co-founder, Bob Nylen, died Tuesday. Bob and I connected in 1998. I was an editor with an idea, in search of a business partner for this unorthodox notion of starting a print magazine about religion. He was crazy enough to think the notion had some merit. We eventually turned it into a plan for…

My favorite from our “Christmas Without Cash” feature: Be honest–if you had the choice between a piece of jewelry or someone to clean out your fridge, wouldn’t you pick the kitchen first aid? Most people would rather have more help than more stuff. Get on the computer and have a ball thinking up things you…

A new Pew Center paper reports that while 16.1% of Americans say they’re religiously unaffiliated, not a single member of Congress identifies that way. Basically, Christians, Mormons and Jews are, statistically, over-represented and unaffiliateds, agnostics and atheists are underrepresented. And here’s a lovely nugget that will unnerve people who think religious minorities have too much…
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