Paul Harvey Readers of my entries on this blog (those of you who are still awake, at any rate) will know of my previous career as a biology major (and thanks a lot, Physics 201, for making me see that perhaps History was a better way for me to go), and my literary love of Darwin’s Origin of the Species , which I’ve blogged about before. HNN this week is featuring a great set of responses and reflections on the Scopes Trial and the issue of the tortured discussion of evolution in public discourse. No other scientific “theory,” even those which would appear to pose major challenges to certain genres of biblical interpretation, invokes such passion and furor
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God Didn’t Make Me No Monkey Man: An Evolutionary Biologist and a Humanist Discuss How to Discuss the Scopes Trial at 85
Taranga is one of the most famous pilgrimage centres for the Jains . Though the three-peaked Taranga hills is a less-frequent stop on the standard tourist trail, yet it is considered to be having one of India’s most treasured works of …
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Taranga – centre of Jainism in Gujarat | Easy Tourist Guide
Bal Patil's Speech on Jain Minority issue at Tuebingen International Workshop : Jaina and British Rule : “- Sent using Google Toolbar”
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Bal Patil’s Speech on Jain Minority issue at Tuebingen International Workshop : Jaina and British Rule
Paul Harvey I’ve been meaning to get back to doing some yoga, something I did in years past, as a supplement to my normal exercise diet of web-surfing, Netflix-watching, fantasy-football-playing, and martini-glass-lifting. Every time I think of doing so, however, the same chilling thought comes to mind: what will Matt Sutton say
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The Soul Destroying Poison of the East; or, Why I’ll Assume the Savasana Posture while Watching Mad Men
Paul Harvey Ted Haggard is back with a new church (as we blogged about here before). To no one’s surprise, it has outgrown its original “barn” and has moved to downtown Colorado Springs for the time being.
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Ted Haggard: He’s Baaack!
Bishop Minns has accused The Episcopal Church of bribing African bishops ( see my previous post ) but of course that is only a minor stain compared to the great pollution he charges The Episcopal Church and other parts of the Anglican Communion that “ignore the plain teaching of the Bible and the unique role of Jesus the Christ as the only Savior…disregard the delicate balance of relationship between men and women.. and promote disobedience to the revealed Word of God” Here is what he had to say in his Pastoral Call to CANA this past week.
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The Tide of Ecclesial Pollution: Bishop Minns reads the Anglican Oil Spill.
Excerpt from the Tzit Tzit: Fiber Art and Jewish Identity Exhibition Catalog, by curator Ben Schacter . Maya Escobar is a Latina Jew who relishes her ability to blur the boundaries not only between cultures but Jewish denominations. Her Shomer Negiah Panites is an extreme example
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Blurring Boundaries Between Jewish Denominations
BREAKING NEWS 07/27: Benny and Paula respond via website to this story. BREAKING NEWS 08/15: Benny Hinn admits to an elicit “friendship”?! Enjoy.
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Are Benny Hinn and Paula White sitting in a tree? You know, K-I-S-S-I-N-G?
I’m not trying to perpetuate a conspiracy theory, but it does seem clear that atheist and related “freethought” groups around the country are borrowing from each other’s playbooks. The local chapter of Atheists of Florida had a forum last night, titled “Meet the Patriots,” that was intended to promote their position that atheists are just as loyal as other Americans.
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Atheist Billboards Strikingly Similar in N.C. and Here
Paul Harvey Matt Hedstrom of the University of Virginia send along this information about a conference on William James. For fuller information on this conference, click here . In the Footsteps of William James A Symposium on the Legacy – and the On-Going Uses – of James’s Work Organized by the William James Society and co-sponsored by the Chocorua Community Association and the Houghton Library at Harvard University August 13-15, 2010: Chocorua, NH August 16, 2010: Cambridge, MA Schedule Friday, August 13: Chocorua, NH • 4:00 – 6:00 pm: Registration at Chocorua Public Library • 5:30 – 7:00 pm: Welcoming reception at Runnells Hall • 7:00 – 8:30 pm: Speaker Saturday, August 14: Chocorua, NH • 7:30 – 9:00 am: Breakfast and registration at Chocorua Public Library • 10:00 – 11:30 am: Speakers • 11:30 am – 1:00pm: Lunch (not provided) and seminar conversations • 1:00 – 2:50 pm: Speakers • 3:00 – 5:00 pm: Shuttle Bus from Runnells Hall to a guided tour of James-Peters Home • 5:00 – 8:00 pm: Dinner (not provided) • 8:00 – 10:00 pm: Concert at Chocorua Community Church, 40 Deer Hill Road (a few doors from Runnells Hall): “A Night To Remember… William James” featuring New Hampshire storytellers, folk musicians, and period music played by the Chocorua Cornet Band Sunday, August 15: Chocorua, NH • 8:00 – 9:00 am: Breakfast at Whittier House • 9:00 – 10:00 am: Speaker • 10:30 am – 12:20 pm: Speakers • 12:30 – 2:00 pm: Lunch (not provided) and seminar conversations • 2:00 pm – evening: Free time Afternoon activities available: Self-guided tours of Tamworth and Chocorua, hiking on Mt
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In The Footsteps of William James: Conference Announcement
Some churches have realized what TBN declared a long, long time ago – let’s just make Christianity one big clique and only talk to other Jesus thinking folk.
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Florida church wants to burn Qu’rans and bring marshmallows for Jesus
In the previous post I summarized various evidence pertaining to a fundamental option in the sense of an orientation that changes through a series of acts. This post attempts a sketch that does justice to all of the evidence, as far as that is possible. (1) A person who is strongly committed to the love
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Aquinas, Sin and Fundamental Option
From the oral submission given on Wednesday by Joseph Weiler, on behalf of several third-party intervening states (Armenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, The Russian Federation and San Marino) in the case (Lautsi v. Italy) regarding Italy’s right to display crucifixes in its public schools. 21… Secularity, Laïcité is not an empty category which signifies
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Crucifixes in Public Schools
The amendment bill would punish “proselytizing” that “uses coercion or other forms of inducement” – vaguely enough worded, Christians fear, that vigilantes could use it to jail them for following the commands of Christ to feed, clothe and otherwise care for the poor. “There was always a virtual anti-conversion law in place, but now it is on paper too,” said a senior pastor from Thimphu on condition of anonymity
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Buddhist Bhutan Proposes ‘Anti-Conversion’ Law
The group is intended to be a coalition of non-believers comprised of atheists , secular humanists, skeptics, agnostics, rationalists, etc, predicated on support and community. The group gathers monthly to discuss any pertinent issues …
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Reflections on Atheism, Theism, and Everything Else: NEPA …
One of the world’s largest and most controversial Pentecostal churches has been given permission to build a $200m (£130m) replica of Solomon’s Temple in Brazil’s economic capital, São Paulo. The 10,000 capacity “mega-church”, which is the brainchild of Brazil’s Universal Church of the Kingdom of God , will also house a replica of the Ark of the Covenant and be built according to “biblical orientations”.
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Solomon’s Temple in Brazil would put Christ the Redeemer in the shade
What: An evening stroll along the American River in search of beavers and other wildlife. Beavers might be the busiest residents of the American River and the riparian habitat alongside it.
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The Adventure: Spot beavers, other wildlife in, near American River
YUBA CITY – Anglers dreaming about being able to fish again for king salmon on the Sacramento, Feather, and American rivers are going to finally get a chance to dust off gear languishing in closets and garages.
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Salmon fishing to open briefly on stretches of Sacramento, Feather, and American rivers
Let’s see, how does this go again? AUTUMN CRUZ acruz@sacbee.com Stand-up paddleboard enthusiasts await the start of a recent organized race on Lake Tahoe. Two more races are scheduled this summer.AUTUMN CRUZ acruz@sacbee.com Pretty basic fun: You, a board, a paddle and a stretch of flat water
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What’s SUP? Stand-up paddleboarding, that’s what
OPINION In 2008, Malaysians recoiled in horror when religious clerics announced a ban on tomboys and yoga because the former embraced lesbianism whilst the latter had its origins in Hinduism.
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Society is not judged by what it wears
Alexandria Eldridge , Senior News Editor An unusual peak in vehicle break-ins on campus over the past few weeks has been stopped, according to Campus Security Services, as they believe theyve caught the individual responsible for most of the incidents. read more
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News in brief caught in the act
Amateur (or should I say “immature) and defenders of certain Christian cults have a peculiar way of confronting the issues posted by atheists . Instead of proving atheism as an irrational position, they cater more on emotions and rely …
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Pinoy Atheist: My journey as an atheist in Manila.: Ignorance + …
In other news Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced concern about slow economic growth, saying the Fed would take action if needed to help the U.S. economic recovery along.
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News Wrap: Bernanke Promises to Bolster Recovery If Needed
A news report from North Korea said that the country executed a former Cabinet official who was in charge of talks with South Korea. Kwon Ho Ung, who was Pyongyang’s chief delegate to South Korea from 2004 to 2007 was executed by firing squad.
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Christians were disheartened this month when the government proposed the kind of anti-conversion law that other nations have used as a pretext for falsely accusing Christians of coercion.
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Buddhist Bhutan Proposes Anti- Conversion Law
Cult leader Tony Alamo should get a new trial because sex with minors was “incidental” to his purpose for traveling across state lines, his lawyer argues in Alamo’s most recent appellate brief. The lawyer’s brief also argues Alamo deserves to be resentenced by a different judge because of statements U.S.
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Lawyer says cult leader Tony Alamo should get new trial
Theres a good selection of news apps for the iPad, but the recently released ABC News for iPad has got to be one of the more innovative ones. Eschewing a typical menu of headlines for a giant, interactive globe, ABC has gone to great lengths to give iPad users an engaging news-reading experience.
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ABC News for iPad features innovative interface