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One of the most common fallacies of our age is the assumption that simply because we prefer a certain set of social policies they must therefore be compatible.
While I have not lived in Nashville (yet), I have spent a lot of time there and know quite a bit about the town.
Let’s start with the actual words spoken by Pope Francis, in his much quoted, and often warped, sermon on Mark 9:38-40 and the work of Jesus Christ in redeeming all of creation, including the people in it.
Just before noon Monday, my two younger children and I drove along Interstate 35 through Moore, Okla., under a bright sky. It’s impossible to comprehend the grisly scene along that same path now.
Long ago, I asked the Rev. Billy Graham a question that I really thought he, of all people, would be able to answer.
Joe Carter, our newest GetReligionista, referenced Southern Baptist name-change discussions in a post earlier this week. It’s a topic that GetReligion has tackled a time or two before â or more.
In the summer of 1992, toy-company Mattel was criticized when their new Teen Talk Barbie included in her list of stock phrases, âMath class is tough!â The company offered to replace the doll for disgruntled customers, but they could have saved both time and money by simply rebranding the dolls as Journalist Barbie.
