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Prayers in the outfield (updated)
Screams and frightened gasps interrupted Tuesday’s night’s Texas Rangers-Cleveland Indians game when a fan fell 30 feet from the second deck while trying to catch a foul pop.
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Hymns for an old Democrat
One would have to conclude, after reading the latest Washington Post hymn to the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, that we are witnessing the end of an era in which old Southern Democrats walked the earth like complex, even troubled, men of the people.
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Do it for the children
In response to some of the outcry over the New York Times attack on Pope Benedict XVI, there have been a couple defenses worth discussing.
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Bible Belt begets better business?
Believe me, I understand the difficulty of writing about a complex academic study within the confines of a normal-sized daily newspaper or wire service story.
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Reading between the lines
A few weeks ago, there was a bit of a discussion on the internets about whether the mainstream media does a good job of covering honor killings in America. It began with Phyllis Chesler writing:
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Another Claremont PR piece (updated)
You may recall a recent post by Bobby Ross Jr., about a press release that the Associated Press published about the Claremont School of Theology’s plan to start providing theological education for Muslim imams and Jewish rabbis, as well as clergy for United Methodist and other liberal mainline Protestant congregations.
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Happy Atheist -- I mean Independence -- Day
After taking in the fireworks last night, I spent some time sifting through Google Reader and surfing Google News for religion-related Fourth of July stories. Not a lot of interesting articles out there. Mainly, I saw a lot of old fare.
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What else did McNair's pastor say?
If you are a fan of professional football — especially if you live in Nashville or Baltimore — the July 4th weekend marked the anniversary of the murder of Steve McNair.
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