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Scheduled to meet over the weekend of November 13-14, 2010, were religious groups in Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, and Seattle. The goal of these meetings was to find ways to unite Christianity and Islam. The idea of this merger, called Chrislam, has been promoted by such well-known figures as
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). Many Christians have grown weary of this topic years ago, but that tiredness has not slowed down the continual drumbeat for acceptance of the sin—or else. Recently, it was decided to end the "
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Keeping up with thousands of "stars" is not really relevant to daily living; so, admittedly, this writer had no idea who Javier Bardem is, but there was a question about him in the January 23rd "Personality" section of Parade. After the writer's question concerning
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1. "Where's the piano?" One of the most noticeable things that people comment on is the absence of a piano or organ or band, which sometimes strikes visitors as peculiar. They have occasionally suggested the following reasons for why we do not use them. a. "
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Frequently, when folks visit a group of worshippers, they leave with various impressions having been made. Often, some will say, "That's not what I expected." Yet everyone's expectations may differ from each other. The reasons for different viewpoints may relate to a variety of
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Originally, the title was going to be "Arguments for Abortion," but then using such terminology both dignifies slogans and demeans the word argument. How many times has anyone ever heard anything that could possibly be construed as an intelligent argument in favor of abortion? Most of the time
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Brethren, It is with the utmost humility that we inform you of a change of worship practices. Be assured that we bring about this change only after much prayer and study. We have recently concluded an in-depth study of the Law and have decided to bring about a change
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When someone does something good on our behalf, there are two ways to respond—in kind with good toward them or with evil. As Christians, we owe a debt to those who have helped us spiritually. Regretfully, it is not uncommon to hear of some who have stabbed in the
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). Thomas Paine was not only a patriot, but through his writings he was greatly influential in the establishment of this nation. As stated at the outset of this series of articles, Paine became very popular
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"Why Baptize My Child?" is an 8-page document that is published by the "Basilica of Saint Ambrose and Saint Charles in Rome." Only a few of the teachings will be commented upon here, beginning with page 1, where the first heading is: "What is
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). NPR recently posted an article on-line that was titled, "How Bible Stories Evolved Over the Centuries." The article was credited to the NPR Staff. Needless to say, the emphasis of the article
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"Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment" (John 7:24). Thomas Paine was one of this nation's "founding fathers." He was quite influential in encouraging this nation to fight for its independence from England. Toward that end he wrote the pamphlet,