July 2007

Poll: 26% Of Young U.S. Muslims OK Bombs

July 23, 2007

Poll: 26% Of Young U.S. Muslims OK Bombs One in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances, though most American Muslims overwhelmingly reject the tactic and are critical of Islamic extremism and al Qaeda, a poll says. The survey...Read more

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Are You A Negative Thinker?

Tom: Thanks, Gary.You’re listening to Search the Scriptures Daily, a program in which we encourage everyone who desires to know God’s truth to look to God’s Word for all that is essential for salvation and living one’s life in a way that is pleasing to Him.We’re continuing our evaluation of...Read more

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Toning Down Kids With Tunes

Now, Religion in the News, a report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media.This week’s item is from The Liverpool Echo, May 18, 2007, with a headline:Chill Out Lessons For Kids, the following are excerpts:A school is piping bird noises into class and encouraging pupils...Read more

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What Happened To Philip?

In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call, here’s this week’s question:Dear Dave and TA:During our small group Bible study two questions arose concerning the water, John:3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born...Read more

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How Were There Disciples In Tyre?

Tom: This is our Understanding the Scripture segment, we’re in Acts chapter 21, and Dave, I think we got through Acts:21:3 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her...Read more

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Pope: Other denominations not true churches

July 20, 2007

Pope: Other denominations not true churches [Excerpts] Benedict issues statement asserting that Jesus established ‘only one church’ LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI has reasserted the universal primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says Orthodox churches were defective and that other Christian...Read more

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Explaining the ”often” awkward positions of fossilized dinosaurs

July 19, 2007

Veterinarian-turned-paleontologist Cynthia Marshall Faux has a new hypothesis to explain the ”often” awkward positions of fossilized dinosaurs. Faux and a colleague say brain damage and suffocation are likely culprits. Previously, the unusual burial postures of such fossils as Archaeopteryx were thought to be due to the action of water currents...Read more

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Children of Jihad vs. Children of the West

July 18, 2007

Children of Jihad vs. Children of the West [Excerpts] "What is your most lofty aspiration? Death for the sake of Allah!" That is the charming verse kindergarteners in a Hamas classroom chanted last week during their graduation ceremony. The girls dressed in butterfly costumes. The boys donned camouflage, black masks,...Read more

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Eco-Extremist Wants World Population to Drop below 1 Billion

July 17, 2007

Eco-Extremist Wants World Population to Drop below 1 Billion Sea Shepherd founder says mankind is a 'virus' and we need to 're-wild the planet.' Apparently, saving the whales is more important than saving 5.5 billion people. Paul Watson, founder and president of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and famous for...Read more

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Lutheran church in San Francisco has its own version of the Rosary

July 16, 2007

Lutheran church in San Francisco has its own version of the Rosary [Excerpts] On Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Ebenezer opens its sanctuary for the “Christian Goddess Rosary.” The church says it offers “Goddess Rosary Beads” and that “prayers and suggested meditations will be on hand as well as incense, candles...Read more

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