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July 2011

Joseph Smith's Changing Teachings

July 29, 2011
Joseph Smith developed his doctrine over a period of many years to come up with a teaching and belief that not only are there many gods, but that they were once mortal men who advanced in their righteousness until they had learned enough to merit godhood. The Mormon Church calls...Read more
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More Anglicans Join With Catholic Church

July 28, 2011
Three More Anglicans Complete Ordination into Catholic Ordinariate [Excerpts] The latest priests to turn their backs on the Anglican Communion and join the specially established Catholic Ordinariate are Father David Elliott, of Reading, Berks, Father Jonathan Redvers Harris, of the Isle of Wight and Father Graham Smith, of Christchurch, Dorset...Read more
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The Role of Creation in Science

July 27, 2011
The Role of Creation in Science : The Real Story, a Breath of Fresh Air [Excerpts] In a recent article at the Classical Conversations web site, Jonathan Bartlett authored an interesting commentary on creation as a concept for and catalyst to scientific inquiry and advance with "The Doctrine of Creation...Read more
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Reading Books or Reading the Bible

July 25, 2011
"It is well to remember that reading books about the Bible is a very different thing to searching the Word for oneself." --H A Ironside (American Bible teacher, pastor, and author. Authored more than 60 volumes including highly regarded commentaries on the books of the Bible. For 18 of his...Read more
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Christian Communities in Nigeria Disappearing

July 25, 2011
Christian Communities near Town in Nigeria Disappearing [Excerpts] Islamist attacks drive Christians from two villages in Bauchi state; two Christians dead. In a village outside this Bauchi state town in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria, what was once a Christian community has vanished. Last March the Christian peasant farmers of Mdandi...Read more
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Muslims in US Prisons Growing in Numbers

July 22, 2011
Radical Islam spreading in US prisons [Excerpts] US prisons are becoming a hotbed for indoctrinating inmates and turning them into radical Muslims, US lawmakers were told Wednesday in the second of a series of controversial hearings. "Despite appearances, prison walls are porous. Outside influences access those on the inside, and...Read more
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Catholic Diocese May Seek to Purchase Crystal Cathedral

July 21, 2011
Diocese of Orange may make bid for Crystal Cathedral [Excerpts] The Crystal Cathedral would provide an instant, 3,000-seat architectural landmark at roughly half the $100 million that was estimated for construction of a new site in Santa Ana. A new and intriguing prospect for the Crystal Cathedral emerged Wednesday when...Read more
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Atheists Rally Behind New Movie Thriller

July 20, 2011
Atheists Rally Behind New Movie Thriller [Excerpts] It’s Christian vs. Atheist in a new thriller released [July 8, 2011]. Except the Christian is the bad guy. And atheists are saying this film could be their “Brokeback Mountain,” which broke down barriers for gays six years ago. The atheist director of...Read more
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Substitute for Spirituality

July 19, 2011
With the dissolution of 'Christian culture,' the emergence of 'psychological man' has signaled the triumph of a relativistic ethos which is ultimately a substitute for true spirituality. -- Philip Rieff, The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith After Freud , originally published in 1966, but clearly foreseeing how psychotherapy...Read more
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