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Crandall University defends “sexual purity” requirement

2012-06-01T19:33:43Z

Crandall, a Christian university, has a “Moral Code” that requires staff to be “be sexually pure, reserving sexual intimacy for within a traditional marriage between one man and one woman.” Crowell told CBC that a 1983 act of the legislature gave what ...
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Letter: Same-sex marriage attempts to 'redefine what constitutes acceptable ...

2012-06-01T19:33:43Z

Same-sex marriage is another step in the deconstruction of the traditional Judeo-Christian definition of family, which has made America the greatest nation on earth. However: all cultures, not only Judeo-Christian cultures, have defined marriage as ...
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American nuns come out swinging against Vatican in face of 'radical feminist ...

2012-06-01T19:33:43Z

At its most fundamental level, Christianity requires a belief that an all-knowing, all-powerful, immortal being created the entire Universe and its billions of galaxies 13720000000 years ago (the age of the Universe) sat back and waited 10000000000 ...
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Christian, gospel music artists flock to Atlanta to take advantage of ...

2012-06-01T19:33:43Z

Article by: JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. , AP ATLANTA - Christian rapper Lecrae first came to Atlanta as a teenager for a youth conference in 1999, but what ultimately convinced him to lay down roots here was its thriving gospel music scene.
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Tanzania: Zanzibar Safe for Tourists, All Others, Says Kagasheki

2012-06-01T12:51:11Z

The minister added that it has been a tradition in Zanzibar that during the month of Ramadhan which is the holy month for Muslims, Christians join their Muslim brothers and sisters in breaking fast. "It is the culture that we need to embrace as ...
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Gospel artists flock to Atlanta to advance career

2012-06-01T12:51:11Z

Christian rapper Lecrae first came to Atlanta as a teenager for a youth conference in 1999, but what ultimately convinced him to lay down roots here was its thriving gospel music scene. By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press No comments have been ...
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'Hell and Mr. Fudge' raises burning questions for Christians and students of ...

2012-06-01T12:51:11Z

When he began to teach an doctrine of Hell counter to the traditional view of Hell being an eternally burning torture for the damned, a quick succession of events cost him his job and his pulpit. A new film, “Hell and Mr. Fudge,” compresses the events ...
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The Huntsville Times - al.com

Christian, gospel music artists flock to Atlanta to take advantage of ...

2012-06-01T12:51:11Z

JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP FILE -In this Thursday, April 19, 2012 file photo, Christian rap artist Lecrae performs during taping of the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards at Atlanta's Fox Theater. Lecrae laid down roots in Atlanta to advance his Gospel ...
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Experts at Circleville meeting offer sobering view of health care

2012-06-01T01:55:52Z

That was the unflinching industry assessment offered today by two national health-care experts who spoke at Ohio Christian University in Circleville. Providers and patients must stop trying to preserve the status quo, whether it's their traditional, ...
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Mitt Romney's Mormon milestone

2012-06-01T01:55:52Z

However I'm going to seemingly make one exception with this milestone for Mormonism, and what Romney's personal advancement mean to not only individual members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but for the LDS Church in general.
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Robert Morris announces men's basketball recruits

2012-05-31T21:42:55Z

By Paul Schofield The trio of players, two from the junior college ranks and a high school senior, includes 2009 Perry Traditional Academy graduate Vaughn Morgan, a 6-foot-6 forward who played the past two seasons at Southwestern Christian College in ...
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Statement on Calvinism draws approval, criticism

2012-05-31T21:42:55Z

(BP) -- A group of current and former Southern Baptist leaders has signed a statement affirming what they call the "traditional Southern Baptist" understanding of the doctrine of salvation, with the goal of drawing a distinction with the beliefs of ...
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Film Attempts to Document Armenia's Influence on Europe

2012-05-31T19:52:24Z

The Ararat Mountains are referred to the home of Noah, and as such, its pres- ence on Armenian soil gave the country a certain religious cache, “an altar of Christianity,” according to the film. The traditional structure of the Armenian Church, ...
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Be 'Brave:' Change your fate

2012-05-31T19:52:24Z

The film, written and co-directed by Brenda Chapman, steers away from the traditional fairy tale. According to Pixar, “Brave” is a combination of Chapman's love of Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and her own daughter.
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The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

My Neighbor's Faith: Belief-O-Matic and Me

2012-05-31T19:52:24Z

Since I favored a single god (no divine Christ), a single lifetime and socially liberal stances, it judged me a perfect match for Reform Judaism. Islam appeared seventh on my list of religions to try, after Unitarian Universalism and Sikhism.
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DOMA Decision: Unconstitutional And Bound For SCOTUS

2012-05-31T19:52:24Z

This judgment entails both moral disapproval of homosexuality, and a moral conviction that heterosexuality better comports with traditional (especially Judeo-Christian) morality.” The First Circuit cited the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v.
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Traditional Chiefs Warn Rawlings: No June 4th In Aflao

2012-05-31T14:25:36Z

But a strongly-worded letter signed by three eminent statesman from the area; Torgbui Nyueimedzi Anubo IV, Senior Divisional Chief of Aflao Traditional Area, Prof Ernest Dumoh, Chairman, Aflao Council of Elders and Christian Yevunya, Chairman Aflao ...
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Peace FM Online

My Neighbor's Faith: Belief-O-Matic and Me

2012-05-31T14:25:36Z

... or dropped any connection to a specific religious tradition altogether." Beliefnet places the quiz in its entertainment section but its categories (never mind its sheer existence) reveal something serious, since my combination of non-Christian ...
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Islam-Christianity dialogue features at Kazakh interfaith meet

2012-05-31T14:25:36Z

Noting that one of the themes was "Religion and Multiculturalism", an official associated with the Congress said it would "be a place for civilized discussion between representatives of Islam and Christianity on the tradition of wearing headscarves and ...
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Families, businesses adapt to growth in cremations

2012-05-31T07:59:36Z

Traditional burial is still the norm nationally and in the Midlands, but each year, the number of bodies destined for the crematory instead of a casket rises. “When I was in school, they kind of mentioned cremation a little bit, but we didn't spend ...
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