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    • 12 Ratings
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    The Clash of Civilizations Over Marriage Equality

    MARCH 26, 2013 10:55AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, catholic church, supreme court, fundamentalism, gay rights, traditionalism, modernity, andrew sullivan, douglas wilson, law, science, truth, traditions of civility, democracy, personal autonomy, free will, religion, pope benedict, pope john paul ii, birth control, president obama, walter lippmann, secularism, marketplace of ideas, utilitarianism, separation between church and state, biblical morality, new testament, theocracy, taliban, religious freedom, traditional marriate, christianity, republican party. christian nation

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 2339 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Religious and Political Conservatives -- Polar Opposites

    MARCH 8, 2013 11:32AM

    By Spencer Thripworth III


    Topics: pope, religion, christianity, homeless, conservative, republican

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 2460 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    German bishops sabotage pedophile sex abuse investigation

    JANUARY 8, 2013 4:54PM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: germany, catholic church, christianity, lower saxony, sex abuse, pedophiles, crime

    • Editor's Pick
    • 20 Ratings
    • 5490 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    On Being a Christian Lesbian

    OCTOBER 15, 2012 1:58PM

    By Constant Calliope


    Topics: politics, belief/religion, gay/lesbian, judaism, christianity

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 2718 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Romney Exposes Inner Ayn Rand

    SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 3:30PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, entitlements, jospeh stiglitz, too big to fail, wall street, financialization, cato institute, barry goldwater, mormonism, christianity, poor, massachusetts, citizenship, atlas shrugged, ludwig von mises, plutocracy, capitalism, 47%, ayn rand, tea party, republican party, president obama, mitt romney, economics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 2082 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    The New Year

    SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 5:28PM

    By Joan H.


    Topics: agnostic., atheist, religion, families, hinduism, buddhism, christianity, jewish new year

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 2707 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Catholic Ryan Needs to do Penance for Sins

    AUGUST 15, 2012 10:30AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: poliitcs, economics, paul ryan, ayn rand, mitt romney, right wing, capitalism free market, catholic church, sin, atheism, immorality, ryan budget, paul ryan, objectivism, conservatism, nuns on a bus, charity, compassion, tea party, christian fundamentalism, christianity, georgetown university, laissez faire, supply side economics, gospel of love, jesus christ, william f. buckley jr., republican party, democratic party, president obama, fiscal conservative, social safety net, tax cuts, food stamps, poverty, free market, atlas shrugged

    • Editor's Pick
    • 29 Ratings
    • 13540 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    Why I Stopped Believing in God

    JANUARY 2, 2012 5:29PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: faith, god, dinner with a perfect stranger, vanity fair, god is not great, christopher hitchens, christianity, family, books, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 23 Ratings
    • 2047 Views
    • 45 Comments
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    Hazed by Christians

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 12:11PM

    By Erica K


    Topics: open call, freshman orientation, christianity, anorexia, the hunger project, est

    • Editor's Pick
    • 1 Ratings
    • 1029 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Death of a Dutiful Daughter

    SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 9:51PM

    By Lauren J Barnhart


    Topics: feminism, books, belief/religion, catholicism, christianity, adolescence, les mandarins, the second sex, memoirs of a dutiful daughter, simone de beauvoir

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 2264 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Rick Perry and the Push for American Theocracy

    SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 1:24PM

    By Ryan Ebersole


    Topics: rick perry, religion, christianity, theocracy, dominionism, evolution, abortion, gays, education, michele bachmann, gop, republican, evangelical, science, politics, news, gay/lesbian, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 1528 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Grace

    JULY 21, 2011 4:27PM

    By bnzoot


    Topics: colleage, episcopal church, carmina burana, church, christianity, julian, science, medical, feeding tube, ventilator, muscular dystrophy, faith, grace, friend, friendship, health, belief/religion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1121 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    An Atheist Who Honors Jesus More than the Christian Right

    JUNE 8, 2011 6:49AM

    By Tony Kelso


    Topics: science, belief/religion, spirituality, politics, life stories, christianity, atheism

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2938 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Can I be a liberal and a Christian?

    JUNE 3, 2011 6:14AM

    By Heather Savann Henderson


    Topics: my tiny hypocrisy, christian, christianity, politics, liberal, conservative, democrat, republican, gop

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 3214 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Survivor Redemption Island: Matt Totally Lost My Respect

    APRIL 7, 2011 6:32AM

    By Michael Russnow


    Topics: belief/religion, video, television, ralph kiser, christianity, television, realtity tv, phillip sheppard, god, born again christians, jeff probst, mike chiesl, steve wright, rob mariano, andrea boehlke, matt elrod, russell hantz, jud fabio birza, jud birza, brett clouser, grant mattos, ram productions international, michael russnow, nicaragua, survivor redemption island, survivor, cbs

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1111 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    My Christmas Traditions

    DECEMBER 22, 2010 8:49AM

    By Rebecca Sarwate


    Topics: christmas, christianity, hindu, muslim, greek, roman, jesus, history channel

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 2911 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    Should the Poles make Jesus their king?

    OCTOBER 21, 2010 11:08AM

    By Alan Nothnagle


    Topics: jesus, poland, europe, eu, european union, religion, catholicism, christianity

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 3172 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    I was born Baptist....

    OCTOBER 12, 2010 2:43PM

    By nyctheaterqueen


    Topics: hedonism, faith, family, belief/religion, christianity

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 2310 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Fear and A Resolution to Ban 'Pro-Islam' Books

    SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 10:20AM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: books, islam, schools, christianity, religion, ban, tolerance, censorship

    • Editor's Pick
    • 24 Ratings
    • 4116 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    The Christianity I Used to Know

    SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 9:41AM

    By Katy B.


    Topics: tea party, childhood, family, church, quran, intolerance, god, religion, hate, love, christianity

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