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    Jun 8, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  1. Some Marlins players to join in religious promotion

    "There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance." — Annie Savoy, "Bull Durham" Susan Sarandon's character in "Bull Durham" expressed her unwavering devotion to the Church of...

    Tags: Major League Baseball, Marketing, Steve Cishek, Miami Marlins, Colorado Rockies

    2. May 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Keeping a watchful eye on IRS

    The popular impression is that President Barack Obama's Internal Revenue Service harassed only tea party and patriot-like groups seeking tax-exempt status. If it were only so. Allegations of IRS harassment of pro-life and religious groups reach as far...

    Tags: Social Issues, Planned Parenthood, Taxation, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means

    3. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Jason Collins and Tim Tebow: Lessons in being true to yourself

    On Monday, two stories captivated the sports world: pro basketball player Jason Collins came out as gay, and the outspoken Christian quarterback Tim Tebow was cut from the New York Jets.  One man belatedly discovered the value in being true to himself,...

    Tags: Social Issues, Tim Tebow, Abortion, Civil Rights, New York Jets

    4. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  4. National Day of Prayer Thursday

    The Somerset County National Day of Prayer program will be held Thursday on the steps of the Somerset County Courthouse.  The program will begin at noon and conclude at 1 p.m. There will be a short time of praise and worship beginning at 11:50 a.m....

    Tags: Christianity, Anglicanism, Religion and Belief

    5. Mar 26, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  5. Focus on the Family leader speaks on same-sex marriage

    <span style="font-size: small;">As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over the legality of gay marriage, NPR's Rachel Martin interviewed Jim Daly, head of Focus on the Family about same-sex marriage and Scripture.</span>
    As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over the legality of gay marriage, NPR's Rachel Martin interviewed Jim Daly, head of Focus on the Family about same-sex marriage and Scripture. Here are excerpts of what Daly had to say: You know, when we look...

    Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Family, Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court

    6. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Illinois Catholic couple taking on Obama over contraception mandate

    An Oak Brook health care company and its Roman Catholic owners who don't want to include birth control in their employees' benefits still have no choice, despite exceptions to the contraception mandate proposed by the Obama administration this month.
    An Oak Brook health care company and its Roman Catholic owners who don't want to include birth control in their employees' benefits still have no choice, despite exceptions to the contraception mandate proposed by the Obama administration this month....

    Tags: Social Issues, Antonin Scalia, Belief and Faith, Christianity, U.S. Supreme Court

    7. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Mark Burnett and Roma Downey put faith in 'The Bible' for History

    Mark Burnett, one of the most prolific reality-show producers on television, is going from scorched earth to burning bush.
    Mark Burnett, one of the most prolific reality-show producers on television, is going from scorched earth to burning bush. The former military paratrooper who made his name in Hollywood with back-biting, take-no-prisoners programs such as "Survivor,"...

    Tags: Marketing, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Maya Angelou, The Passion of the Christ (movie)

    8. Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. God is no Yeti: a rumination on religion

    Several times, reading the comments beneath an online article about religion, I've come upon remarks along the lines of: "Really? A magic being in the sky?" Terry Eagleton, in "Reason, Faith, and Revolution," refers to this pseudo-critique as the Yeti theory of belief in God: The idea that what the religious believe in is some sort of entity in the world for whose existence we have dubious evidence at best. In a review of Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion," Eagleton puts it this way:
    Several times, reading the comments beneath an online article about religion, I've come upon remarks along the lines of: "Really? A magic being in the sky?" Terry Eagleton, in "Reason, Faith, and Revolution," refers to this pseudo-critique as the Yeti...

    Tags: Belief and Faith, Christianity, Tony Blair, Religion and Belief, Chicago Tribune

    9. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. The gay-rights Bowl

    Super Bowl XLVII is being billed as the Harbaugh Bowl: the battle between brothers Jim and John Harbaugh, head coaches, respectively, of the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. It also pits two NFL teams connected directly and indirectly to the struggles for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
    Super Bowl XLVII is being billed as the Harbaugh Bowl: the battle between brothers Jim and John Harbaugh, head coaches, respectively, of the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. It also pits two NFL teams connected directly and indirectly to...

    Tags: Marriage, Radio, New England Patriots, Minority Groups, New Orleans Saints

    10. Jan 5, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  10. 25 years ago: Pete Maravich's tragic trip to Pasadena

    Pete Maravich came to town 25 years ago, Jan. 5, 1988. No newspaper, local or national, had an obituary prepared. No need, presumably.
    Pete Maravich came to town 25 years ago, Jan. 5, 1988. No newspaper, local or national, had an obituary prepared. No need, presumably. Everything seemed normal that morning in the gymnasium at the First Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena. Maravich had...

    Tags: Joe DiMaggio, Heart Problems, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, National Basketball Association

    11. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. For the record

    Animal shelters: A column in the Jan. 5 Section A about the euthanizing of impounded animals said that 50,000 animals are euthanized yearly in Los Angeles city animal shelters. The correct figure is 20,000 euthanized; 50,000 is the number of animals...

    Tags: Conservation, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues

    12. Nov 5, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Here's one prediction you can take to the bank: In 2016, Focus on the Family will still be spewing paranoid nonsense

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    In advance of the 2008 election, Focus on the Family released "Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America," warning their followers what life would be like in the fall of 2012 were Barack Obama to be elected. It's both frightening and......
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