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Pope Francis! The new Pope is Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina #HabemusPapam
Date: 03/13/2013
The new Pope has been announced as (former) Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina. He has chosen the name Francis, the first to do so. Congratulations to all the world's billion Catholics, be they practicing, lapsed or anywhere in between. This is a time of joy for our Christian cousins and I hope it also marks a new era in relations between the people of the Muslim world and the Cathol ...
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A Rabbi's Advice to the Next Pope
Date: 02/28/2013
The Catholic Church is at a pivotal crossroads. Many are still processing the events of the past three weeks. For the first time in 600 years, a Pope resigned. Then just a few days before the Conclave to elect the next Pope, a Cardinal withdrew because of sexual abuse charges. These events come on the heels of the most massive and damaging leak of insider information to the media in the ...
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The Papacy of Pope Benedict XVI
Date: 02/28/2013
Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing on February 11 that he would resign at the end of February. His decision marked the first time in nearly 600 years that a pope has stepped down before death. Significant events and moments in Benedict’s papacy include major writings, missteps and international travels. Once he steps down, he will become “pope emeritus,” moving to ...
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America: Creedal Nation or Civil Association?
Date: 02/19/2013
America has a creed and this creed is embodied in our Declaration of Independence. Such is the frequency, and the certainty, with which this is said that few people think to question it. And of those who do think to question it, far fewer dare to do so, for to question it is to expose oneself to the charge that one is a heretic, an anti -American. The America that was forged into an indep ...
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On Teaching About Indigenous Religions (Part Three)
Date: 02/15/2013
In my previous blog entry , we looked at some of the similarities and parallels that seem to exist between the shamans of many indigenous religions, and the prophets, priests, and faith-healers of the Judeo-Christian religious tradition. But what about some of the other highly prominent features of indigenous religions? Do such exotic things as rites of passage, tribal taboos, or even blood sac ...
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So God made a Democrat (Another Paul Harvey Parody - ROTFLOL)
Date: 02/12/2013
[caption id="attachment_23496" align="aligncenter" width="498"] The New Democrat Logo since the takeover by the Obamunists![/caption] [caption id="attachment_23500" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Obama's Sainted Halo[/caption] GOD MADE A DEMOCRAT God looked down on Washington D.C. and said “I need someone who will steal mo ...
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Left Tells Pope Benedict IVI Something Too Filthy To Repeat
Date: 02/11/2013
[caption id="attachment_23469" align="alignleft" width="318"] Pope Benedict XVI to Resign February 28, 2013[/caption] Calvin's Commentary: Did you ever think in your lifetime you could hear: “ ‘F**k Off, German C**t’ “: Death Wishes and Hate Swirl on Social Media Following Pope Benedict’s Resignation Announcement – Tweets sent about an aged Pope who is so il ...
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