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Book Traces the Long Strange Trip of Drug-Induced Spirituality
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nsymmonds
(RNS) If the word “psychedelic” conjures up images of San Francisco or Woodstock, there’s much more to learn from journalist Don Lattin’s mind-blowing guided tour of the colorful people who gave birth to America’s psychedelic era in an unlikely place: Harvard University. In his new book, “The Harvard Psychedelic Club,” which has received enthusiastic reviews…
Doctor Testifies for Parents in Faith-Healing Death
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nsymmonds
OREGON CITY, Ore. (RNS) When their son became ill, Jeffrey and Marci Beagley were confronted by several symptoms that would concern any reasonable parent but gave no indication that death was imminent, a pediatrician told jurors on Monday (Jan. 25). Dr. Douglas Diekema was the first defense witness called in the trial of the Oregon…
Polish Bishop, Under Fire from Jews, Steps Back from Statement
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nsymmonds
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Polish Catholic bishop who has been denounced for calling the Holocaust a “Jewish invention” distanced himself from the statement on Tuesday (Jan. 26), saying that he had been misunderstood. In an interview published Monday (Jan. 25) on an Italian Catholic Web site, Bishop Tadeusz Pieronek was quoted as saying that Jews…
Usher Testifies He Saw Kan. Abortion Doc’s Slaying
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mconsoli
WICHITA, Kan. – An usher testified Monday that he watched the man accused of killing prominent abortion provider Dr. George Tiller approach the doctor in church, put a gun to his head and pull the trigger. Gary Hoepner, who like Tiller volunteered as an usher at the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, said he chased…
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