Category: news
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more about gaza from the middle east
More on the violence in Gaza from Pilgrim Withou a Shrine, From a secular perspective one might say, “survival of the fittest.” From here it looks more like de-evolution of the species. For those of us from a more religious perspective – did God create us so we could kill each other? Where are the…
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gaza attacks
Pilgrim Without a Shrine has some analysis and reaction to the recent violence in Gaza: Olmert’s appeal to the citizens of Gaza might seem reasonable on the face of it – after all they elected Hamas, presumably the citiznery could do something about it. But, really? When have you or I ever really held sway…
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thanks a lot rod!
Any other Illinoisans feeling a bit sheepish about our state over the past two days? Since the word of Rod Blagojevich’s indiscretions hit the news yesterday I’ve received messages from my uncle (in Iowa) and dad (in California), both poking fun of our state’s renewed reputation for political hi-jinks. Thanks a lot Rod! Maggie and…
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proposition 8: a christian response?
While walking around downtown Sacramento with my parents last weekend we observed a large group of people protesting the recent passage of Proposition 8. In a nutshell, prop 8 amended the California constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, thereby reversing an earlier supreme court decision to allow same-sex…
David W. Swanson 