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  • Cross Purposes0

    In a hill, far away, stood a plywood-covered cross, the emblem of religion and fame; and some love that white cross where the veterans remember those who were slain. Sounds like the makings of a hymn, but actually it is fodder for a church-state case before the United States Supreme Court. The case will determine

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  • The Hidden Danger of Conspiracy Theories0

    Is fluoride in the water a Communist plot? Was World War I a conspiracy of the Illuminati (or the Jews)? Is there a secret government plan to supplant the U.S. dollar with an &”Amero,&” a currency that includes Canada and Mexico? Was the attack on 9/11 a conspiracy by high officials in the U.S. government

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  • Bound to Do Good0

    We welcome any sons of Adam who come in love among us and will not condemn, punish, banish, prosecute, or lay violent hands upon anyone, in whatever name, form, or title he might appear. We are true subjects of both the church and the state and we are bound by the law of God and

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  • Whiteout0

    Snow falls every year in the Northeast United States. It’s effects range from New England style picture postcard to the sheet ice and downed power lines that often accompany late winter storms closer to Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Most years snow is a hoped for accompaniment to the holiday season and

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  • Confessions of a Religious Fanatic0

    As I write these words the shock of the Fort Hood shootings has subsided, somewhat. Tragic as it is, in a time of war(s), we almost get used to reports of American service members being shot. That’s what military people sometimes do: get shot. But for such shootings to happen in the &”homeland&” itself, and

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  • Religious Wars and Religious Freedom: A Troubled History0

    Although today Western society generally accepts that freedom of religious belief and expression is an innate human right, that position emerged only after centuries of religious intolerance and persecution, and centuries of interreligious hatred so extreme that it frequently resulted in wars of religion. This article is the first in a four-part series exploring the

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