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May 27th, 2010
09:50 PM ET
The rise of Historical Jesus, Inc.The search for the historical Jesus is an academic field, but it’s also turned into a thriving publishing industry, the New Yorker's Adam Gopnik points out:
May 27th, 2010
08:31 PM ET
Tony Perkins: Repealing 'don't ask, don't tell' threatens military chaplains
The group opened the press conference with prayer, asking for God to bless their efforts and to soften the hearts of senators and congressmen to their position. FULL POST
May 27th, 2010
05:10 PM ET
Jackie Robinson's other crusadeAny baseball fan probably knows the story of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American in major league baseball. I thought I did, too. Then I came across a book describing how Robinson’s Christian faith also drove his decision to become the major league’s first black baseball player.
May 27th, 2010
02:31 PM ET
Are atheists proselytizing here?The pastor/iReporter who told us how he devises his church sign messages has e-mailed about negative comments on his post:
Worth noting that this blog is for believers, non-believers and disbelievers alike - and includes coverage of atheists, secular humanists and other non-faith traditions. Covering the world of beliefs has to include those who challenge beliefs and who are agnostic about them.
May 27th, 2010
11:54 AM ET
White House steps up Jewish outreach amid criticism of Mideast policyWhen Rabbi Jack Moline recently confronted his friend Rahm Emanuel about mounting Jewish anxiety over the Obama administration's Mideast policy, he was surprised at the White House Chief of Staff's response: to invite Moline and more than a dozen other rabbis to the White House for a nearly two-hour conversation. But what really surprised Moline, who leads a northern Virginia synagogue, was that Emanuel (pictured above in Israel today) invited the whole group back a couple of weeks ago for another long sit-down. "We invited rabbis who'd been supportive of the president since the election," said Moline, who helped organize the two meetings of rabbis from across the country. "And who found themselves concerned about his approach to the Middle East process." As the Obama administration steps up efforts to restart the Middle East peace process - with U.S.-moderated talks between Israel and Palestinian leaders starting earlier this month and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scheduled to visit the White House next week - it has launched a simultaneous campaign to allay fears within the American Jewish community over how that process will work.
May 27th, 2010
08:46 AM ET
Monks and money: A business beyond prayerTheir surroundings are idyllic, their lives contemplative, their needs simple. But don’t assume monks who live in monasteries and dedicate their lives to prayer aren’t feeling pressure in this economy. The idea of monks making money and being self-sufficient dates back to the 6th century, and across the U.S. you'll find them in the business of coffee, caskets, fruit cakes, honey, bonsai and more. A Georgia monastery once raised ostriches and emus - a venture the abbot calls "a bust." |
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From CNN's Kelly Marshall: Hours before the Senate Armed Services Committee 