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Some Marlins players to join in religious promotion
"There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance." — Annie Savoy, "Bull Durham" Susan Sarandon's character in "Bull Durham" expressed her unwavering devotion to the Church of...Tags: The New York Times, Miami Marlins, Coors Field, National Basketball Association, Colorado Rockies
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Keeping a watchful eye on IRS
The popular impression is that President Barack Obama's Internal Revenue Service harassed only tea party and patriot-like groups seeking tax-exempt status. If it were only so. Allegations of IRS harassment of pro-life and religious groups reach as far...Tags: Taxation, Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Social Issues, Aaron Schock
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Jason Collins and Tim Tebow: Lessons in being true to yourself
On Monday, two stories captivated the sports world: pro basketball player Jason Collins came out as gay, and the outspoken Christian quarterback Tim Tebow was cut from the New York Jets. One man belatedly discovered the value in being true to himself,...Tags: Barack Obama, Football, ESPN (tv network), New York Jets, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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National Day of Prayer Thursday
The Somerset County National Day of Prayer program will be held Thursday on the steps of the Somerset County Courthouse. The program will begin at noon and conclude at 1 p.m. There will be a short time of praise and worship beginning at 11:50 a.m....Tags: Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Focus on the Family leader speaks on same-sex marriage
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over the legality of gay marriage, NPR's Rachel Martin interviewed Jim Daly, head of Focus on the Family about same-sex marriage and Scripture. Here are excerpts of what Daly had to say: You know, when we look...
Tags: Family, Social Issues, Marriage, U.S. Supreme Court, NPR
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Illinois Catholic couple taking on Obama over contraception mandate
An Oak Brook health care company and its Roman Catholic owners who don't want to include birth control in their employees' benefits still have no choice, despite exceptions to the contraception mandate proposed by the Obama administration this month....
Tags: Religion and Belief, Antonin Scalia, Family Planning, Nursing, Oak Brook
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Mark Burnett and Roma Downey put faith in 'The Bible' for History
Mark Burnett, one of the most prolific reality-show producers on television, is going from scorched earth to burning bush. The former military paratrooper who made his name in Hollywood with back-biting, take-no-prisoners programs such as "Survivor,"...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Separation of Church and State, CBS Corp., Will Smith, Times Square
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God is no Yeti: a rumination on religion
Several times, reading the comments beneath an online article about religion, I've come upon remarks along the lines of: "Really? A magic being in the sky?" Terry Eagleton, in "Reason, Faith, and Revolution," refers to this pseudo-critique as the Yeti...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Tony Blair, Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Chicago Tribune
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The gay-rights Bowl
Super Bowl XLVII is being billed as the Harbaugh Bowl: the battle between brothers Jim and John Harbaugh, head coaches, respectively, of the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. It also pits two NFL teams connected directly and indirectly to...
Tags: The New York Times, Football, Super Bowl, CBS Corp., Sports
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25 years ago: Pete Maravich's tragic trip to Pasadena
Pete Maravich came to town 25 years ago, Jan. 5, 1988. No newspaper, local or national, had an obituary prepared. No need, presumably. Everything seemed normal that morning in the gymnasium at the First Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena. Maravich had...
Tags: Heart Problems, National Basketball Association, Boston Celtics, Joe DiMaggio, Utah Jazz
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For the record
Animal shelters: A column in the Jan. 5 Section A about the euthanizing of impounded animals said that 50,000 animals are euthanized yearly in Los Angeles city animal shelters. The correct figure is 20,000 euthanized; 50,000 is the number of animals...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Water Pollution
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Here's one prediction you can take to the bank: In 2016, Focus on the Family will still be spewing paranoid nonsense
Change of SubjectIn advance of the 2008 election, Focus on the Family released "Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America," warning their followers what life would be like in the fall of 2012 were Barack Obama to be elected. It's both frightening and......
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