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A Modern Day Parable

Submitted by usna77 on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 11:21am

Apologies to the Gospel of Mark...

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Does Jesus really want his name used in the legislature?

Submitted by James on Thu, 07/15/2010 - 10:20am

If nothing else, this story offers more good reasons for a bright line of separation between church and state. I recently asked Jesus about this and he said he had no interest in being used as a wedge issue in Caesar's house in Raleigh.

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Open thread

Submitted by James on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 2:58pm

Just in case you had any doubts that Jesus is a gung-ho promoter of American military might, you'll be happy to know that a manufacturer of sights used on Marine and Army weapons inscribes the equipment they sell to the military with Bible verses. Good god.

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Preaching the whole Magnificat

Submitted by usna77 on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 12:34pm

From the God's Politics blog entry by Nadia Bolz-Weber.

As Rev. Bolz-Weber points out, many churches this week, or during the Advent season, have heard the song of Mary, mother of Jesus, from the first chapter of Luke. "Magnificat" is the Latin name of the song, where Mary starts out "My soul magnifies the Lord."

Many today sing Woody Guthrie's anthem "This Land is Your Land," oblivious to the full lyrics that make the song not a "patriotic hymn," but rather a protest full of anger at the politics of economic division. Similarly, many who sit in our comfortable church pews get lost in the submission of the young Mary to what she sees as God's will.

But read these words from the New International Version:

He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
He has brought down rulers from their thrones

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On Life In The Modern World, Or, What If Jesus Was An HMO?

Submitted by fake consultant on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 5:57pm

Those among us who are familiar with the Bible will recall that Jesus Christ himself was an active member of the health care community as he travelled about the Holy Land.

It is reported that he practiced within multiple medical specialties, and his works as both an ophthalmologist and a neurologist are recounted within the verses of the Gospels.

But what if Jesus had been practicing medicine in the therapeutic environment we’re familiar with today?

In today’s conversation we’ll be tagging along with Jesus as he takes a few calls at his HMO’s Customer Care Center—and by the time we get done you should be able to bring a whole new take to those discussions you‘ve been having about why reform matters.

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On Christmas And Philosophy, Or, Who Would Jesus Torture?

Submitted by fake consultant on Wed, 12/26/2007 - 8:53pm

In which we determine if the Republicans and Jesus are as close as some would have you think.

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The First Progressive

Submitted by scharrison on Thu, 12/13/2007 - 9:02pm
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Watch Me

Submitted by Jerimee on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 9:37pm

Some dude name Chris Seay would like to have a word with you...

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As Jefferson Lives and Grieves ...

Submitted by Wayne Goodwin on Wed, 10/17/2007 - 7:43pm

With next year’s elections, we will face either a return of an Era that lifts up all that is great and good about the land of the free and the home of the brave, and returns us to that shining City on a hill; … or we will witness more of the same from the last seven years.

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