The unchurched in America are probably not buying what #Beckapalooza was flogging, either – A lot of them are conservative, but hurt by “The Church.” The Barna Group – Millions of Unchurched Adults Are Christians Hurt by Churches But Can Be Healed of the Pain Other interesting insights into the self-identified Christians who have distanced themselves from a conventional church relate to their beliefs. Two-thirds (68%) hold a biblical view of God – that is, He is the all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the universe and He still rules that universe today. However, only one-third (35%) agree to any extent that…
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Why @GlennBeck’s campchair revival meeting on the National Mall will probably turn out to be irrelevant, even with the Theocratic Right’s deep pockets. Barna: How Teenagers’ Faith Practices Are Changing The most striking change was the fact that teenagers today seem much less inclined to have spiritual conversations about their faith in Christ with non-believers. The survey question specifically asked if the survey respondent had “explained your religious beliefs to someone else who had different beliefs, in the hope that they might accept Jesus Christ as their savior.†Among born again Christian teenagers, the proportion who said they had explained…
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"Dr" Alveda King Trading on the King DNA, niece turned away from family, doesn't recall why she was awarded an honorary doctorate BBC News – Who answered Glenn Beck Crackdown in Bahrain Hints of End to Reforms – NYTimes.com I sometimes book travelers to Bahrain, and they're not great fans of the place. Delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner delayed again – USATODAY.com The New Yorker Maps Koch Industries Follow the money that funds the vast right wing conspiracy BBC News – How the internet is changing language Kind of sad reading definitions of Internet Menes in British court.
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RT @godgrrl "full transcript of my '04 interview with Obama about his faith-the most in-depth 2 date http://bit.ly/ciCdZL #POTUS #religion" in reply to godgrrl # RT @gegere "I miss Hawaii so much!" Me too! #fb in reply to gegere # RT @StNickEpiscopal "Distributing fliers for new Saturday evening service in Elk Grove Village. Begins 18SEP at 430pm! http://is.gd/ewT16" in reply to StNickEpiscopal # And by the way, as the tired feet and sweaty face behind @StNickEpiscopal I am taking a break to cool off. # RT @fallingrock "RT @RealNichelle: Vote For Star Trek Theme To Be Final Shuttle Wakeup Music…
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“Don’t make me come out there.” What the hell, I ended up live-blogging the whole damn thing. I took this photo a few years ago on a trip to Washington DC, with the “good camera” that’s been sent off to Canon for possible repair, or I’ll be in the market for a refurbished 30D. I Tweeted a lot of my Lincoln Memorial photos last night after getting irked at all the Beckamania co-opting of the imagery of Lincoln, Dr King, and all the hoo-ha about reclaiming the nation’s honor. It bugged me that the national honor so much in need…
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No matter the beauty flaw, there’s a tool to roll it away. Nose too fat? There’s a roller for that. Jowls dangling? Roll them away. Cheeks sagging? Roll them up. Cottage cheese thighs? Roll them bye-bye.
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Thank goodness I can get some at the local Japanese supermarket for a variety of dry skin needs!
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Low-information people who oppose the NY mosque really should listen to Speaking of Faith's Ramadan Revealed show. http://is.gd/eiFXj # My gd camera borked; shipping 4 repair. Took Chicago architecture boat tour Friday with only iPhone camera. http://moby.to/vak0d1 # RT @jeffersonreid @reverendadam: "Republicans don't actually believe in freedom of religion. They believe in freedom of Christianity." in reply to jeffersonreid # RT @SecondLie "Now that I'm evidence, will the cops bag and tag me?" They need only tag you, and then you're IT in reply to SecondLie # Do not anger the Juggalos, for they are subtle and quick to turn…
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I’m still alive, and hoping to break free of my Google Reader addiction in order to fall back into the more creative addictive habit of actually blogging something about what’s going on in my life or in my head. Today is Caturday. There, I’ve blogged something. And I’ve been wrasslin with WordPress, updating all three of my sites/blogs. Er, well, I have a fourth blog but it’s quite inactive at the moment, it’s Riley the Cat’s blog. I’ll get around to that later – he’s much too lazy to do his own blogging and I’m too lazy to do my…
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