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    Where are the men?

    (Getty)         I’ve asked before why do you go to church. Another big question, even more pressing is why so many men don’t. Over at Black and Married with…

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    I walk the line.

    Over at The Church of No People, the ever-brilliant Matt explains why being a political moderate is not a position of acquiescence or of being milquetoast. Also, I have no idea why…

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    The Next Christians

    On Sunday, on my way to church I caught part of On Being which featured a chat with influential Christian writer Gabe Lyons and Focus on The Family’s Jim Daly. Yesterday, while…

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    Are Black Pastors advising their flocks not to vote?

    (Source) I found this story particularly interesting since historically, the Black Church, and especially it’s leaders, have pushed hard for civic involvement, from voting to civil disobedience if need be. From the…

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    Feast of the Little Flower

     A statue of St. Therese at St. Joseph the Carpenter, Roselle, NJ. Today is the feast day of St. Therese of Liseaux on the Roman Catholic Calendar (the Anglican Communion, of which…

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    Esther: Heroine or Harlot?

    (Source) Have you heard about Mark Driscoll’s sermon series on the Old Testament book of Esther? It’s making a big splash on the interwebs, sadly (but not surprisingly) for all the wrong…

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    Christian Music suckage.

    After I took a stab at romancing the extraordinary, getting some word choice help from Contemporary Christian music (CCM), I stumbled upon this piece by Jordon Bloom at The American Conservative. The…

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    Pro-Dialogue

     An interesting convo between pro-life activist and Christian ethicist David Gushee and pro-choice former president of Catholics for Choice, Frances Kissling. From On Being: No issue is more intractable than abortion. Or…

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    Pulpit Free

    Did your church participate in Pulpit Freedom Sunday yesterday? Yeah, neither did mine. Instead, I listened to a homily on importance of family and showing love to all of God’s children. There…

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    Trashing Dash

        While I was surprised that actress Stacey Dash came out on Twitter in support of Mitt Romney as president, I wasn’t surprised by the heated backlash she faced once she…