25 Christian Facts, Congressman Promotes Meditation, Expensive Gospel

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 25 Facts You Should Know (But Probably Don't) About Christianity The leader of a famous adult choir told me recently that it is not uncommon for new recruits to have no idea what a psalm is. A hospital chaplain said that many of the ministers to nowadays have never heard of Heaven. A Scripture teacher explained the brown paper cover on his book by the fact that none of his charges would sit near him on the bus or train on school trips if he were seen to be reading the Bible. Ohio Congressman's Mission To Bring Meditation To The Masses British Library Buys Ancient Gospel For $14.3 Million What 'The Artist' Can Teach Us About Prayer Warm Heartedness: The Key To Inner Peace Five Years Later Mother Of Virginia Tech Victim Wrestles With God BLOG POSTS Varun Soni: The Los Angeles Riots 20 Years Later: An Interview with the Rev. Dr. Cecil 'Chip' Murray During the 1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles, the Rev. Dr. Cecil "Chip" Murray became a household name as the city's most visible and effective peacemaker. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with him to discuss the impact and legacy of the riots for South Los Angeles, Mary J. Loftus: Gay Marriage Is a Human Right, Law Professor Says Catholic bishops have been saying that the federal mandate that private insurers cover contraceptive services violates religious freedom. But the Catholic Church also supports policies that compromise the religious and moral freedom of others. Rabbi Jill Hammer, Ph.D.: The Shunnamite: Majesty Within Love The Shunammite (a woman of the town of Shunem) is a wealthy married woman living in the time of the kings of Israel and Judah. She does lovingkindness out of a sense of abundance and majesty: chesed sh'b'malkhut. Rabbi Ted Falcon: Gevurah: The Center Of All Possible Feelings Gevurah, which means strength, encourages us to attend not only to the forms of our feelings, but also to the universal energy that all feelings contain. Todd Clayton: Katie Ricks Becomes First Out Lesbian To Be Ordained In PCUSA One thing is certain: "the door's open for LBGT people to be ordained, and it's happening."

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