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- Anglican Centrist
- Bishop Alan’s blog
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- Daily Episcopalian
- Desert’s Child
- epiScope
- ePiscoSours
- Father Geoff Farrow
- GetReligion
- God, Christ: Questions & Faith
- In a Godward Direction
- Mere Comments
- Not the same stream
- Of Course, I Could Be Wrong (The Mad Priest)
- On Not Being a Sausage
- Only Connect at Modern Churchpeople’s Union
- Pluralist Speaks
- Ruth Gledhill at Times Online
- Santos Woodcarving Popsicles
- Shroud of Turin Blog
- Shroud of Turin Story
- The Deacon’s Slant
- The Definitive Shroud of Turin FAQ
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- The Lead at Episcopal Cafe
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Author Archives: Dan
The Valencia Dawkins Challenge: No Consensus on Consensus
Shroud of Turin Blog Giulio Fanti (pictured) writes: Dear Dan. . . . You have my permission to inform whoever you want of my position: “I am tired for all the recent diputes on SSD (sic: SSG) . . . … Continue reading
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Final Program for Bari Conference
Hello Shroud of Turin Blog The Program for Workshop on Advance in the Turin Shroud Investigation isnow online. Note that regular papers are limited to 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. This seems a stark contrast to … Continue reading
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If there are rain puddles in heaven, Christina is jumping in them today.
Christina was given to us on September 11th, 2001, one of 50 babies born that day to be pictured in a book called "Faces of Hope." On either side of her photo in that book were simple wishes for a … Continue reading
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More on the Lincoln Tunnel Atheist Billboard
On the subject of the silly ‘Atheist’ billboard outside the Lincoln Tunnel, Catholic Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic comments in his well read blog, The Dish: The Christmas stories in the Bible – and they are multiple and contradictory – … Continue reading
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Where is PETA when you need it?
According to MSNBC: Researchers say they’ve forced microbes from a California lake to consume arsenic. Life as we don’t know it … on Earth?
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Christian woman faces death for blasphemy – GOD, CHRIST: QUESTIONS & FAITH
NBC’s Carol Grisanti and Fakhar ur Rehman report on MSNBC’s World Blog – Christian woman faces death for blasphemy: ITTAN WALLI, Pakistan – In early November, in the dusty city of Sheikhupura in Pakistan’s heartland, Asia Bibi, an illiterate … Continue reading
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Bishop Charles Bennison Should Resign
Episcopal News Service: The 227th annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, by a vote of 341-134, has asked Bishop Charles Bennison Jr. to "resign immediately." A resolution containing the request also said that Bennison "does not have the … Continue reading
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Christopher Hitchens vs Peter Hitchens: Can Civilization Survive without God
From Shroud of Turin Blog: Can civilization survive without God? Do watch the video. It is quite good. I have a great deal of respect for Christopher even though I pretty much disagree with most of what he has to … Continue reading
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Junk Science Warning: New Shroud of Turin 3D Web Site
We are referring here to some 3D work done on the Shroud of Turin images that is dubious. Unfortunately it is being widely displayed in some churches. The pastor of a large parish in New Orleans wrote to me by … Continue reading
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Vatican and Christian communities in Mideast
Highlights from a CNN article: The Catholic Church warns that attacks on Christians are increasing with the rise of Islamic fundamentalism Vatican: Muslims don’t distinguish between religion and politics The Middle East is about 1.6 percent Catholic, and 5.6 percent … Continue reading
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Maybe the Yogurt can figure out the Shroud of Turin’s image.
A week later, during breakfast, the yogurt used the granola she had mixed with it to spell out the message WE HAVE SOLVED FUSION. TAKE US TO YOUR LEADERS. Short story. When the Yogurt Took Over: A Short Story « … Continue reading
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Theology 101: Fallen by Sascha Geddert
Something to think about. A little meteor learns the biggest lesson of life on it’s way down to earth. http://player.vimeo.com/video/11238405 Fallen from Sascha Geddert on Vimeo.
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Martin Peretz’ Yom Kippur Atonement in The New Republic
Remember in early September when Marty Peretz, the publisher of The New Republic wrote: But, frankly, Muslim life is cheap, most notably to Muslims. And among those Muslims led by the Imam Rauf there is hardly one who has raised … Continue reading
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Feisal Abdul Rauf’s Repellent Record as a Property Developer
That is the headline from an article in Hudson New York, the journal of the Hudson Institute. Read: Feisal Abdul Rauf’s Repellent Record as a Property Developer :: Hudson New York What is the Hudson Institute? It is a think … Continue reading
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Atheist Richard Dawkins is incandescent with rage at pope for tying ‘godless’ and Nazis . . . however
Cathy Lynn Grossman at USA Today tells us: Britain’s best known atheist Richard Dawkins is sputtering mad over Pope Benedict’s equating the godless to potential Nazis. In his speech to Queen Elizabeth when the pontiff arrived yesterday for his four … Continue reading
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My my says the Trentonian about “High Minded Progressives”
Someone at the Trentonian, presumably the editor, doesn’t like liberals or “progressives.” But the writer makes an important point that will resonate among both supporters and opponents of the Park51/Cordoba/Mosque-near-Ground-Zero/Community Center project. And yes, we should say alleged slumlord for … Continue reading
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A Student Wonders Why We Hate in the Yale Daily News
Alex Klein, a junior in Davepnort College, writes in the Yale Daily News (Friday, September 17, 2010): “I wonder whether I need honor these people [Muslim Americans] and pretend they are worthy of the privileges of the First Amendment, which … Continue reading
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