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Implied Institutional Messages (#1386)
Jim Palmer, ordained minister turned activist in the non-religious spirituality movement, offers several implied messages of the institutional church based on Marshall McLuhan’s frequently quoted...
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Check Your Privilege (#1387)
I rarely click through when I see friends sharing their score to the latest quiz, but I did a few days ago after seeing a number of posts on my Facebook feed declaring just how privileged people were...
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Sermon: Be A Quitter (#1448)
Sermon Text: I Corinthians 1:10-17 (The Message) Sermon Excerpt Churchy Christians often say, “Wherever two or three are gathered in God’s name, God is present.” While they are likely right,...
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Religious Symbols on National Flags (#1502)
According to a new Pew Research analysis, a third of the world’s countries have national flags that contain religious symbols. The 64 flags with religious imagery can be categorized by religion as...
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World Religions from 2010 to 2050 (#1539)
Last week the Pew Research Center released projections for how the makeup of the world’s largest religions are likely to shift between now and 2050. These projections rely on complicated assumptions...
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Fewer and Fewer Christians (& Even Fewer Mainline Protestants) (#1551)
In 2007 the Pew Research Center conducted their initial U.S. Religious Landscape Study. The 2014 edition, published earlier today, shows Christianity declined by 8% in America over the last seven...
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Unique Opportunity to Learn About World Religions (#1614)
World Religions by nataliesap – www.flickr.com/photos/nataliesap/2270402786/ Religious literacy is an essential interpersonal competency for all who seek to live well and to relate effectively to other...
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The Least Educated Americans: Christians (#1664)
A few weeks ago the Pew Research Center published a detailed chart showing a nation by nation breakdown of the educational attainment of those identified with select world religions. United States In...
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4 Out of 10 Nations Favor a Specific Religion or Religions (#1706)
Earlier this month the Pew Research Center published the results of their analysis of their study of 199 countries and territories around the world. They found that more than 40% of these countries...
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A Compelling Version of Christianity (#1804)
I cannot count the number of times in recent years that I’ve had to explain that I’m not the type of Christian someone assumes I am (and/or assumes all Christians are). A Compelling Christianity It is...
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