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February 11 2008 By virtueonline Protecting the Church's Freedom in Colorado

Colorado HB 1080, pushed by the Anti-Defamation League after failing in a similar attempt last year, presents itself as an effort to bar discrimination. But the so-called "discrimination" HB 1080 targets is actually the legitimate freedom of religiously affiliated nonprofits to hire employees of like faith to carry out their mission. In practice, HB 1080 would strike down the freedom of Catholic Charities to preferentially hire Catholics for its leadership jobs if it takes state funds.

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February 11 2008 By virtueonline Protecting the Church's Freedom in Colorado

Colorado HB 1080, pushed by the Anti-Defamation League after failing in a similar attempt last year, presents itself as an effort to bar discrimination. But the so-called "discrimination" HB 1080 targets is actually the legitimate freedom of religiously affiliated nonprofits to hire employees of like faith to carry out their mission. In practice, HB 1080 would strike down the freedom of Catholic Charities to preferentially hire Catholics for its leadership jobs if it takes state funds.

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February 10 2008 By virtueonline The Name Profaned - Robert J. Sanders

The words "challenge" and "extending" refer to their willingness to overthrow regimes that violate American "principles" and "values," or regimes that threaten American "interests" and "prosperity."(3) From a religious point of view, the neocon vision is pagan, understanding the world in terms of power politics.

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February 10 2008 By virtueonline The Name Profaned - Robert J. Sanders

The words "challenge" and "extending" refer to their willingness to overthrow regimes that violate American "principles" and "values," or regimes that threaten American "interests" and "prosperity."(3) From a religious point of view, the neocon vision is pagan, understanding the world in terms of power politics.

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February 06 2008 By virtueonline Vatican modifies prayer for Jews

The Rev. James Massa, executive director for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, said Pope Benedict XVI made the changes over Jewish concerns on anti-Semitism. "What is important is that he's chosen to omit any language that's been associated with negative images of Jews," he said.

But the top U.S. Jewish groups were not mollified.

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February 06 2008 By virtueonline Vatican modifies prayer for Jews

The Rev. James Massa, executive director for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, said Pope Benedict XVI made the changes over Jewish concerns on anti-Semitism. "What is important is that he's chosen to omit any language that's been associated with negative images of Jews," he said.

But the top U.S. Jewish groups were not mollified.

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February 06 2008 By virtueonline Evangelicals a Liberal Can Love

Scorning people for their faith is intrinsically repugnant, and in this case it also betrays a profound misunderstanding of how far evangelicals have moved over the last decade. Today, conservative Christian churches do superb work on poverty, AIDS, sex trafficking, climate change, prison abuses, malaria and genocide in Darfur.

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February 05 2008 By virtueonline Christian Photographer Hauled before Commission for Refusing Same-Sex Job

The Alliance Defense fund (ADF), a legal alliance that is dedicated to defending and protecting religious freedom, sanctity of life, marriage, and family, is currently defending Elane Photography.

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January 29 2008 By virtueonline Judging churches for being judgmental

Skipping happily down the church hater's version of Memory Lane, the graphic shows Adam and Eve kicked out of the Garden of Eden, and various dark moments in church history such as witch burnings, Galileo getting jailed for heresy and Joan of Arc's martyrdom. It finishes with the 20th century example of California pastor David Hocking losing his ministry in 1992 over a relationship with a married woman.

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January 29 2008 By virtueonline A Christian Consensus on Culture

Sadly, Moore goes on, "No consensus exists among the followers of Christ concerning how to approach and make use of the artifacts, institutions, and conventions of culture in a decidedly Christian manner, and this in spite of the fact that we are called to do all things unto the glory of God."

As T. M. points out, this lack of consensus keeps the Church from effectively engaging and transforming culture.

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