Baptists see atheist books as sign of panic
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - A run of best-selling books belittling religious belief are a secular backlash that highlights the success of Christianity, Southern Baptist leaders and theologians said at a conference.
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Believers have raised funds and packed boxes while struggling to understand why disasters happen.
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To help promote spiritual growth, a mood of levity invades a realm once known more for hard pews than hard laughs.
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: I'm an atheist but still I resent this joker in Rome slighting my community. A residual theological chauvinism is aroused.
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This weekend, and for many Christians the next 12 days, symbolize the conception of their faith. But geopolitically, they also represent a turning point that we can anticipate
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The National Academy of Sciences has released a book explaining the differences between science and religion, and asserting that acceptance of evolution does not require abandoning belief in God.
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Western societies are losing  their souls to scientific rationality and frightening believers  in the developing world who still fear God, Pope Benedict told  an open-air mass in Germany on Sunday.
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A warning sticker in suburban Atlanta science textbooks that says evolution is "a theory, not a fact" was challenged in court Monday as an unlawful promotion of religion.
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Two pieces of Christian art that predate the Holocaust raise questions about anti-Semitism.
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Many people in religious circles say it's one of the biggest problems facing families and congregations.  Yet:  It can go undetected.  It has no outward signs.  It is barely discussed.  The culprit? Pornography.  The Rev.
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A scientific-religious debate is shaping up over near-death experiences. A look at the dangers for both sides.
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Southern Baptists approved a resolution on global warming Wednesday that questions the prevailing scientific belief that humans are largely to blame for the phenomenon and also warns that increased regulation of greenhouse gases will hurt the poor.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Western societies are losing   their souls to scientific rationality and frightening believers   in the developing world who still fear God, Pope Benedict told   an open-air mass in Germany on Sunday.
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By Marvin Read, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 10--To say that the Rev. Gary Fearn's church is not mainstream is an understatement.
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Georgia is poised to introduce two literature classes on the Bible in public schools next year, a move analysts say would make the state the first to take an explicit stance endorsing &#151; and funding &#151; biblical teachings. The Bible already is incorporated into some classes in Georgia and other states, but some critics say the board's move, which makes the Bible the classes' main text, treads into dangerous turf.
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By Glenn Gamboa, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 16--Beneath a stained glass window at Judson Memorial Church and a Bible etched in neon, Arcade Fire stood in the dark, "ooh"-ing and "ahhh"-ing beautifully, ministering to the gathered faithful.   The moment seemed only fitting.
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The nun's leading critic argues thatÂ  her crisis of faithârevealed in newly published lettersâwas brought on by the crushing unreasonableness of the Roman Catholic faith.