The parable of Gordon, the prodigal son of the manse
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Comment is free: Tom Bower: Explanations for the weaknesses in the prime minister's psyche might go all the way back to his childhood
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From his carefully coifed hair to his data-driven business principles to his unwavering devotion to his oft-maligned Mormon faith, Mitt Romney is the spitting image of his father physically, professionally and morally.
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Britain&#039;s Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, widely tipped as the next prime minister, became a father again at the age of 55.
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Tycho:  If my earlier experiences with the co-operative campaign had not endured so, there would be no question - fifteen dollars is quite simply not a value that men of reason would associate with the GRAW Map Pack.  But, drawing on that idea, let us move forward as though the powerful fraternal bonds forged in Campaign One were sufficient to assuage price related suffering to some degree.  I realize that this moves our narrative into the realm of fiction.
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In Westminster, you can almost hear the rubbing of hands with glee. Gordon Brown has broken his Golden Rule, say his enemies. Yippee, cry the Tories.
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By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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PLAISTOW, N.H. - A homeowner said Friday that whoever stole the baby Jesus from his manger scene was disrespectful by replacing it with an empty beer can. Bob Chooljain said that the Jesus figure was stolen from the manger scene on Wednesday night.
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Dal Papa messaggi di grandissimo significato
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There is a Chinese proverb that says, "Personal example carries more weight than preaching."
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The Parboiled Age And Ninthly He sat on one side of a blanket hung across the kitchen, and Smith sat on the other with his translation stones, intoning through the blanket. As if to make this an even happier scene, Harris was warned that if he tried to glimpse the plates, or look at the prophet, he would be struck dead - God is not Great by Christopher Hitchensâ¦
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By Bonnie Rochman, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 10--KINSTON -- KINSTON -- When Frank Gaskill was a boy in Philadelphia, his parents had to entrust his care to their church for a number of years. The Depression raged, and they couldn't afford to rear him.
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Every seven years since 1964, the filmmaker Michael Apted has released another installment of "The Up Series." These films document the lives of a diverse group of Britons from the ages of 7 to, most recently, 49. One of the patterns that emerges is a dramatic illustration of the Jesuit motto that inspired the series: âGive me a child until he is 7 and I will give you the man.â You can clearly see how these kidsâ very different personalities were fully formed at age seven.
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By Clint Cooper, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Sep. 16--"But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? (1 John 3:17).
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So the prodigal son is coming for   dinner. Or maybe its time to whip up the kind of snack that   made John the Baptist a wild man.
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With riveting cadence, the pastor quotes from the book of Acts &#151; assurance from the apostle Paul that only through tribulation might disciples enter the kingdom of heaven.
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For the men who practice it, it's about not just fitness but a connection with God.