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...Jesus” signified the right wing of the Republican Party, such a critique represents a necessary step towards decoupling Christian religiosity and extreme political conservatism. The text is more than just a critique, however; it is also a guidebook to rediscovering Jesus’ teachings and, through them, God. It is in this latter capacity that the “The Scandalous Gospel” may come up short for many readers.“The Scandalous Gospel” combines fairly simple biblical interpretation with very adept explanation from the incredibly eloquent Harvard pastor. The book isn?...
...full decade younger than his character, he is starting to feel the same pressure already. “I had a sort of pre-20 crisis the other day, because in the middle of November I turned 20, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m turning 20, and I’m no longer a kid, and I need to figure out what my life is about,’” says Mueller. “Twenty is such a terrible age,” he added. “You?...
...Because of the high stakes, terrorism investigations can move forward on the basis of a few seemingly innocuous acts or even a single phrase. In the Circuit City video, the words jihad and Allahu Akbar (which means "God is great") are indeed uttered, according to multiple people who have seen it. But many devout and law-abiding Muslims use those words like punctuation marks, the way Christians might say, "Praise God" or "God bless." Says Burim: "We say 'Allahu Akbar' all the time. We mean it in the religious way. We used to think it was bad luck...
...Context is everything in these recordings. For example, the complaint says Omar once asked Shain if he was "with them." In response, Shain said, "God willing, we will see." We don't yet know what was said before or after that. At another point, Dritan seemed stunned by a list of available weapons provided by Omar, saying "There was some stuff on the list that was heavy s___." The broader context will come out during the trial, and the defense attorneys are combing through the transcripts. "I get more confident the more stuff I read," says Troy Archie, attorney...
...Romney campaign's decision to try and reframe the religion debate in the Republican Party was shrewd. And the candidate left no buzzword untouched, name-checking nativities in public squares, strict constructionist judges, and the phrase "Under God." All are much ballyhooed causes of religious conservatives, especially during the December season when charges of a "War on Christmas" fill cable airwaves, and they build on the foundation set by the series of "Justice Sunday" events that the Family Research Council and others have put on over the past three years...