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...assurance. How about role-playing? One participant expressed a yearning to see her husband dressed as a police officer. The Good Book offers no specifics on that, so Stacy Spencer allowed that it was up to the woman, "as long as you're not lusting after a particular officer. Jesus talked about spiritual adultery, and that could be spiritual adultery. But if it's just a generic...
...that 70% of respondents agreed with the statement "Many religions can lead to eternal life." Even more remarkable was the fact that 57% of Evangelical Christians were willing to accept that theirs might not be the only path to salvation, since most Christians historically have embraced the words of Jesus, in the Gospel of John, that "no one comes to the Father except through me." Even as mainline churches had become more tolerant, the exclusivity of Christianity's path to heaven has long been one of the Evangelicals' fundamental tenets. The new poll suggests a major shift, at least...
...faith ... characteristic of British politicians, not American ones": American politicians who loudly tout their faith are usually touting membership in one of the Christian sects, and rarely Judaism (and even more rarely Islam). The political climate in the U.S. makes it useful to boast about one's belief in Jesus and the Christian God, and political suicide to mention any faith that is focused in a different direction. Sadly, what really should be the valuable part of any faith - namely, the way one's integrity guides one to live it - is not something that needs advertising. Deborah Greymoon, Cascade, Colo...
...faith ... characteristic of British politicians, not American ones": American politicians who loudly tout their faith are usually touting membership in one of the Christian sects, and rarely Judaism (and even more rarely Islam). The political climate in the U.S. makes it useful to boast about one's belief in Jesus and the Christian God, and political suicide to mention any faith that is focused in a different direction. Can you imagine a candidate for President glowingly referring to an uplifting feeling at a full-moon ritual or celebration of Tu B'shvat? Sadly, what really should be the valuable part...
...courtroom. He reached for the hands of his two defense attorneys. He looked straight ahead. At 2:04p.m., the judge began reading off each count. Finally, Kelly looked to the stand. "Not guilty," the judge's assistant began, reading each count. Kelly looked down, closed his eyes. "Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus," he whispered to his defense attorneys. And suddenly, the self-described Pied Pier wept. After the verdict was read, Kelly stood up, tears flowing down his cheeks. He hugged his attorneys. Supporters who'd been here for much of the trial walked up and hugged...