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...titular issue in Bart Ehrman's book God's Problem (HarperOne; 304 pages) haunts him. Once a Baptist pastor, Ehrman recounts how trying to unravel the ferocious conundrum--of a kind, all-powerful deity who also allows suffering--undid his faith. Since then, as a religion professor and best-selling author (2005's Misquoting Jesus), he has knowledgeably subverted his old beliefs. Here his biblical expertise is a help and a hindrance, since his conceit is to examine only explanations of suffering that appear in Scripture. As Ehrman takes issue with pain--portrayed as punishment for sin (in Genesis...
...Harassed, hunted and persecuted because of their practice of plural marriage, a band of faithful Saints left the United States with mixed emotions on 5 March 1884 and crossed the border into Mexico, seeking refuge and the right to live their religion in peace,” recounts the Encyclopedia of Latter-Day Saint History with regard to the earlier Romney’s exodus, according to The Salt Lake Tribune...
...live in the 5000-person, largely Mormon community of Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua. “There are now 3 million Mormons in Mexico. Their missionaries are literally everywhere. There were also still some of the Hatch family at Colonia Juarez just a few years ago,” says religion writer John Hart, as quoted by Suzan Mazur...
...Obama best represents our attitudes about the uses of faith in politics. In contrast to Romney, who in his 2007 speech “Faith in America” sought to unite believing voters, in his own 2006 signature speech on religion and public life Senator Obama called for a coalition of progressives, both believers and secularists. Obama possesses the unique perspective as a lifelong rationalist and recent convert to speak sincerely to all Americans...
...group that promotes legal organ donation, puts donation rates in India at well under 1 per million, compared to rates of more than 20 per million in places such as Spain, the U.S. and France. The group's head Dr Sunil Shroff rejects the idea that Indian culture or religion is behind the low donation rates. "The reason is we haven't got our act together basically," he says. "The infrastructure is not there. The general perception is lacking...