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Religion Dispatches
Taseer’s assassin shot him multiple times at point blank range in a public market and then waited to be detained, allegedly expressing pride in his actions to the media that quickly surrounded him. It is the issue of blasphemy and the symbolic nature of a much-publicized case involving Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman accused of maligning the Prophet Muhammad, that brought Taseer so centrally into the public eye in recent weeks.
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The incoming congress includes the first homeschooled member and a homeschooling activist.
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Palin’s fave new church: Blood of Jesus Against Obama?
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It’s called Measure 755. For Oklahoma, it forbids the use of international and Shari’ah law in state courts. As of the time of writing, it has passed, winning nearly 70% of the vote. As an American Muslim, and a citizen of New York, I am amused, concerned, fascinated and, oddly, given hope…
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“The Power of One Accord.”
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Put in context, Dan Webster does indeed hold fundamentalist religious beliefs outside the mainstream.
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Factcheck.org’s fact check falls short.
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His Democratic opponent calls him “Taliban Dan.” But he’s just a protégé of Bill Gothard.
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What was the spiritual harvest of the month of fasting, prayer, deep reflection, and discipline?
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