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Um, you're serious about this, aren't you?
EthicsDaily.com writer Robert Parham tosses out this little gem of an article about how those of us who don't feel that global warming is as big of a threat as it is being made out to be are "deniers" and should be called out for it. I've got problems...

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The Rise of Christian China
Via Michelle Malkin , by way of Weasel Zippers and with commentary from the Asia Times , this article from the National Catholic Reporter makes a profound statement about the size of China's growing Christian population. Perhaps the most remarkable burst...

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Heh
I'm watching Law & Order, and Fred Thompson's character just said "I don't judge what others believe." Kind of ironic, considering the flap of a couple weeks ago.

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Can someone please have him stop talking?
UPDATE : Welcome Instapundit readers! And thanks for the link Glenn. UPDATE 2 : Scroll to the bottom for some further thoughts. UPDATE 3 : Thanks to everyone who has commented. Also, thanks to ElephantBiz.com for the link as well, though if you don't...

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Words fail...
Just look at the picture .

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Quick Thoughts
Super Bowl - Congratulations to Peyton Manning, Tony Dungy and the Colts on last night's Super Bowl victory. I've been a fan of Tony Dungy's since he was the head coach in Tampa Bay, mainly because of his faith and his understated way of displaying...

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The gift of speaking in tongues
I'm going to step into a theological battleground here, but I'm pretty sure I'm on solid ground. There is currently a debate in the Southern Baptist church over private prayer language (glossolalia). Read the whole article here , then come...

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I can't believe someone would say this.
(NOTICE: This contains a couple mature themes, but nothing that someone who is able to read this shouldn't be able to handle. I apologize in advance if the nature of what is discussed offends anyone.) While reading through my daily blog list, I came...

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Hah!
And again I say HAH ! Syracuse University professor Arthur C. Brooks is about to become the darling of the religious right in America -- and it's making him nervous. The child of academics, raised in a liberal household and educated in the liberal...

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What happens when a city tries to do something about illegal immigration?
Well, it looks like if they do it in Texas, they get sued. The city of Farmers Branch city council decided to approve a couple of new ordinances in their city which has the citizens up in arms. I'll be picking parts out of this article throughout...

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Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays
I got an email this morning from the American Family Association decrying Best Buy for not using Merry Christmas in their holiday advertising. According to an article on MSNBC, Best Buy said this: “We are going to continue to use the term holiday...

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I have to agree with him
I saw this letter this morning from former US Representative and House Majority Leader *** Armey to Dr. James Dobson , founder of Focus on the Family (wow, that's a lot of links in one sentence). I have to say that I agree with what Mr. Armey says...

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Can we please stop making ourselves look bad?
I realize that Harry Potter is a sensitve issue in the Christian community, mainly because it deals with magic and witchcraft. However, things like this are not at all becoming of Christians. Laura Mallory, a mother of four, told a hearing officer for...

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Free speech rears it's head...
... and some people don't like it. The Anchoress has an interesting post today about free speech and people's reactions to hearing what they don't like. First is a quote from Brian Rohrbaugh , father of Daniel Rohrbaugh, one of the victims...

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Great perspective on the Pope/Islam controversy.
The Anchoress writes this , and I only wish I could have put it in words as well as she does. The world has more than amply demonstrated that it would like to see Islam put away its swords and get on with the business of simply living life - which is...

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