Misunderstanding The Bible, Vatileaks, Future Of Denominations

Saturday, June 23, 2012 Five Bible Images You Probably Misunderstand Originally, Jesus' most important commandment wasn't to love God with all one's heart or with all one's soul. God was a warrior, not a shepherd. Men and women were supposed to be equal. And as with many other people, Adam's lifespan was symbolic. Vatican Urges AIDS Cure And Universal Drugs Access, Sidesteps Condoms Gay Mormons Marrying Women Separating Fact From Fiction In Vatican Leaks Case Filmaker Who Used To Support Mosque Has Joined The Anti-Islam Movement LGBT Religious Leaders On The Spirituality Of Marriage BLOG POSTS David Lose: Do Christian Denominations Have a Future? Despite my obvious denominational loyalty I'm not sure Christian denominations have a future -- or whether they even should. Here are five reasons that I not only suspect the day of denominations has passed. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush: Religious People Celebrate LGBT Pride At the heart of most Pride parades in America, you will see religious congregations marching. Unfortunately, like many of my sisters and brothers who identify as both LGBT and religious, I find that sometimes I am asked to choose between my identities. Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D.: Saying 'Vagina' in the Pulpit In the aftermath of the silencing of Rep. Brown, I confess that I took some delight in the many tweeple who took to the twitterverse to speculate on what if any euphemistic term would have been acceptable in lieu of the medically appropriate anatomical term, vagina. Fahad Faruqui: Connecting Islam and International Law to Help Refugees In recent years, Muslim countries especially have seen a huge growth in refugees. In this context, it is especially important to understand the Islamic principles relevant to refugees and the connection to international law. Richard Giannone: Pride and HIV/AIDS: The Spiritual Goodness Within At Mass one witnessed the spectrum of AIDS from halting gait and blemishes to emaciation. HIV was making people realize that the tenacity of love of life flourished in these wasting men.

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