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Why the Bible is a Tough Book for Americans, by Don Miller

By UCN on August 27, 2010 2:06 PM | No TrackBacks

I'm not a big fan of the "there are only two kinds of people" breakdown of humanity, and yet in the past few years, I've found myself wondering if, well, there are only two kinds of people. I'm not talking about people who either like Neil Diamond or don't, I'm talking about How and Why thinkers. Let me explain:

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Why a Wooden Cross Divides Poland, by David Frum

By UCN on August 26, 2010 5:24 AM | No TrackBacks

I stopped on a recent night in front of the palace of the Polish president. I had no choice: The crowd stood so thick that I could not move.

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The Muslim-Christian Debate: What We're Missing, by Gabe Lyons

By UCN on August 22, 2010 2:51 PM | No TrackBacks

Is there really anything else to be written about the "Ground Zero mosque?" The headlines are saturated with opinion columns from both the left and right.

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Why Our Generation Doesn't Care About Prop 8, by Jonathan Merritt

By UCN on August 21, 2010 7:05 AM | No TrackBacks

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Supporters of same-sex marriage rally on the steps of the State Capitol November 22, 2008 in Sacramento, California.

Twentysomethings have dropped out of the homosexual marriage debate. Why?

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Our Summertime Blues, by Johnathan Smith

By UCN on August 21, 2010 7:00 AM | No TrackBacks

As unemployment grows, partisanship deepens, and war lingers on, things certainly don't look as hopeful as they did 20 months ago when Barack Obama took office. But there's still hope. We just need to remember where to look for it.

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Is Generosity the New Jaguar?

By UCN on August 17, 2010 3:25 PM | No TrackBacks

Is generosity the new Jaguar? The next private plane? Is philanthropy emerging as the new status symbol among those who remain wealthy in these financially troubled times, and if so, is that necessarily a good thing?

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Enter Christianity

By UCN on August 12, 2010 3:43 PM | No TrackBacks

The ghosts in the room during the Mideast peace process have a long history in another religion.

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The Anne Rice Defection: Is It the Tip of the Religious Iceberg?

By UCN on August 8, 2010 5:52 PM | No TrackBacks

American Christianity is not well, and there's evidence to indicate that its condition is more critical than most realize -- or at least want to admit.

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What is Truth? by Randy Robison

By UCN on July 31, 2010 12:48 PM | No TrackBacks

Pilate had a problem. The Jewish leaders kept bringing Jesus Christ before him and demanding his crucifixion. He could not find any justification for it, but he needed to keep the peace between the Jewish people and the Roman government.

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The Logic of Christian Marriage, by R. Albert Mohler Jr.

By UCN on July 31, 2010 12:44 PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks

Chelsea Clinton, raised Methodist, and Marc Mezvinsky, Jewish, will wed this weekend.

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