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Fair Trade Christmas Lists and Links

by Julie Clawson 11-30-2009
So the stores are playing Christmas music and down here in Texas the highs are only the 70s and 80s, so the holiday season must be upon us.
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Equality in the Beautiful Image of God -- and the Ugliness of Violence Against Women

by Eugene Cho 11-30-2009
In every culture and in every part of the world, this injustice is present. What is the oldest injustice in the world?
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Bedbugs: A Modern-Day Leprosy. Seriously.

by Bart Campolo 11-30-2009
Stanley is a dirty old man, and by that I don't just mean he talks about younger women in inappropriate ways. He smells bad, too. Really bad.
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Advent: Apocalypse Now?

by Diana Butler Bass 11-30-2009
"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations caused by the roaring of the sea and the waves," proclaims Jesus in the gospel of Luke.
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'Spewing Reasonable Dialogue': Affirmation from a 'Skeptical' Commenter

by Ryan Rodrick Beiler 11-27-2009
It's not often that a message from a blog commenter makes my day, let alone my week.
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Spending Less on Food, Spending More on Health Care

by Sheldon C. Good 11-27-2009
As the health-care bill passes through Congress, one wonders about an issue that has been left out of discussions. No, not abortion. Food.
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Christians Must Find a More Christ-like Symbol than 'Crusaders'

by Steve Holt 11-27-2009
Imagine for a minute the fallout were a Muslim high school in America to choose for its mascot "the Jihadists." In that light, how do you think Muslims (or Jews) view Christian schools whose mascot is "the Crusaders?"
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Debunking the Beauty Myth

by Onleilove Alston 11-26-2009
Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth, discusses how images fueled by consumerism are used against women.
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A More Serious Threat to Catholic Identity than Removing Public Crucifixes

by Cesar Baldelomar 11-26-2009
In his article "Benedict's ongoing battle against secularism," National Catholic Reporte
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