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Belief in God and children

November 30, 2008 1 Comment

Earlier this week I had occasion to debate – if the soundbite culture of radio news permits that description – with a member of Oxford University’s Centre for Anthropology and Mind the “findings” of its cognition, religion and theology project, to the effect that children are hardwired to believe in a “supreme being”. The research is funded by the Templeton Foundation, an organisation keen to find, or to insert, religion into science and to promote belief in their compatibility – which, note, comes down to spending money on “showing” in the end that the beliefs of ancient goatherds are as good as modern physics.

Presiding Bishop on Idaho Public Television

November 30, 2008 No Comments

Idaho Public Television offers an extensive discussion with the Presiding Bishop that focused on the divisions within the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.

New religious violence in Nigeria

November 30, 2008 No Comments

Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed in central Nigeria after Christians and Muslims clashed over the result of a local election. A Muslim charity in the town of Jos says it collected more than 300 bodies, and fatalities are also expected from other ethnic groups, mainly Christians.

Grandma and grandpa online

November 29, 2008 2 Comments

Video calling, long anticipated by science fiction, is filtering into everyday use. And two demographic groups not particularly known for being high-tech are among the earliest adopters.

Bait and switch in New York?

November 29, 2008 3 Comments

The question of how aggressively to proceed [on same sex marriage legislation] has touched off an intense debate among legislators and gay rights supporters about how ready the broader electorate is to embrace same-sex marriage, both in New York and across the country

Diocese ignores bigger issues in Quincy

November 29, 2008 No Comments

With the nation caught up in its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, focusing a church convention on denominational politics showed an odd detachment from reality… With Detroit imploding and farmers struggling, people are watching Caterpillar Corp., the area’s major employer, not a fringe church’s opinions on sexuality.

Survey reminder

November 29, 2008 1 Comment

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Returner’s euphoria

November 28, 2008 No Comments

American Eagle, TJ Maxx, H&M, those are her haunts. But with bad economic news bombarding her daily, there’s something that brings the stylish Mancuso more pleasure than buying jeans and tops: returning those jeans and tops – unworn.

Getting to know you

November 27, 2008 5 Comments

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Some thoughts on Thanksgiving

November 27, 2008 No Comments

A natural consequence of regularly saying “Thanks be to God” is that one begins to notice all the people in everyday encounters who are to be thanked for what they do. Saying “Thank you” to the checkout clerk at the store becomes specific, thanking her for the care she has taken to wrap my breakable items carefully. I find myself adding, “I hope you’re having a good day, too,” in response to her parting “Have a good day.”

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