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  • Prof Patty
  • December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

‘THEOLOGICAL PORN’: THE MOST EGREGIOUS RELIGIOUS IDEA OF 2021 IS A TIE

BY MARY E. HUNT  DECEMBER 23, 2021 Competition was keen, but the award for the Most Egregious Religious Idea of 2021 resulted in a tie between that of Supreme Court Judge Amy Coney B

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  • Prof Patty
  • December 30, 2021

What Job Can Teach Us About Coping with Mental Health Crises

Job teaches us that helping those in overwhelming pain requires a careful balance between listening and understanding their unique agony while not making them feel too different or isolated. BY&nbs

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  • Kintsugi
  • October 20, 2021October 20, 2021

Who is Eckhart Tolle?

Who Is Eckhart Tolle? He is a German-Canadian spiritual teacher and self-help author best known as the author of The Power of Now and A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’

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  • Kintsugi
  • September 22, 2021

A Rabbi’s Guide on Making Amends and Letting Those Grudges Go

Sept. 12, 2021 By David Wolpe There will always be things we cannot fully forgive and people who do not deserve to be restored to good reputation. And forgiving someone does not necessari

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 13, 2021March 13, 2021

What is Buddhism?

Buddhism is a non-theistic religion (no belief in a creator god), also considered a philosophy and a moral discipline, originating in India in the 6th and 5th cen

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  • Kintsugi
  • February 27, 2021February 27, 2021

America’s Changing Religious Identity

Executive Summary The American religious landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation. White Christians, once the dominant religious group in the U.S., now account for fewer than half of all a

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  • Prof Patty
  • August 8, 2020

Religion and the Founding of the American Republic

The efforts of the Founders of the American nation to define the role of religious faith in public life and the degree to which it could be supported by public officials that was not inconsistent w

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NY Times

  • As Speculation Swirls About the Emerging Iran Deal, Here’s What We Know
  • Suspect in Fatal Shooting Is Dead After a Standoff in Midland, Texas, Officials Say
  • She Was Dying of Cancer. How Should She Live?
  • Rick Jackson, Georgia Governor Candidate, Is Also a Film Producer Battling the IRS
  • Framing David Hockney’s Greatest Art
https://youtu.be/SmHrlKaOBYc?si=ddFrERkCsPwpL4hw

NPR

  • New study finds 'foundation' species continue to shape ecosystems after their death
  • This week's Short Wave news roundup
  • Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains
  • From neon mosquitoes to winged migrations, top images captured by scientists
  • NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission
https://youtu.be/hI1UcHIxK1Y?si=QdV2nwcTpGhpUsOC

The Progressive

  • Fighting for Care
  • The Equity Docket: Fast-Tracking Exclusion
  • Don’t Ax Proven Ways to End Homelessness
  • ‘No One Should Be Left Behind’
  • Donald Trump and a Joyless World Cup
https://youtu.be/ryXsRRonhVc?si=61yPXXV3PS9VEBKv

FactCheck.org

  • Trump’s Inaccurate Anecdote on ‘Right to Repair’ Cars
  • Trump Exaggerates Previous Spending on Reflecting Pool
  • FactChecking Trump’s Contentious ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
  • Ohio Senate Candidates Spar Over Donations Tied, Loosely or Not, to Epstein
  • Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
https://youtu.be/d5BWWQAQ-co?si=He4nHqhAZJodLpvT

Snopes.com

  • Pentagon reportedly removed portrait of 1st Black 4-star US general: What to know
  • Photo doesn't show Austin Metcalf's dad with judge, DA involved in Karmelo Anthony trial
  • Did DOGE cuts cause screwworm outbreak in US? We investigated
  • Video shows National Guard members detaining woman. Here's what we know
  • Did Trump promise 'no new wars'? How his NBC interview contradicts campaign pledges

Tradeoffs

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  • Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care
  • The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It?

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