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Justin McLeod's Blog
August 15
Goodbye
They say all good things must come to an end. With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business. I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools. There are several reasons why I'm switching...Tags: Virginia Tech Hokies, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Time (magazine), Jim Webb, Hanukkah
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Big tree draws big crowds in Danville
ReporterIn Ascension Lutheran Church on Main Street in Danville stands a 21 foot Cedar tree. Besides its grand size, it's like any other church tree, decorated with angels and symbols of Christmas. But unlike other Christmas trees this one tells a story....Tags: Santa Claus (fictional character), Religion and Belief
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Christian churches back Jews facing anti-Semitism in Hungary
ReutersBUDAPEST (Reuters) - When Hungarian radical right-wingers rallied against a Jewish conference in Budapest in early May, a well-known Protestant pastor hid behind the stage while his wife stepped up to the podium to denounce Jews and Israel. Lorant...Tags: Sociology, Politics, Nazi Party, Judaism, Budapest (Hungary)
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Religions rethinking the sin of suicide
The Salt Lake Tribune reporter Lisa Schencker writes for the Religion News Service about those left behind by the person who commits suicide and how different religions are changing their thinking about the sin of suicide: DRAPER, Utah (RNS) As young...
Tags: Suicide, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Letters to the Editor - May 13
What if media coverage were 100 percent liberal? To the editor: What would the newspaper and television coverage of the political scene be like if instead of being just 90 percent with the liberal slant, it was 100 percent? There would no longer be a...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Politics, Tea Party Movement, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), U.S. Congress
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In Theory: Are parts of Scripture outdated and in need of change?
It's not often that a Christian minister agrees with the New Atheist movement, but the Rev. Michael Dowd believes it's possible when it comes to what he calls the "idolatry of the written word." A self-described "New Theist" — one who "value[s]...Tags: Book, Paleontology, Ethics, Science and Technology, Human Interest
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Mormonism and the discussion of a woman's place
The newer, smaller and more centrally organized a religion is, the less prone it is to reformed versions breaking away. It also helps if the religion's followers form an insular group, to one extent or another, away from the tug of societal trends....
Tags: Judaism, Minority Groups, Separation of Church and State, Roman Catholicism, Religious Events
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Joseph E. Welsh, educator
Joseph E. Welsh, a retired Baltimore County public school educator who was also a hospice volunteer and Eucharistic minister, died Monday of melanoma at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Oak Crest Village resident was 80. "He was both my teacher and...
Tags: Archdiocese of Baltimore, Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Social Sciences, Skin Cancer, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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In Theory: Has the economy damaged the work ethic?
Sociologist Max Weber first advanced the idea of a Protestant work ethic in 1914. A recent study suggests that not only does this ethic exist, it can make the effects of unemployment worse for Protestants than for non-Protestants. The Dutch survey,...Tags: 401K, Politics, Unemployment, Ethics, Science and Technology
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Community & Clubs: Plenty to pray about this week
With the happenings in Boston and in West Texas fresh in our minds, the National Day of Prayer makes more sense than ever, says the Rev. Julie Elkins, president of the Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council and pastor at First United Methodist Church of...Tags: American Legion, Ceremonies, U.S. Congress, Roman Catholicism, Armed Forces
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Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...
Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Politics, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Human Rights Campaign
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Response is Required
"Thomas answered and said, 'My Lord and my God!'"--John 20:28 Many of you, like me, have bought a gift for a child or grandchild and noticed those dreaded words, "Some assembly required." In the past, "some assembly required" meant someone would stay...
Tags: Belief and Faith, Religion and Belief, Easter
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