Posts Tagged ‘use’
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Kenyan churches say herbs threaten HIV/AIDS patients
Church leaders are pressing the Kenyan government to scientifically test herbal medicines that are used by millions to manage and treat diseases, saying the nontraditional therapies could be putting patients' health at risk.
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Will Biden-Ryan debate be a ‘Catholic smackdown’?
When Joe Biden and Paul Ryan face off in the vice-presidential debate on Thursday night (Oct. 11), it will mark the first showdown of its kind between the first Catholics ever to oppose each other on the major party tickets.
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Update: Judge allows Texas cheerleaders to use Bible banners
Texas cheerleaders can continue to use banners with Bible verses after a court granted them a temporary restraining order against their school district.
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Survey: most Americans keep faith private online
Meet the social media “nones.” A new survey finds that Americans, while mostly religious, generally do not use social media to supplement worship and mostly keep their faith private online.
Arts & Culture
No Olympic slump in sales of Bibles on London’s high streets
There may be an Olympic sales slump in London’s West end, but churches tell a different story when it comes the demand for Olympic-related Bibles, booklets and resources.
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Vatican newspaper says Nazi eugenics ‘still alive’
Proponents of euthanasia and aborting chronically ill fetuses use the same arguments that were once used by the Nazis to promote their eugenics program of mass extermination, according to the Vatican's semiofficial newspaper.
Apologetics
Question of the week: Why did Jesus use parables?
Question: “Why did Jesus teach in parables?” Answer: It has been said that a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. The Lord Jesus frequently used parables as a means of illustrating profound, divine t...
Featured Columns
Fact or Fiction? Understanding Statistics
Both sides of the healthcare debate are hunkering down for the long haul. As the dust finally settles, one of the things left floating in the air is the arsenal of statistics used by those in favor of a universal contraception ...
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Priest fired for refusing to use new Catholic prayers
ST. LOUIS (RNS) For 18 years, the Rev. William Rowe has done a little improvising while celebrating Mass on Sunday mornings at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mount Carmel, Ill. Now those deviations have led to his resignat...
Christian Charged with ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan Denied Bail
A judge has denied bail to a young Christian man charged with desecrating the Quran under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws despite the lack of evidence against him, sources said. Police in Shahdara, near Lahore, had arre...