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Books: Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

by Todd Hebert

Author Tony DuShane, a former Jehovah’s Witness, uses his first novel to spill the beans on what it is truly like to be a young JW. It’s fascinating and scary.

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Science and faith personified

Features

President Barack Obama’s nomination of Francis Collins to head the National Institutes of Health is good news for scientists, for people of faith, and for all Americans. Dr. Collins, a preeminent geneticist and devout Christian, is highly qualified for the job because of his skills and his values.
In the 1990s he led the Human Genome [...]

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The heathen in our midst

Perspective

Some people are quick to ridicule faithful religious adherents. But me? I envy them.

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18 tips for living the golden rule

The Short-list

Leo Babauta compiled this list of tips for living the golden rule in daily life. Religion teaches the rule, but it’s so not about religion.

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Muhammad Entering From the Rear: A review of Osama Van Halen

Perspective

If punk rock songs are short, loud, offensive, and give a big F.U. to the mainstream, then Michael Muhammad Knight’s new novel, Osama Van Halen (Soft Skull Press) is very punk rock.

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A conversation with uber-atheist Sam Harris

Features

In 2001 Sam Harris was a graduate student in neuroscience. But like so many people, 9/11 radically altered his life. Seeing affluent young men kill themselves and others in the name of their God led him to conclude there was something fundamentally wrong with many of the world’s religions. I spoke with Harris about his thoughts on religious fundamentalism, atheism, and terrorism.

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Young Muslim-American calls for inclusion and respect

Features

For over two decades, the Muslim Public Affairs Council has been a leading national voice on behalf of the Muslim American community. MPAC works with policy leaders, law enforcement agencies, the entertainment industry, and others to shape policies and public opinion concerning Muslim Americans. MPAC also works within Muslim American communities to develop strong leadership [...]

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Identity theft of Christians

Perspective

We received a submission from Anthony Morley, a self-professed computer nerd and lover of Christ. He presents an amusing perspective–comparing Christians to “spam infested computers”– that only a computer nerd and lover of Christ could give.

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