Anyone studying the state of religion in America over the last several years might easily conclude that the best word to describe it is schizophrenic. How do you explain a society in which 90 percent of adults say they believe in God, and 82 percent call themselves Christians, while at the same time books advocating atheism keep rocketing to the top of the bestseller lists?
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Read the review on Bridges forthcoming book.
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Buy one, get one. Yes, a laptop. The XO laptop is designed to withstand the harsh conditions of rural village life, while boosting education among the world’s poor.
I wonder if this is a good idea? Sure, boosting education is great, but social disruption created by one child having a computer in a remote village could be immense. What do you think?
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In an unprecedented show of unified demonstration, monks, nuns, and many Burmese are holding prayer vigils and peacefu lprotests against the military dictatorship of Myanmar/Burma. One of the world’s most corrupt and oppressive governments, the junta has oppressed the peoples of Burma for almost 20 years.
Join the people of Burma in prayer for a restored democratic state, where religious, social and economic freedom can abound.
