Entries Tagged as 'Politics'

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Barack Obama Visits Grand Rapids, MI

Yesterday I was one of 12,000 people who packed into the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI to hear Barak Obama speak. The energy peaked to a fevered pitch as people waited for him to speak at a state he had yet to rally. We were particularly stoked when he said he “brought a […]

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Thursday, March 13th, 2008

I’m Hopeful Again Thanks To Obama

I know I am suppose to be on a blogging sabbatical, but I couldn’t help but post this: I am hopeful in the political process again.
I started reading Barack Obama’s book, The Audacity of Hope, and man am I impressed. It’s nearly 340 pages and chuck full of good stuff. The man can write, he […]

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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

In What Do You Place Your Faith, Mrs. Clinton?

Eight months ago I posted this article on the use of ‘faith’ in politics. Just as things are heating up for the home stretch, I thought I would re-post this one. With all of this talk about ‘faith’ in the political square, I wonder if the term has become utterly meaningless…
I was reading todays New […]

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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

NT Wright On What The Historical Jesus Would Be Like If He Ran For President

Today on the Washington Post’s ‘On Faith‘ section of their website, NT Wright and four other ‘panelists’ were asked what Jesus would be like if he ran for president All four were asked this question: “If the historical Jesus were running for president, what kind of candidate would he be? Republican or Democrat? For or […]

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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Bioethics and Christian Spirituality: Discussion

The Series
1. Introduction
2. Taking Life
3. Making Life
4. Faking Life
5. Discussion
The final installment features a Q&A discussion with the congressional staffers who were involved in the Statesmanship Institute. It is a great dialogue over the weighty issue of bioethics, and a great end to the series.
bioethics, bioscience, biotechnology, science
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Bioethics and Christian Spirituality: Faking Life

The Series
1. Introduction
2. Taking Life
3. Making Life
4. Faking Life
5. Discussion
This podcast revolves around the final steps in modern mans quest to set the world to rights: the faking of human life.
bioethics, bioscience, biotechnology, christian spirituality
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Bioethics and Christian Spirituality: Making Life

The Series
1. Introduction
2. Taking Life
3. Making Life
4. Faking Life
5. Discussion

If previous bioethical coversations revolved around the taking of human life (through abortion, euthanasia, etc…), contemporary bioethical conversation deal with the making of human life. This next powerful segment addresses the ethical dilemma of […]

 
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