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  • July 2008

    • Ancient Text Casts Doubt on Resurrection

      Times (UK)  |  Jul 10, 08 2:00 AM CDT

      Ancient Text Casts Doubt on Resurrection

      (Newser) - A new interpretation of a tablet written in 1st century BC questions the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Times of London reports. One biblical scholar says the text conveys the story of an angel telling a dying Jew, killed by Romans 4 years before Christ's birth, that he will live in 3 days. More »

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      religion  • Christianity  • Judaism  • Bible  • Jesus Christ  • resurrection  • New Testament  • Dead Sea

    • The Gospel According to Jefferson

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 6, 08 4:55 PM CDT

      The Gospel According to Jefferson

      (Newser) - Thomas Jefferson cut and pasted together his own New Testament, removing everything he refused to believe—like miracles and the resurrection of Jesus, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dubbed the Jefferson Bible, it reflects his deist belief that God created the universe and let it run on its own. But Jefferson revered Jesus' teachings as a "sublime and benevolent code of morals." More »

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      Christianity  • Bible  • Jesus Christ  • miracle  • gospel  • resurrection  • Thomas Jefferson

  • May 2008

    • Mega-Brand Rollout Revives Ol' Blue Eyes

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 11, 08 2:59 PM CDT

      Mega-Brand Rollout Revives Ol' Blue Eyes

      (Newser) - Ol' Blue Eyes is still doing it his way—or his heirs' way, to be more precise. Frank Sinatra's family has inked a deal with Warner Music Group to ensure the singer's return on the 10th anniversary of his death: A postage stamp and new CD and DVD collections are coming out, as is a digital resurrection of the Pack Master turned ad pitchman, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      music  • death  • Warner Music  • branding  • stamps  • resurrection  • Rat Pack  • Frank Sinatra

  • March 2008

    • Easter Defies Madison Avenue

      Slate  |  Mar 23, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Easter Defies Madison Avenue

      (Newser) - Christmas’ religious meaning is lost in a sea of advertising, parties, and major retail dollars, but Easter has resisted becoming a “consumerist nightmare”—and that’s because its Christian origins demand serious thought, writes James Martin in Slate . While “the Christmas story is easily reduced to pablum,” Easter’s story of crucifixion and resurrection is “relentlessly disconcerting,” Martin observes. More »

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      religion  • advertising  • Christianity  • Christmas  • holiday  • Jesus Christ  • Easter  • consumerism  • resurrection  • commercialism

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