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  • August 2008

    • The Real Loser at the Pastor Rick-Quisition: America

      Washington Post  |  Aug 20, 08 1:35 PM CDT

      The Real Loser at the Pastor Rick-Quisition: America

      (Newser) - Discussion of whether John McCain or Barack Obama "won" Saturday’s Saddleback inquisition misses the point, Kathleen Parker writes in the Washington Post . When the presidential candidates are publicly interrogated on their beliefs by a minister, even one as exemplary as Rick Warren, the only winner is the minister—and the biggest loser is America. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • religion  • Rick Warren  • separation of church and state  • Saddleback Church  • Thomas Jefferson

  • July 2008

    • 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

    • Bush Edits Jefferson on Religion

      Science Blogs  |  Jul 5, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Bush Edits Jefferson on Religion

      (Newser) - Thomas Jefferson may be a founding father, but that doesn’t stop President Bush’s speechwriters from editing his words as they see fit, Ed Brayton writes on his blog, Dispatches from the Culture Wars. In a July 4 speech, Bush recited a famous Jefferson quote on “the blessings and security of self-government,” but took a crucial “anti-religious statement” out of the sentence. More »

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      George W. Bush  • religious right  • speech  • Fourth of July  • Thomas Jefferson

    • A Weekend for 2 Nations to Celebrate

      New York Times  |  Jul 3, 08 7:39 AM CDT

      A Weekend for 2 Nations to Celebrate

      (Newser) - Tomorrow is Independence Day, but north of the border today marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, the first settlement of New France and one of the oldest cities in Canada. David Hackett Fischer, a historian writing in the New York Times , uses the occasion to explore a different vision of North America, one predicated not on freedom, but on diversity and exchange. More »

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      Canada  • history  • independence  • Native Americans  • Thomas Jefferson  • Quebec  • Samuel de Champlain

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