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  • September 2008

    • Bible Underpins Palin's Politics

      New York Times  |  Sep 6, 08 8:31 AM CDT

      Bible Underpins Palin's Politics

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin's pastors say an abiding faith in the Bible is at the core of her personal and political life, the N ew York Times reports. She attends the nondenominational Wasilla Bible Church. Its links to groups which seek to convert Jews and "cure" gays have caused concern—but townspeople say the unassuming, conservative church is a true reflection of Alaska. More »

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      Sarah Palin  • religion  • Christianity  • church  • Bible  • Wasilla  • Todd Palin

    • Koran More Feminist Than Bible: Scholar

      Radio Free Netherlands  |  Sep 2, 08 11:36 AM CDT

      Koran More Feminist Than Bible: Scholar

      (Newser) - Certain passages in the Koran give women more freedoms than the Bible, a Dutch philosopher tells Radio Free Netherlands. On the site bibleandkoran.net, Marlies ter Borg compares texts on economic independence, marriage, and divorce from both books to dispel what she calls misconceptions about the Islamic faith. "In many ways, the Koran is more modern than the Bible," she says. More »

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      religion  • Islam  • Netherlands  • women's rights  • debate  • Bible  • Muslim women  • Koran

  • August 2008

    • China Seizes US Missionaries' Bibles

      Associated Press  |  Aug 18, 08 8:36 AM CDT

      China Seizes US Missionaries' Bibles

      (AP) - Four American Christians whose Bibles were confiscated by authorities are refusing to leave a Chinese airport until the books are returned. The Vision Beyond Borders group had planned to distribute 315 Chinese-language Bibles during the Olympics, but religious proselytizing is banned in China, reports AP. Bibles in China are legally printed at just one plant , which is run by a government-backed Christian association. More »

  • July 2008

    • World's Oldest Bible Makes Web Debut Thursday

      Deutsche Welle (Germany)  |  Jul 21, 08 5:17 PM CDT

      World's Oldest Bible Makes Web Debut Thursday

      (Newser) - The world's oldest nearly intact Bible—a fourth-century manuscript written in ancient Greek—will be published online later this week, Deutsche Welle reports. The Codex Sinaiticus, rediscovered in a Sinai Peninsula monastery in 1844, contains half the Jewish Old Testamant and most of the Christian New Testament. The University of Leipzig teamed up with the British Library to compile the version to hit the Web on Thursday. More »

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      religion  • Bible  • books  • British Library  • University of Leipzig  • New Testament  • ebooks

    • 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

    • Pope to Launch Bible Marathon for TV, Internet

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 9, 08 10:12 PM CDT

      Pope to Launch Bible Marathon for TV, Internet

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI may not have the media cache of his predecessor, but he's working on it. The pontiff will kick off a six-day Bible-reading marathon that will be broadcast live on Italian television and the Internet this fall. The Guardian reports the pope will read aloud the first chapter of Genesis, then be followed by about 1,200 volunteers who will continue reading 'round the clock through Revelation. More »

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      Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Bible  • scripture  • pontiff  • Riccardo Di Segni

    • 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

  • June 2008

    • Evangelical Dobson Slams Obama

      Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 12:23 PM CDT

      Evangelical Dobson Slams Obama

      (Newser) - One of the country's most prominent evangelical leaders says Barack Obama is "distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own world view," the AP reports. Focus on the Family head James Dobson recorded an 18-minute screed that was released ahead of his radio show today, accusing Obama of “dragging biblical understanding through the gutter.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • abortion  • radio  • evangelicals  • Bible  • Constitution  • James Dobson  • Focus on the Family

    • Israel Still Struggles With Meaning of, Path to 'Normal'

      New Republic  |  Jun 4, 08 4:43 PM CDT

      Israel Still Struggles With Meaning of, Path to 'Normal'

      (Newser) - Even as Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, the Jewish state’s lifelong pursuit of normalcy has David Hazony wondering, in the New Republic, if such a thing is possible or desired. Piquing Hazony's interest was the government's recent hiring of a PR firm to build a “narrative of normalcy,” to turn Western minds from war and terror to babes and beaches. More »

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      Israel  • Bible  • Zionism

  • May 2008

    • Marine In Iraq Suspended Over Bible-Quoting Coins

      CNN  |  May 30, 08 8:31 AM CDT

      Marine In Iraq Suspended Over Bible-Quoting Coins

      (Newser) - A US Marine has been suspended after he reportedly distributed coins with Bible verses at an entry point in Falluja, CNN reports. One coin reportedly asked, in Arabic, “Where will you spend eternity?” Military rules forbid troops from proselytizing. A US spokesman apologized to angry Muslims and said “appropriate action” would be taken. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • US Marine Corps  • Bible  • Fallujah  • coins

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Moses Got High on Mt. Sinai, Study Says

      AFP  |  Mar 4, 08 7:08 PM CST

      Moses Got High on Mt. Sinai, Study Says

      (Newser) - Moses was high on mind-altering drugs when he heard God’s word on Mount Sinai, an Israeli researcher said this week. He contends that hallucinogenics were key to Jewish ceremonies and explain Moses' reception of the Ten Commandments and his vision of the burning bush. Benny Shanon, who teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, admits he's dabbled in such drugs himself. More »

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      religion  • drugs  • Bible  • Moses  • religious rites