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TITHES. In the ancient Near East lie the origins of a sacral offering or payment of a tenth part of stated goods or property to the deity. Often given to the king or to the royal temple, the &#...
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Recently, the Mega Millions multi-state lottery jackpot climbed to over $370 million before two tickets matched the winning numbers. As a jackpot like that starts to swell, people will begin to use...
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The oldest chapter of Habitat for Humanity has sued the international organization, saying an agreement being imposed on U.S. affiliates could force the chapter to give up its name and locally rais...
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Is it just me or does Hans Blix sound just like the narrator on the Bullwinkle cartoon? There's no such thing as an illegitimate child, only illegitimate parents. I am very aggressive in...
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Two bloggers hired recently by Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards were criticized Tuesday by a Catholic group for posts they had written elsewhere on the Internet.Bill Donohue, presiden...
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The leader of a radical Trinidadian Muslim organization said Monday his group had no connection to four men accused of planning to attack New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.Yasin Abu ...
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The 80-year-old leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch is at the center of a sex scandal of biblical dimensions: He slept with his brother's wife and fathered a child by her.Members of Archbishop ...
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Quite often, you will hear someone say something to the effect of: "If I ever won the lottery jackpot, I would give most of the money to the poor." Ninety percent of the people who say this are lyi...
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Among the most durable myths of American public life is that conservatives are more authentic in their religious faith than liberals and progressives. Certainly this arrogant presumption prevails o...
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If I Won the Lottery
