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The Briefing 06-04-13

1) DNA ruling demonstrates limitations of traditional liberal/conservative divide Justices Allow Police to Take DNA Samples After Arrests, New York Times (Adam Liptak) 2) Americans...

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  • Barbara Walters
  • DNA testing
  • Government
  • IRS
  • Lautenberg
  • Media
  • MSNBC
  • News
  • Senate
  • Supreme Court
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Boy Scouts at the Brink — The Moment of Decision Arrives

Meeting Thursday in Grapevine, Texas, the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America will decide whether it will retain or revise its historic membership...Read this essay →
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The Briefing 05-17-13

1. Rapid pace of secularization and rise of Islam in Great Britain Christianity declining 50pc faster than thought – as one in 10 under-25s is...

  • Alcohol
  • Audio
  • Cloning
  • Drunk Driving
  • Great Britain
  • Islam
  • Justice
  • Muslim
  • Secularization
  • Somali Pirates
  • Stem Cells
  • United Kingdom
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The Briefing 05-07-13

1. The new reality of terror: homemade and homegrown A Homemade Style of Terror: Jihadists Push New Tactics, New York Times (Scott Shane) 2. There...

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  • Effects of Pornography
  • Pornography
  • prom
  • Senior Pictures
  • Teenagers
  • Terrorism
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Gore Vidal and the Sky God

The death of author and controversialist Gore Vidal last week brought an end to one of America's most gifted and flamboyantly offensive literary voices. Eugene...Read this essay →
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Transgressing the Transgressive–Why Modern Art No Longer Shocks

The great code word for art meant to scandalize is "transgressive." The term was well-established by the end of the 1960s, when artists sought to...
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Real Enough? — Relics, Gopher Wood, and the Sufficiency of Scripture

Our confidence that the account of the flood and Noah’s ark happened in space, time, and history is grounded in the Bible, not in remnants…Read this essay →
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Just How Optimistic Should We Be?

A recent poll released by USA Today reveals that American parents are unfailingly optimistic about their children's future.  Parents hold optimistic hope for their children...Read this essay →
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Avatar and the Popular Culture

The recent success of the movie Avatar demonstrates an ongoing fascination in the popular culture with spirituality and redemption.   Yet, the popular culture’s thinking on...Read this essay →
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Panel Discussion: Eden, Avatar, and the Kingdom of Christ: Just What Are We To Do with Popular Culture?
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Avatar: Rambo in Reverse

James Cameron’s new film, Avatar, is a stunning piece of visual art containing more than just dazzling special effects.  Pantheism undergirds the script and guides...Read this essay →
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Talking About Santa Claus: What To Teach the Kids?

Santa Claus has taken over the Christmas season. From a historical man giving gifts to needy children, to a jolly old man in a red...Read this essay →
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Blasphemy Day in America

Secularists are celebrating a new holiday tomorrow: International Blasphemy Day.  Man’s audacity of celebrating a day that is designed to mock and dishonor the Lord...Read this essay →
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The Heavens (and the Hubble) Are Telling the Glory of God

The images now flowing from the Hubble Space Telescope are simply stunning. Vast nebulae appear as delicate butterflies and the vast reaches of the universe...Read this essay →
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Hip-Hop in the Name of Christ

Hip-hop and rap music have incredible sway and influence in culture today. How can Christians use this powerful art-form to bring glory to God and...Read this essay →
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Violence in Vanity Fair: The Versace Murder

"I'd like to live forever." Thus reflected fashion designer extraordinaire Gianni Versace to a recent biographer. "If there's one thing I'm afraid of," he continued,...Read this essay →
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Carnal Knowledge: Art in an Age Without Moral Limits

"My theme is young girls," stated photographer David Hamilton, and his theme has landed him right on the front lines of America's culture war. Many...Read this essay →
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A Birthday Party You Might Miss: Barbie Turns 50

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A Birthday Party You Might Miss: Barbie Turns 50

Barbie turns fifty this month, but she doesn't show it. Meanwhile, the girls who first played with Barbie dolls are now over fifty themselves. Millions...Read this essay →
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Faith as Fashion Statement — The New Religious Reality?

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What Can Christians Learn from the Blues?

In his recent book, Getting the Blues: What Blues Music Teaches Us About Suffering and Salvation, historian Stephen Nichols argues that blues music is full...Read this essay →
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Hip-Hop and the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Can Christians learn anything from hip-hop music? A number of young Christians are trying to fuse their hope in the gospel with the genre. On...Read this essay →
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Why Classical Music Still Matters

These are the best of times and the worst of times for classical music.  More music is available to more people than ever before.  The...Read this essay →
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When “Art” Shocks: Miley Cyrus and Vanity Fair

Miley Cyrus entered a whirlwind of controversy when celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz's provocative photoshoot of the pop teen idol was published in Vanity Fair. Now...Read this essay →
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The Discerning Ear — Handel Arias and Scenes

Most Christians think of George Frideric Handel in terms of his majestic Messiah and other oratorios. But, in addition to his priceless church music, Handel...Read this essay →
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The Nature of True Beauty in Confused Times

An Encore Presentation From 04/12/2007Read this essay →
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Mstislav Rostropovich — The Baby in a Cello Case

Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich died April 27. His death, announced by Russia's Federal Culture Agency, brought an end to one of the great lives of the...Read this essay →
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Shock-Jock Radio and the Christian Worldview

The controversy over Don Imus' offensive remarks about the Rutgers Univ. women's basketball team has exploded in the cultural landscape and sparked a lot of...Read this essay →
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Niche Churches: Becoming ‘All Things To All People’?

Including everything from hip-hop churches, cowboy churches, and even cyber-churches, Christianity is increasingly being target-marketed toward specific subcultures and niches within American society. On today's...Read this essay →
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“The New Family Trump Card” — Family Time vs. Church Time

Is "family time" encroaching on "church time?" Leadership, a publication in the Christianity Today family of magazines, surveyed 490 pastors last year, asking them about...Read this essay →
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