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Implications of the Sovereignty of God
Category: Culture
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Charity: Carleton’s student union decides that cistic fibrosis isn’t an “inclusive” enough disease, and so pulls support for Shinorama. Culture: In a stunning victory for freedom and tolerance, an American film festival director is forced to resign because he had the audacity to give money to support California’s proposition 8. Gift giving: Not sure what…
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Aid Work: The Taliban shoots to death a Christian woman working with the handicapped in Kabul. (Can’t have Christians doing nice stuff for the disabled, after all). The BBC does a special report on the dangers facing aid workers U.S. Politics: I wonder how a libertarian squares a vote with the apparently socialist leanings of…
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Archaeology: The tomb of one of Marcus Aurelius’ generals is found in Rome. Politics (sorta): Kenyan officials want an upgrade to the airport in Kisumu (Kenya) so that Air Force One can land there if Barack Obama is elected president. Obama also has a beer named after him there. Religion and speech: Apparently it’s anti-Hindu…
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*phew* lots to read today Exegesis: A new site gives a tutorial on Biblical Arcing (a method of understanding texts by grapically representing the flow of the argument). If you prefer the method in a regular text, try “Interpreting the Pauline Epistles” by Tom Schreiner. Study Bible: Speaking of which, today marks the launch of…
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Happy Election Day Canada!!! Though this cartoon summarizes my view of the election. Law: the real life “grumpies” of france lose in their bid to change the name of a TV sitcom. Legislating: Nebraska continues to find out why they should be careful in crafting laws, as another teenager is abandoned at a hospital there.…
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