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Sally Morrow | May 2, 2012

Servicemen's Living New Testament - 1967.
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Sally Morrow | May 2, 2012

Inuktitut Bible translators Jonas Allooloo (left) and Benjamin Arreak (right) flank Hart Wiens, director of scripture translation for the Canadian Bible Society, who holds a copy of the New Testament in Inuktitut.
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Idolatry of Theology

Omid Safi | Apr 30, 2012

There are times that words about God are not merely insufficient, they become in fact veils.
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Sally Morrow | Apr 17, 2012

Bruce Boling, holds a Bible open while participating in a Bible study group in Gallatin, Tenn., Sunday, April 1, 2012.
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Religious freedom ambassador settles into role, diplomacy

Adelle M. Banks | Mar 29, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) Almost a year into her stint as the State Department's point person on religious freedom, the Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook has traveled to eight countries and seems to have moved beyond questions about her lack of diplomatic experience.  By Adelle M. Banks.
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One Psalm, two causes, two meanings

David Van Biema | Mar 28, 2012

(RNS) For decades, Psalm 139 has been a byword of the anti-abortion movement that has used its line about being "knit together in my mother's womb." Now, its other verse about being "fearfully and wonderfully made" has been embraced by gay and lesbian Christians. By David Van Biema
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Tim Tebow brings a little goodness to Gotham

Kevin Manahan | Mar 26, 2012

NEW YORK (RNS) Tim Tebow is Howdy Doody in a helmet, Opie Taylor running for touchdowns -- while reciting Bible verses, stopping to find a lost dog, visiting sick children in a hospital and helping a little old lady across the street, all before he reaches the end zone. By Kevin Manahan.
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Atheists’ slavery billboard raises tempers in Pa.

Diana Fishlock | Mar 13, 2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. (RNS) The billboard is down, but the issue's not gone. The billboard featuring an African slave with the biblical quote "Slaves, obey your masters" was intended as a critique of state lawmakers, but some say it was a racially charged insult. By Diana Fishlock.  
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The Donald trumps The Bible on financial advice

Annalisa Musarra | Mar 6, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) When it comes to financial advice in these tough economic times, more Americans today would rather take advice from business mogul Donald Trump than from the Bible, according to a new survey. By Annalisa Musarra.
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Vatican exhibits spotlight the Bible, Vatican archive

Alessandro Speciale | Mar 6, 2012

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Two new exhibits in Rome offer delights for Christian history buffs. One displays documents from the storied Vatican Secret Archive, and the other is dedicated to the Bible, and displays more than 150 rare biblical texts and artifacts. By Alessandro Speciale.
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