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The False Divide over Religion and Atheism
Used with permission from xkcd.comOne of the trends of our perception of the public debate as reflected in the media is an increasing polarisation of opinion on almost every front. This observation is...
View ArticleExtrajudicial Killings - an open letter to President Obama
January 8, 2013Alameda, CaliforniaAn open letter to the Whitehouse Dear Mr. President,I write this letter to urge you to reconsider the use of drone attacks as a tool of national policy.I understand...
View ArticleCISPA - A New Attack on Privacy is Back. Take Action to Protect Ourselves
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View ArticleCommunity of Christ USA national conference votes to approve same sex marriage
There is a link to the conference web page here. This is a remarkable journey for a church that is headquartered in Missouri and has always been rooted in the US Midwest. The vote was more than 67...
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Cold box design for cruising boats
This image is shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.http://rebelheart.squarespace.com/charlottes-blog/tag/galley?currentPage=2The box insulation you choose...
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Space, an inspirational frontier
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope joined forces to create this striking composite image of one of the most popular sights in the universe. Messier 104 is commonly...
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Community of Christ Doctrine and Covenants Section 149 and 149a 1968
In light of the curiosity which some have expressed regarding the nature of continuing revelation in the RLDS/Community of Christ Church, I wish to present portions of those documents with which I am...
View ArticleCommunity of Christ Doctrine and Covenants Section 150 - 1972
SECTION 150 I attended this conference and the message in Section 150 made a personal impression on me. In a few months I left for two years service in the American Peace Corps in Iran. I also...
View ArticleMajor news outlets get the outcome of the Texas Abortion Debate Wrong
As I write this, CNN and other major mainstream news outlets are writing that the Texas Abortion bill has passed. As will become clear in the morning, this is not true. And the reason I know this is...
View ArticleDoctrine and Covenants Section 151 - 1974
Section 151 is an affirmation that the work of Christ is reconciliation.This passage: - be found continuing in the forefront of those organizations and movements which are recognizing the worth of...
View ArticleDoctrine and Covenants 152 - 1976
SECTION 152 Section 152 introduced a change in the traditional succession in the RLDS church, as previous Prophet-Presidents had served until death. This document provided for a preparation time for...
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Community of Christ Doctrine and Covenants section 153 - 1978
Wallace B. SmithSECTION 153 This was the first revelation of President Wallace B. Smith. To me, these deceptively simple words of verse 9 are a call for the people of the church to love all,...
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Doctrine and Covenants 154 - 1980
SECTION 154 With a call to plan for the building of the Temple pending, financial management and vision are needed do provide this function without harming the outreach responsibility of the Apostles....
View ArticleDoctrine and Covenants 155 - 1982
SECTION 155 Section 155 is about spending less energy on methods and concern with being "right", and more about actually doing ministry.On Monday, March 29, 1982, President Wallace B. Smith presented...
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Restore the 4th!
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable...
View ArticleDoctrine and Covenants Section 156 - 1984 Women in the Priesthood
SECTION 156 President Wallace B. Smith submitted the following document to the quorums, councils, and orders of the church, and to the World Conference, convened at Independence, Missouri, on April...
View ArticleDoctrine and Covenants Section 158 - 1988
SECTION 157 The church is blessed with a promise of an outpouring of compassion for each other and for the world if unity is sought.President Wallace B. Smith submitted the following document to the...
View ArticleCommunity of Christ marches with joy at the 2013 SF Pride Parade
The San Jose, Walnut Creek, and San Francisco Community of Christ congregations march in the 2013 San Francisco Pride parade, and have a booth to celebrate the return of legal marriage for all in...
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John Bolton, former US Ambassador to the UN Calls for Israel to Attack Iran
By Chatham House [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The Jerusalem Post is reporting that former US Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, has called for Israel...
View ArticleDoctrine and Covenants Section 159 - 1994
SECTION 159 This section, given in 1994 by Wallace B. Smith , provides comfort to the church regarding their work on the Temple. It also calls for seeking the Spirit in careful study of faith and...
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Cassini-Huygens spacecraft view of Earth from beyond Saturn
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View ArticleLead and Family Health
During my career in environmental instrumentation, I became very aware of the effects of heavy metal pollution. Although most of my work was with mercury, today I want to talk about lead.Public...
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Excerpts and commentary from the Community of Christ Doctrine and Covenants
In light of the curiosity which some have expressed regarding the nature of continuing revelation in the RLDS/Community of Christ Church, I wish to present portions of those documents with which I am...
View ArticleThe chilling effect of government snooping
In January of 2012 I wrote this post about the Megaupload closure and the taking of servers without due process. I wrote then that: Neither customer nor company can predict when their data or...
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