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Kim Shinkoskey Churches today diminish themselves by means of a badly tarnished understanding of Western religious history, and thus do no small amount of disservice to their congregations. For example, the religious laws Jews and Christians speak of so frequently, they actually do not understand. Im speaking of the Ten Commandments. For hundreds of years, theologians and practitioners of the major Judeo-Christian faiths have operated under a virtual consensus about what these laws mean. Many, ...

...the founding principles of the modern USA were the Enlightenment values espoused by contemporary philosophers such as John Locke. These included principles such as the rule of law, due process, separation of powers, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and perhaps most pertinent here, freedom of religion and separation of church and state (i.e., secular government). 

The agency’s communication strategy has lagged so consistently behind the research that it’s brought new meaning to the concept of “following the science.”

One letter writers calls and editorial a "hit job" on Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature, while other writers comment on pet store animal sales and the importance of Republicans keeping party members alive so they can vote.

“If you wish, you can make me clean” (Mark 1:40). Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lev 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 It is only a coincidence that today’s Gospel about hea...

When the board met earlier this week, neither item was on the agenda. The reason, according to board chairman Robert Queen, is because the board is not yet ready to tackle those issues. "I expect the attorney selection committee to have a recommendation for the board at the meeting on the 25th," said Queen in an email to The Shelby Star. "Display of the Ten Commandments is still with the Policy Committee that has not had time to meet yet.  There is no deadline for them to report." The latter ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States reminds us that we each have a role in healing every last vestige of racial inequality, and starting from a spiritual standpoint empowers each of us to do our part.

The administration building for Cleveland County Schools, Shelby, N.C. | Google Maps A North Carolina school board is exploring the possibility of putting Ten Commandments displays near the entrances at each of its school buildings, a possibility that has upset a secular legal group. The Cleveland County School Board first discussed the idea at its Dec. 14 board meeting, drawing support and criticism in the last week from opposing national First Amendment legal groups.  During the December...

Why ‘Amen And A-Woman’ Is Far Worse Than It Might Seem; The prayers true scandal was largely ignored -- and is indicative of a widespread societal shift toward a serious and dangerous misunderstanding of both Christianity and tolerance. Posted on Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver caused a social media storm Monday, closing a public prayer with “Amen and a woman,” as if the Hebrew word meaning “let it be” was somehow gendered. Cleaver, of course, later claimed the embarrassing episode was actua...

January 6, 2021 Rep. Emanuel Cleaver caused a social media storm Monday, closing a public prayer with “Amen and a woman,” as if the Hebrew word meaning “let it be” was somehow gendered. Cleaver, of course, later claimed the embarrassing episode was actually “a lighthearted pun” in recognition of women, a description that might draw water on paper, but which the video clearly shows is not the case. But there’s far more than simple ignorance on display in the Democrat and Methodist ...