Skin Problems
Common Adult Skin Problems Slideshow: Shingles, Hives, and More Do you have a rash that you can’t identify? Check out this slideshow from WebMD.
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Month: November 2016
Harvard Launches Free Online Course
Harvard Launches Free Online Course to Promote Religious Literacy Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts. The study of religion is the study of a rich and fascinating dimension of human experience that includes but goes well beyond beliefs and ritual practices. In this […]
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Hospice Chaplain Reflects On Life, Death And The ‘Strength Of The Human Soul’
Hospice Chaplain Reflects On Life, Death And The ‘Strength Of The Human Soul’ As a hospice chaplain, it’s Kerry Egan’s job to help dying people accept their own mortality. Sometimes that means sitting with them as they express their regrets and fears. Other times, she listens as they recount their life stories and reflect on […]
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German Evangelical Church Renounces Anti-Semitic Mission To Convert Jews
German Evangelical Church Renounces Anti-Semitic Mission To Convert Jews MARTIN LUTHER TOLD HIS FOLLOWERS TO PRAY FOR JEWS TO CONVERT TO CHRISTIANITY. CENTURIES LATER, THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN GERMANY IS WRESTLING WITH ITS PAST. The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has officially renouncedits mission to evangelize and convert Jews. The EKD’s annual synod, a central […]
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Pope Francis Extends Power To Forgive Abortion To All Catholic Priests
Pope Francis Extends Power To Forgive Abortion To All Catholic Priests Pope Francis on Monday extended indefinitely to all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors in most parts of the world. Francis, who has made a more inclusive and forgiving Roman Catholic Church a characteristic […]
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What Medicare Doesn’t Cover
Bad News: What Medicare DOESN’T Cover Medicare benefits extend to a lot of treatments and services, but not all of them. Discover what’s not covered, and learn the exceptions to the rules. The good news: Once you hit 65, Medicare covers many medical issues entirely, and others with just a few pre-requisites. The not-as-good news: Some […]
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Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason
Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason PERSPECTIVES ON FAITH & POLITICS AMERICA: CITY ON A HILL? — THE STATE & RELIGION “Politics no longer asks why or whether questions but only how,” author Salman Rushdie once wrote. “It does not ask what kind of world we wish to live in. It does not analyze the […]
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Hurricane Matthew Impacts Caribbean Partners
Hurricane Matthew Impacts Caribbean Partners BY GLOBAL MINISTRIES ON OCTOBER 20, 2016 October 19th – Haiti […]
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What Religion Would Jesus Belong To?
What Religion Would Jesus Belong To? Nicholas Kristof ONE puzzle of the world is that religions often don’t resemble their founders. Jesus never mentioned gays or abortion but focused on the sick and the poor, yet some Christian leaders have prospered by demonizing gays. Muhammad raised the status of women in his time, yet today […]
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Lose Weight Without Exercise
credit: imagesource.com The 7 Surprising Ways To Lose Weight Without Exercise Yes, exercise is better, but there are some tricks you can do that don’t require breaking a sweat and can help melt away the pounds. Exercise is key to most weight loss plans because it helps you burn more calories, and more calories burned […]
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Farmer’s Markets Open
Farmer’s Markets are Still Open For Business They accept cash, WIC, SNAP and EBT. For more information: http://www.hartfordfarmersmarkets.org/.
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Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination
Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus on the contentious question of whether employers who have religious objections to contraception […]
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Evangelical Pastor Explains What He Sees As The Root Of Racism
Evangelical Pastor Explains What He Sees As The Root Of Racism Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post “White people can be so defensive about this subject.” See video in sidebar. Evangelical pastor Carl Lentz is taking white Americans to task for getting “defensive” when it comes to addressing racism. In a recent […]
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Female Priest Ban
credit: http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2016/11/1/svezia-messamalmo.html Pope Francis Says Ban on Female Priests is Likely to Endure NY times online by Laurie Goodstein Catholic teaching that women cannot be ordained as priests will probably go on forever said Pope Francis during his trip to Sweden. He referred to a letter written in 1994 by Pope John Paul II who said […]
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