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Spirituality without Rationality

In his mid-20s, Eckhart Tolle went through a period of severe anxiety interspersed with suicidal depression. But then he experienced a life-changing transformation, in which he realized that his true identity was “the One Life, the One Consciousness that is prior to egoic identity.”1 In other words, he believed himself to be one with God. Armed with that conviction, he dropped out of school, quit his job, and sat on a London park bench for two years. Though many assumed he was homeless, some approached him with spiritual questions and he began life anew as a postmodern sage of sorts, […]

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Q&A: What Obama’s DOMA decision means & why it is significant

 by Michael Foust WASHINGTON (BP)–In a monumental decision that some say could help legalize “gay marriage” in America, the Justice Department announced Feb. 23 that President Obama had instructed it to stop defending in court the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

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Scripture memory: A missing discipline

  story by Jason Hayes Think about all that you’ve memorized over the years.  Now, think about what you’ve recently memorized. You can probably recall song lyrics, movie lines, passwords, credit card numbers and much more.  I often catch myself amused by the wide variety of things that have somehow been captured in my mind.

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