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June 25, 2005

Scripture-based Deliberations on Public Policy?

I received an article from NHNE.com this morning, describing a liberal Christian response to conservative Christian political activism in the U.S. It reminded me that a number of competing visions are once again emerging within Christianity -- including evolutionary ones like Michael Dowd's Evolutionary Christianity.

However, what really struck me today was that this new group is not offering ordinary arguments for or against various policies and programs. They are doing what right-wing Christians do -- using Biblical references to defend their positions.

This raises an intriguing possibility...

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posted by Tom Atlee on Saturday June 25 2005

updated on Saturday September 24 2005

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September 05, 2004

Power of Silence

One of the most powerful, simple and unused methods for deepening conversation is silence. Silence is so unusual in modern conversations that we often don't know what to do with it when it happens. It feels awkward; we desperately want it to be filled with words, any words.

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posted by Tom Atlee on Sunday September 5 2004

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