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Comment on Prayer, Tebowing and the Super Bowl: The evolving relationship of sports and religion by Andrew Whitehead

Andrew Whitehead — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:11:12 +0000

Well done David. Very nice column.

Comment on Experiencing is believing: Odyssey into the heart of American religion punctures stereotypes by joy pyngolil

joy pyngolil — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:13:52 +0000

very good, exciting. A good view on the need for religious and cultural understanding.

Comment on Obesity rising: Religion and food can be unhealthy combination by Krishna

Krishna — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:28:42 +0000

When you are centered in oneness, your path becomes clear and

your life flows in peace and harmony. When you are not centered, then the mind becomes confused in

endless thoughts and choices and the many potential paths of action. – Lord Krishna

Comment on Religious but not spiritual: The high costs of ignoring personal piety by Pearlette

Pearlette — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:26:39 +0000

Good article and right on point. Every vibrant congregation offers some type of formation that strengthens personal peity (e.g. bible study). People should not have to decide between bible study and social service activity, both should be offer and attended by the participants of both. You just can’t be Christ-like if you are not grounded in Christ.

Comment on Obesity rising: Religion and food can be unhealthy combination by Pearlette

Pearlette — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:15:26 +0000

This is a very interesting article. Healthy eating and a meal at church are two entirely different species. Serving healthy food at the church supper could accomplish at least two things: introduction of a new and healthy way of eating to the congregation; and, provide incentives for the members to do the same at home. A study to look at the results would be quite interesting.
Thanks.

Comment on Give us our daily passage: Reading Bible tied to social justice issues by Science, Religion and Politics: Mixed Results, by Dr. Rusty Pritchard in @QIdeas | Two Handed Warriors

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:20:23 +0000

[...] Aaron Franzen finds that increased frequency of Bible reading is tied to, among other things, improved attitudes toward science. “Respondents were 22 percent less likely to view religion and science as incompatible at each [...]

Comment on Obesity rising: Religion and food can be unhealthy combination by Lydia Ma

Lydia Ma — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:42:34 +0000

To David Briggs:
This is a superb article. Could I translate and publish it in the Chinese edition of Taiwan Church News for our congregations in Taiwan to see this story? Please let me know. Thanks!

Comment on Obesity rising: Religion and food can be unhealthy combination by Robert L. Montgomery

Robert L. Montgomery — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:28:21 +0000

I would like to see the study after it has controlled for economic status associated with denominations. My informal observation is that upper socio-economic status people are more likely to be regular exercisers.

Comment on First Hindu census reveals quiet growth in U.S. by kumar

kumar — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:45:21 +0000

the heads of temple should become proactive in converting american people to hinduism

Comment on Religious but not spiritual: The high costs of ignoring personal piety by CONNECTIONS NEWS – 11/06/2011 | Path Of Life Ministries

CONNECTIONS NEWS – 11/06/2011 | Path Of Life Ministries — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:12:35 +0000

[...] The reasons are varied: Declining financial health in the recession saps morale; aging memberships are less likely to embrace new forms of worship; some denominations have shifted emphasis away from personal piety toward social service programs….Read this in full at http://blogs.thearda.com/trend/featured/religious-but-not-spiritual-the-high-costs-of-ignoring-perso... [...]