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chapters and verses in the bible

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1413, 14th May, 2011
Someone with far more patience than I has counted up all the verses of the Bible, making allowances for the different ways they can be counted, and posted his results here. It’s a handy reference if you’re the kind of person who needs chapter and verse counts occasionally. The chart he made should work most [...]
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supreme court voids labor board decisions — good, but only a band-aid

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1434, 17th June, 2010
It is immoral for government to stand between a willing employer and a willing employee by dictating the terms of employment.  It is likewise immoral for government to compel employers to keep employees who are refusing to show up for work, that is, striking.  And it is a denial of basic freedoms of political behavior [...]
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on divine and human rules

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1403, 21st March, 2010
I was reading up on the history of the Catholic priesthood a bit here, on an atheist site, and found the following quote: If there were any divine origin to religious rules, we shouldn’t be able to trace their development in human history and how they were conditioned by historical, cultural circumstances. Now, the context [...]
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hate thy neighbour?

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1732, 1st March, 2010
Jeremy has turned a sharp eye toward the (Roman Catholic?) Biblical lectionary reading for today.  He has looked carefully not only at what is being read in the lectionary, but also at what is being passed over, and why.  Regardless of whether you use the same lectionary tradition he does, or whether you come from [...]
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christmas and abortion

By mitchell b powell | Published: 2101, 21st December, 2009
They’re not a popular mix of topics, but a Roman Catholic friend of mine pointed out how a classic Christmas text impacts how he believes the Scripture speaks on the humanity of fetuses. The text referred to is Luke 1:39-45 Related Posts:supreme court voids labor board decisions — good, but only a band-aidWhy I Intend [...]
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get behind me, satan! how sometimes jesus smacks us in the face (so to speak)

By mitchell b powell | Published: 2103, 16th December, 2009
The passage I’m about to speak about is a passage which is very controversial between Protestants and Catholics. I’ll bet you can figure out my position on that. But what I want to look at is another angle of what’s being said in the text, about Peter as a person, and how that applies to [...]
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