i just thought this was interesting and wanted to share it, but first i want to add something to keep in mind when reading the article i would retitle the article to be something like doctor receive conscientious objector status and receives huge debt and rejection from many of her close friends and family:
Boston Globe [...]
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i just received some comments on a post i wrote i while ago about the interaction of the “Law” and “Grace”. they spurred me to write a little more on the subject.
let us think about the Law as a law. what do laws do in our society? they almost exclusively restrict us [...]
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one of the things that first struck me as i began my path (see earlier post) was that i had never ever thought about the justice of war as a “christian” until i was a college graduate.
i had spent 22 years of life on this earth and had never even been introduced to [...]
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ok…i kept quite long enough…
for those of you who know me personally, this will come as no surprise. but for those who dont, i might find a few people out there who are surprised and disappointed.
either way, i have intentionally not mentioned my beliefs about certain topics on this blog to date for particular [...]
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what are your thoughts on the information below?? this comes from here:
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
This act claims to set up a Commission for a study that will “examine and report upon the facts and causes” of so called violent radicalism and extremist ideology then make legislative recommendations on combating [...]
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