New Oxford Notes: May 2001
The Near-Death (Near-Hell) Experience
"For 12 years you have been a priest for yourself and you are going to hell."
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Baptizing a "Lonely Atheist"
Eugene Kennedy says the unbeliever is really like the believer, but just doesn't know it.
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Dodging the Real Issues
Dodge ball has been targeted for extinction in two public school districts.
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Sticks & Stones May Break My Bones, But…
Political correctness is nothing more than female touchiness writ large.
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"A Regime of Hypocrisy & Indifference"
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Hollywood Celebrities & Other Celebrities
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Israeli Exceptionalism: An Obstacle to Peace in the Middle East
Christians who accept Israeli Exceptionalism are making the same error as the Jewish leaders of Jesus' day made. The cure for such false notions is found in the Bible.