New Oxford Notes: October 2000
Bungled Attack on Billy Graham
A Catholic might say that Graham is avoiding "occasions of sin."
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The Hydra of Heterodoxy
America magazine makes a case for a Deistic conception of God.
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We Don't Kill Infants Here
America magazine hasn't been able to convince its readers of its point of view.
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Oh Pain, Where Is Thy Sting?
Psychobabble and weird theology can be used to justify anything.
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