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Monday, December 29, 2003
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Nice Albert Mohler editorial on the challenge of being a good Christian in an increasingly secular world, using the Sermon on the Mount as a point of reference. He raises the interpretation question: plainly, it seems unreasonable to take the "pluck out your eye" statement literally. God wants righteous men and women, not sightless ones. Here's a short quote:
The principles revealed in the Sermon on the Mount cannot be reduced to pithy precepts. Christians rightly struggle with how these teachings of the Savior are to be applied in our times. The church must give itself anew in every generation to the task of mature Christian reflection on the Sermon on the Mount and the totality of the biblical revelation. The Sermon on the Mount, like all biblical texts, must be interpreted in light of the total context of Scripture. This Sermon demands a lifetime of study and struggle.
11:55:36 AM 
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Here's one religion writer's list. It seems skewed towards church/state or public involvement issues, but I suppose narrower stories wouldn't be front page news. The top story is the Episcopalian ordination of an openly gay bishop. The "openly" part, of course, is what makes it a big deal. Number 7 was "slumping economy forces budget cutbacks in many denominations." This hit the Mormon Church too, which laid off a couple of thousand Church employees in the Salt Lake City area earlier this year. For more, click here.
11:43:03 AM
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When it comes to financial dealings, trust can be a bad thing. The LDS Newsline reports the latest big scam, run by a Mormon with many Mormon victims, here: Ponzi scheme: Faithful drawn into scam.
11:29:09 AM
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