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...talking with Wang and Song it's easy to get the feeling that it's not so much China that's unhappy and angry, but the authors themselves. The brand of nationalism they preach is still a potent force, but they seem more upset about rivalries at home than abroad. Wang cautions that the book's title is a bit of a ruse. "To be frank, those words in the title Unhappy China are just for the purpose of promoting the book in the marketplace," he says. "We didn't choose them. It was the people selling the book...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Book Reveals Why China Is Unhappy | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...According to the church’s Web site, www.godhatesfags.com, its members “adhere to the teachings of the Bible, preach against all form of sin (e.g. fornication, adultery [including divorce and remarriage], sodomy), and insist that the sovereignty of God and the doctrines of grace be taught and expounded publicly...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman and Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Cambridge Unifies To Protest Westboro Church | 3/16/2009 | See Source »

...members, who have conducted over 40,000 protests, state on their Web site that they preach hate “because the Bible preaches hate...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman and Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Cambridge Unifies To Protest Westboro Church | 3/16/2009 | See Source »

...University of North Carolina, helped launch a four-year trial called North Carolina Black Churches United for Better Health. The project signed up 50 churches with a goal of helping the 2,500 parishioners eat better, exercise more and generally improve their fitness. The measures taken included having pastors preach health in their sermons and getting churches to serve healthier foods at community events...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Biology of Belief | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...believers don't give up. Many denominations are exploring ways to allow laypeople to preach. Some ordain laymen and -women but restrict them to their home pulpit. Wolpert of Crookston's First Presbyterian entertains even more radical visions. The average age of his Sunday flock is 63 (Carol Porter is now a member). But he is also founder of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing, an energy-independent, nationally ambitious retreat center offering ancient disciplines such as icon and walking meditations and surrounded by a storybook hayfield with a view of the Red Lake River. Wolpert sees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rural Churches Grapple with a Pastor Exodus | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

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