Articles tagged: faith

COLUMN: Belief in God: Are Americans’ beliefs meaningless after all?

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Posted: May 25, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing belief around the world, and where Americans stand in comparison. ... Read more »

Opinion: Does the atom have a designer? When science and spirituality meet

Posted: May 24, 2012

The fundamental building block for the universe in not a passive billiard ball. It is a complex assembly of interacting particles called the atom. These subatomic particles represent a fine balance of forces, have very ... Read more »

COLUMN: Belief in God: Have Americans always believed in God?

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Posted: May 23, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing belief around the world, and where Americans stand in comparison. ... Read more »

COLUMN: Beliefs in God around the world: Do you have doubts?

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Posted: May 21, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing belief around the world, and where Americans stand in comparison. ... Read more »

COLUMN: Faith & Politics: Seek to understand, or to be understood?

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Posted: May 18, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing Christianity and politics in America. Greg Garrett’s Faithful Citizenship is ... Read more »

COLUMN: Faith & Politics: Do we rise and fall together?

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Posted: May 16, 2012

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing Christianity and politics in America. What’s the story of America? ... Read more »

COLUMN: Faith & Politics: More than one Christian way to vote?

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Posted: May 14, 2012

Proclamations and invocations of faith are constant companions on the campaign trail, as we've heard throughout this political season. Politicians routinely appeal to scripture to support their policies, and sometimes to attack their opponents. Read more »

Michigan caucus backs 'Judeo-Christian' beliefs

Posted: Apr 30, 2012

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neighborhoods: Natural habit trails join Broadway and Traver neighborhoods

Posted: Apr 25, 2012

What gives you peace in a natural setting as well as a healthy activity, and — if you live close by — fossil fuel savings? A walk through the St. Aidan’s/Northside Presbyterian Natural Habitat. The trails in ... Read more »

faith: 35-year Good Friday tradition highlights diversity of Broadway neighborhood

Posted: Apr 05, 2012

At noon on April 6, in a contemporary service of "Stations of the Cross," members and friends of St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church will bear their cross from the bottom to the top of Broadway hill. For ... Read more »

Eastern Michigan football team braces for Toledo's spread offense

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Posted: Oct 06, 2011

The Rockets will get their yards. How the Eastern Michigan football team reacts, coach Ron English says, will determine how successful it is Saturday against Toledo. Toledo’s spread offense is averaging more than 350 yards ... Read more »

FAITH & RELIGION: Dr. Fairfax Fair to lead First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor

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Posted: Sep 15, 2011

The Presbyterian Church had always been part of Fairfax Fair’s life, starting as a child growing up in a small town in southern Arkansas. But it didn’t occur to her to enter the ministry until ... Read more »

Muslims discuss impact of 9-11 on their community

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Posted: Sep 13, 2011

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks had a lasting impact on most Americans, but perhaps more so for Muslims and Arab Americans who suddenly found themselves the objects of suspicion and, in some cases, outright hatred. ... Read more »

Faith: Reflecting on the 10th anniversary of 9/11: May we be inspired to act on our nation's noblest dreams

Posted: Sep 05, 2011

I was sitting in a staff meeting when we heard the news about the Twin Towers. It was one of the most ghastly and frightening moments of my life. To honor those who had died, ... Read more »

column: Finally finding time for church/temple in the space of summer

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Posted: Aug 14, 2011

A girlfriend who attends St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church once told me how invaluable that one hour a week every Sunday morning was for her, to sit, reflect, pray, and be alone. To hear her ... Read more »