http://www.examiner.com/?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality Lastest News and Articles from Examiner.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:17:22 GMT http://www.examiner.com/x-19719-Southern-Baptist-News-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Did-prosperity-theology-propel-the-housing-crash?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality Did foolish purchases by low income adherents of "prosperity theology" play a role in the real estate market collapse in the US? The Atlantic Monthly seems to think so. A Hanna Rosin article in the December 2009 edition (read it here) posits... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:29:43 GMT Marty Duren - Southern Baptist News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-19719-Southern-Baptist-News-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Did-prosperity-theology-propel-the-housing-crash?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-2044-Atheism-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Christian-Science-provision-not-in-merged-Health-Care-Reform-Bill?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality The Freedom From Religion Foundation is delighted to report that the mandate requiring private medical insurers to reimburse for "religious or spiritual health care" was not included in the merged health care reform bill that Sens. Reid,... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:21:09 GMT Trina Hoaks - Atheism Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2044-Atheism-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Christian-Science-provision-not-in-merged-Health-Care-Reform-Bill?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-786-Bible-Verse-of-the-Day-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Thank-you-Lord-for-hearing-me-If-I-had-time-I-would-listen-more-often?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality May this verse enrich your spirit, enlighten your mind, and elevate your faith on this day, Monday, November 23, 2009.   Ex 22:26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it to him by sunset, 27 because his cloak... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:01 GMT Terry Butters - Bible Verse of the Day Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-786-Bible-Verse-of-the-Day-Examiner~y2009m11d23-Thank-you-Lord-for-hearing-me-If-I-had-time-I-would-listen-more-often?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-19905-Religion-in-the-News-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Pastor-Billy-Joe-Daugherty-dies-of-cancer?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality For decades, Billy Joe Daugherty pastored the megachurch, Victory Christian Center in Tulsa, Okla. In that time, he started a global broadcast ministry, "Victory in Jesus" as well as Victory Christian School, Victory Bible Institute... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:03:24 GMT Shawn Paul Wood - Religion in the News Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-19905-Religion-in-the-News-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Pastor-Billy-Joe-Daugherty-dies-of-cancer?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-16044-Christianity--Politics-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Dems-in-Senate-shrug-off-sour-economy-pass-healthcare-bill?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality At a time when national unemployment has hit 10.2 percent (highest in about 25 years), home foreclosure is rapidly rising, and the retirement funds of many have been slammed with drastic losses; Senate Democrats have passed a healthcare bill that is... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:41:42 GMT Elizabeth Delaney - Christianity & Politics Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16044-Christianity--Politics-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Dems-in-Senate-shrug-off-sour-economy-pass-healthcare-bill?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-16501-Buddhism-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Video-evidence-belies-secret-Bhikkhuni-ordination-in-Australia?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality In response to the accusations that the Buddhist Society of Western Australia were secretive about the ordination, here is a small sample of the video evidence that the ordination ceremony was planned publicly a substantial amount of time before... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:03:29 GMT Emily Breder - Buddhism Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-16501-Buddhism-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Video-evidence-belies-secret-Bhikkhuni-ordination-in-Australia?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-727-Spiritual-Living-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Exquisite-design-of-passing?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality “…In the exquisite design of everything from the invisible microcosm of atoms to the macro-magnitudes of the galaxies, and all of them inter-accommodating with absolute integrity…You belong to the universe. Your significance will... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:02:55 GMT Marlena Rich - Spiritual Living Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-727-Spiritual-Living-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Exquisite-design-of-passing?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-10280-New-Thought-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Spirituality-101-Shift-your-consciousness?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality A few weeks ago I posted “One” – Awaken to One video, which discusses a shift now occurring . The shift is the rise in consciousness, recognizing that we are all connected, that we are all individualized expressions of the... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:44:37 GMT Alex Marcoux - New Thought Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10280-New-Thought-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Spirituality-101-Shift-your-consciousness?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-2858-Transitions--Grief-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Bashar-on-Abundance-The-ability-to-do-what-you-need-to-do-when-you-need-to-do-it-videos?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality I heard about Bashar through a friend who practices Matrix Energetics. Bashar is a multi-dimensional energy being who speaks through the channel Darryl Anka. Bashar explores a wide range and number of topics with tremendous insight, humor, and a profound... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:11:24 GMT Maria Hoaglund - Transitions & Grief Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2858-Transitions--Grief-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Bashar-on-Abundance-The-ability-to-do-what-you-need-to-do-when-you-need-to-do-it-videos?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-29884-Christian-Devotional-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Christian-Devotional-Gods-Anointed?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality Anointing ( e-noint' ) To apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to. To put oil on during a religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration. To choose by or as if by divine intervention. Poem: Anointed... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:12:35 GMT Kimberly Willingham - Christian Devotional Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-29884-Christian-Devotional-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Christian-Devotional-Gods-Anointed?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-27475-Nature--Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-Creator-creates-His-magic-in-the-depths-of-the-ocean?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality The ocean, another masterpiece by the Creator Himself, holds the most beautiful self-contained garden in the world! Other than outer space and in the secret depths of the rainforests and jungles, there is nothing more beautiful and mysterious than... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:58:57 GMT Joanne Taylor - Nature & Spirituality Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-27475-Nature--Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-Creator-creates-His-magic-in-the-depths-of-the-ocean?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-689-Spiritual-Life-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Where-were-you-when-you-heard-that-JFK-was-killed?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality Forty-six years ago today, Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy, 46, was slain while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza, Dallas.  The world stopped, the kinetic, violent, transformational 1960s truly sprung, at 12:30 PM CST, when the shots... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:45:35 GMT Rabbi Ben Kamin - Spiritual Life Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-689-Spiritual-Life-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Where-were-you-when-you-heard-that-JFK-was-killed?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-23914-Religious-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Preschool-parsha-Vayishlach-Make-a-genealogy-mobile?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality Vayishlach is an action-filled reading highlighting Jacob's famous wrestling match, the reunion of Jacob and Esau, the dispute over Dinah, the death of Isaac and a review of the genealogy of the twins. Use the following activities to help kids... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:28:50 GMT Starr Weems de Graffenried - Religious Education Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-23914-Religious-Education-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Preschool-parsha-Vayishlach-Make-a-genealogy-mobile?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Thanksgiving-Weekend-TV-Robert-A-Schuller-returns-to-television-in-ALNs-Everyday-Life?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality This coming Sunday (Nov. 29) at 7 PM (ET) the American Life Network will present the pilot episode of network's first-ever scripted series. Titled Everyday Life, the show (which has been described as a sort of spiritual Twilight Zone or as... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:15:11 GMT John W. Kennedy - Faith & Media Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Thanksgiving-Weekend-TV-Robert-A-Schuller-returns-to-television-in-ALNs-Everyday-Life?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-24002-Spiritual-Guidance-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Intrepid-color?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality   The dreary vacuum of New York, where I grew up, led me to paint in mostly gray hues. These were mixed grays; alizarin crimson and pthalo green for instance. One might see this as hidden colors appearing as gray. Even Matisse, the greatest colorist... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:05:01 GMT Asandra Lamb - Spiritual Guidance Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-24002-Spiritual-Guidance-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Intrepid-color?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-17507-Hobbits-Narnia--Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Two-Jacks-Remembered--C-S-Lewis-and-JFK?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality November 22, 1963 – 46 years ago today. Two Jacks passed on into eternity. One was known for the fantasy world he created; the other for the fantasy world created around him by his public image. Most of us know more about Narnia and "Camelot"... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:57 GMT Mark Sommer - Hobbits, Narnia & Spirituality Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-17507-Hobbits-Narnia--Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Two-Jacks-Remembered--C-S-Lewis-and-JFK?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-21539-Pagan-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-Great-Liberation-in-Oakland?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality Oh yes! The Great Liberation Upon Hearing is based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Those of us who have read this book in the sixties, when it was required reading for “heads,” thought it impossible to imagine it putting it on stage... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:56:04 GMT Zsuzsanna Budapest & Bobbie Grennier - Pagan Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-21539-Pagan-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-Great-Liberation-in-Oakland?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-3198-Roman-Catholic-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Catholicism-101-The-Solemnity-of-Christ-the-King?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality This weekend, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King. We have arrived at the end of the liturgical year, making it fitting that the last celebration is celebrating the Kingship of Our Lord. Next weekend,... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:42:03 GMT Pamela Luther - Roman Catholic Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3198-Roman-Catholic-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Catholicism-101-The-Solemnity-of-Christ-the-King?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-29934-Spiritual-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d21-The-words-we-use?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality Yesterday, our 8th grade son Micah didn't end up in the principal's office, but in his English teacher's classroom.   We met after school for a conference.  Despite Micah's increased effort at being accountable the past... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:40:35 GMT Bryan Waters - Spiritual Writing Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-29934-Spiritual-Writing-Examiner~y2009m11d21-The-words-we-use?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality http://www.examiner.com/x-2359-Evangelical-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Church-signs-source-of-irritation-for-Gilbert-AZ--court-will-hear-case?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality The Alliance Defense Fund is reporting that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled Friday that a federal district court should have considered whether a Gilbert, Ariz., sign ordinance unconstitutionally discriminates against religious signs... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:34:40 GMT Jake Jones - Evangelical Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2359-Evangelical-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Church-signs-source-of-irritation-for-Gilbert-AZ--court-will-hear-case?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-National-Religion_and_Spirituality