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David Hayward\u2019s latest cartoon<\/a> depicts Jesus as having a truly prophetic ability, as illustrated by this uncannily accurate nightmare:<\/p>\n

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Presumably it would have been enough to cause a nightmare if Jesus had simply foreseen what some people speaking in his name would about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut<\/a>. Hector Avalos<\/a>, a religious studies professor who happens to be an atheist, has written a letter to the editor<\/a> which offers more theological precision<\/a> and insight than the likes of James Dobson when commenting on the subject.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"