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Several items have come to my attention that are worth sharing, and hopefully no one will mind my lumping them together.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ Evolution Sunday is coming up soon, February 8-10<\/a>. Among the helpful resources<\/a> online is a personal testimony from an Episcopal perspective<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The NCSE has asked for input on its new science standards<\/a>. See also PBS\u2019 ten examples of other things taught in creationist textbooks<\/a>\u00a0and Michael Zimmerman\u2019s recent article in the Huffington Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wolfson College in Oxford has a research opportunity focused on neglected languages and scripts of the ancient world<\/a>. If you are interested in the Mandaeans and their language, this is your chance to do something about it!<\/p>\n

Eric Macdonald concludes his discussion of liberal Christianity and theism<\/a>. After looking at instances of immanentist and even non-theistic versions of Christianity, he concludes, \u201cthese liberal outliers of the various religious traditions\u2026are indeed\u00a0outliers<\/em>, and could not, even if they wished, form the foundation for a wholly new, immanent expression of the religious spirit.\u201d If Macdonald is right, I wonder\u00a0why<\/em>. If he is right, is it perhaps because human beings in general prefer a more conservative approach? If he is right, then is there any more hope for his own non-religious vision to catch on, than for a liberal religious one to catch on? Read the piece and share your thoughts!<\/p>\n

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