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'Battlestar Galactica' Goes for the Godnew

As the series gears up for its conclusion, it's becoming more contemplative, agonizing over how there can be faith without tests of that faith, and thus how real prophets can exist without fake ones -- how humans, tortured beasts that we are, can have certainty in anything without uncertainty about most everything else.
San Antonio Current  |  Luke Baumgarten  |  04-09-2008  |  TV

Virginity Pledge Promoters: A Trojan Horse For Religion?new

Silver Ring Thing, a Pennsylvania ministry, is bringing its flashy abstinence-only sex-education show to a city near you, thanks to a million federal dollars. But even the group's leader says their virginity pledge won't work without the Lord.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Marty Levine  |  02-10-2005  |  Sex

Some Curves Members Worry About Cofounder's Pro-Life Tiesnew

Gary Heavin, cofounder of Curves, the largest fitness franchise in the world, is a proud pro-lifer who makes charitable donations based on his religious beliefs. Exaggerated reports about those ties spread on the Internet, alarming some pro-choice members.
The Pitch  |  Andrew Miller  |  08-30-2004  |  The War on Women

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