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    extravagance-ucc: Gathering Pastor Jo Hudson welcoming you on ExtravaganceUCC.org. (Source: http://extravaganceucc.org/)

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    Photos from the Western Reserve Historical Society. A great place to visit in Cleveland. More photos on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ralpe/sets/72157635389111058/

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  • The Pope’s Gay Priests

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    The Pope’s Gay Priests Every bishop knows he has gay priests in the ranks—pretending otherwise is surely as much of a moral issue as, say, same-sex marriage. Gay priests work in dioceses and religious orders as pastors, teachers, administrators, right-hand men, chaplains, liturgists and preachers. The bishops know this and yet few are able to speak with…

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  • UCC Advocacy: Email and Social Media

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    While in the US, I am interested how social media is used to promote justice and peace by the UCC Justice and Witness Ministries. I was happy to talk to their online communications specialist Jessie Palatucci who is in charge of the ministries’ online communication. Of course, they do Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. The Justice…

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  • HTTrack Website Copier – Free Software Offline Browser (GNU GPL)

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    HTTrack Website Copier – Free Software Offline Browser (GNU GPL) Great tool to archive a website! HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility. It allows you to download a World Wide Web site from the Internet to a local directory, building recursively all directories, getting HTML, images, and other files…

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    arnisvanur: Yup. True.

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    First Mormon Temple In Kirtland The Temple is owned by the Community of Christ, the buildings of Historic Kirtland are in a park adminstered by the LDS Visitor Center. More photos on Flickr

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  • There is no Shteem-Intshein in the Bible

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    Amish Bible

    Pennsylvania Deitsh, a spoken language primarily used within Amish communities, carries a rich cultural and linguistic heritage. While High German is traditionally employed for religious purposes, the Amish have embraced Pennsylvania Deitsh as their everyday language.

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  • Berlin and Mount Hope in Amish Country 

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    Amish Carriage

    Today’s tour through Holmes County

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  • Should Pastors (or any of us) Read the Word on an iPad?

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    Should Pastors (or any of us) Read the Word on an iPad? What is your opinion? I must admit I feel a little bit awkward to use my smartphone during worship service.

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