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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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 Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:53 am Post subject: RIP Christian Science Monitor |
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Well, the daily print edition anyway...
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BOSTON - A century after it began publication, The Christian Science Monitor is giving up its daily print edition to focus on posting news online.
Monitor Editor John Yemma says the move is aimed at cutting costs at the Monitor, which has been struggling financially for decades.
The international newspaper, started in Boston by the founder of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, plans to print its final daily editions in April. After that, it will print only a weekend edition.
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Sad to see the newspaper go, because it was always kind of cool to think that, in every city in North America, there were these religious "reading rooms" where you could walk into specifically to read a newspaper.
I went through a regular stint of reading it at my local library, when I was in my teens. Not sure why, maybe just to be different. It always was a fairly quality paper, though.
http://tinyurl.com/6zvozs |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| They won't have a print article option? |
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mindmetoo
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Oddly for being a whack religion the CSM was noted for its high standards of journalistic integrity. |
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Poemer
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Location: Mullae
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Oddly for being a whack religion the CSM was noted for its high standards of journalistic integrity. |
Maybe the oddness comes from a mis-characterization of the religion as "whack"?
In any case, hopefully the online edition will survive and continue to offer high-quality reporting. |
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Jandar
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Bigfeet
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I like reading the on-line version. Has some good articles occasionally. |
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bacasper
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Oddly for being a whack religion the CSM was noted for its high standards of journalistic integrity. |
So which are the non-whack religions?
Just curious. |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Oddly for being a whack religion the CSM was noted for its high standards of journalistic integrity. |
My understanding is that they fell somewhat short in the medical science coverage, for obvious reasons. |
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yawarakaijin
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:33 am Post subject: |
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It was one of those magazines that was always just lying around somewhere. Seemed like it was a 50/50 chance there would be a copy on your seat taking the redeye from Vancouver to Calgary. It was at least a 90% chance one was lying around in any office or lounge. While I am totally non-religious it always had a a few very well written articles and I would pick up a copy every time I could. I would never buy it, but it one was laying around it usually found it's way into my briefcase.  |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:45 am Post subject: |
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| Poemer wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Oddly for being a whack religion the CSM was noted for its high standards of journalistic integrity. |
Maybe the oddness comes from a mis-characterization of the religion as "whack"?
In any case, hopefully the online edition will survive and continue to offer high-quality reporting. |
Ummm maybe the fact they let children die instead of seeing medical doctors:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/medical2.htm |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| bacasper wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Oddly for being a whack religion the CSM was noted for its high standards of journalistic integrity. |
So which are the non-whack religions?
Just curious. |
As far as christian religions go: Catholicism as I saw it practised in Canada. United Church. Presbyterian. There are many religions that believe in god and don't stick their head in the sand when faced by science. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:36 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| bacasper wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| Oddly for being a whack religion the CSM was noted for its high standards of journalistic integrity. |
So which are the non-whack religions?
Just curious. |
As far as christian religions go: Catholicism as I saw it practised in Canada. United Church. Presbyterian. There are many religions that believe in god and don't stick their head in the sand when faced by science. |
I'd put Orthodox in there too. Greek Orthodox, Coptic, etc.
http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/brorthoc.htm
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| It is inevitable that you will not get on with everyone in your parish all the time. Such is human nature. But it is not a reason for walking out, slamming the door, not remaining Orthodox. Perhaps you are spending too much time at church outside the services? Yes, we do have coffee and tea after the service, but you are not obliged to stay. Some of the best Orthodox do not! Perhaps your relations with the other parishioners are too close? Are these people you would be with in any other situation? If you have no interest at all in common, other than having a common faith, why spend so much time with them? Spending too much time with people with whom you have little in common in terms of character and tastes is a recipe for friction. After all, you're not married to them. |
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