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Questions for understanding any Christian denominational problems, part III

           "* Are biblical accounts of the resurrection of Jesus accurate? Did this happen? "* Is salvation found through Jesus, alone? Was Jesus being literal when he said, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me." "* Is sex outside of marriage a sin?"         -Original source article can be found here .  I have been doing a short series on news reporter Terry Mattingly's class "tMatt Trio" of questions he would always ask when investigating a religion story involved various Christian churches or denominations, particularly traditions with which he was not particularly familiar. These questions are particularly useful is one is trying to objectively report on a Christian church or tradition without overt bias on the part of the reporter.  My first two entries in this mini-series can be found here and here . I discussed the first two questions he would pose in somewhat more detail. Today I will

A Sign of the Times

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 So, I was writing an article on the 7 Deadly Sins and thought I should look up the precise definition and origin of the word "pride." So, I hoped over to dictionary.com and searched for it, forgetting that it was June. This is what came back (screenshot I personally took):     I was somewhat taken aback that this was both the first and second primary definitions. I had to scroll way down to find the actual definition of the word.   Would a Mr. Aaron please call the shipping and receiving? Your sacred cow has been delivered.