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	A Teacher On The Front Line

debbyski

8-24-2008 7:19 AM

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debbyski says:

For me there is no conflict between science and religion; I don't need scientific proof of the character of God. Perhaps the people who are arguing about all of this need to keep their minds occupied from avoiding justice, poverty, and war.

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8-24-2008 7:21 AM

debbyski

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/magazine/24filkins-t.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1219576800-fA/xGMZuYYBW0vdB40bXNg

8-24-2008 1:23 PM

tanyamm

I know while there is a God there is still science and a person can believe in both. For those who believe in God only, how can they condone war and the poverty, misery and death it causes because it's God's will, or they're doing it in his name.

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