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James Ross Kelly lives in Northern California next to the Sacramento River. Mr. Kelly was a long-time resident of Southern Oregon where he grew up. And the Fires We Talked About published by Uncollected Press in 2020 is Mr. Kelly’s first book of fiction. In 2024 Mr. Kelly published his third book, "Above Neil Rock," a memoir.
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Op-Ed: A new edition of the Bible, with 20,000 revisions, should spark 20,000 thoughtful conversations – Los Angeles Times


An update to the New Revised Standard Version was released digitally this month and is to be in print next May. As you can imagine, such a task is not undertaken lightly. The update represents more than four years of intense work of the National Council of Churches and a large group of scholars in the Society of Biblical Literature.

Source: Op-Ed: A new edition of the Bible, with 20,000 revisions, should spark 20,000 thoughtful conversations – Los Angeles Times

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Uncounted: Inaccurate death certificates across the country hide the true toll of COVID-19 • Missouri Independent


In some counties, half of the spike in deaths during the pandemic is attributed to COVID-19. Researchers say that points to an undercount

Source: Uncounted: Inaccurate death certificates across the country hide the true toll of COVID-19 • Missouri Independent

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Graham Hancock & Rupert Sheldrake: Consciousness and the Limits of the Materialist Paradigm – YouTube


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The Inevitable Death of Evangelical Christianity | Keith Giles


Just imagine the joy of meeting people who love Jesus and yet have no interest in arguing about theology or proving they are right, and you are wrong.

Source: The Inevitable Death of Evangelical Christianity | Keith Giles

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Paradigm Shift: Anne Rice’s announcement; examining her position on Christianity Part I


July 29, 2010:

“For those who care, and I understand if you don’t: Today I quit being a Christian. I’m out. I remain committed to Christ as always but not to being “Christian” or to being part of Christianity. It’s simply impossible for me to “belong” to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. For ten years, I’ve tried. I’ve failed. I’m an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else.”

A few hours later she posted this:

“As I said below, I quit being a Christian. I’m out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse to be anti-Democrat. I refuse to be anti-secular humanism. I refuse to be anti-science. I refuse to be anti-life. In the name of Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen. “.

And finally one hour later she posted this:

“My faith in Christ is central to my life. My conversion from a pessimistic atheist lost in a world I didn’t understand, to an optimistic believer in a universe created and sustained by a loving God is crucial to me. But following Christ does not mean following His followers. Christ is infinitely more important than Christianity and always will be, no matter what Christianity is, has been, or might become.”

Source: Paradigm Shift: Anne Rice’s announcement; examining her position on Christianity Part I

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How Donald Trump Could Subvert the 2024 Election – The Atlantic


As we near the anniversary of January 6, investigators are still unearthing the roots of the insurrection that sacked the Capitol and sent members of Congress fleeing for their lives. What we know already, and could not have known then, is that the chaos wrought on that day was integral to a coherent plan. In retrospect, the insurrection takes on the aspect of rehearsal.

Source: How Donald Trump Could Subvert the 2024 Election – The Atlantic