Topic: Calvin College
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Ben Carson cancels at Johns Hopkins: the perils of commencement speakers (+video)
Dr. Ben Carson had been scheduled to be the speaker at the diploma ceremonies for two Johns Hopkins schools, but comments he made about gay marriage brought complaints from students.
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A quiet envoy to the hermit kingdom of North Korea
A Korean-American scholar named Kun A. 'Tony' Namkung plays a significant behind-the-scenes role in exchanges between the US and North Korea.
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Chapter & Verse Marilynne Robinson: Why are we so afraid?
'Do we never expect to have a bad time?' Robinson asked an audience at Calvin College's Festival on Faith & Writing. 'Every generation or so, something goes haywire. It's human history.'
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Chapter & Verse Jonathan Safran Foer: "I'm not so interested in the comforting kind of religion"
Jonathan Safran Foer spoke on God, prayer, writing, and film adaptations at Calvin College's Festival on Faith & Writing.
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Chapter & Verse Festival of Faith and Writing: the conference that brought John Updike, Salman Rushdie to western Michigan
This year's Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College included Jonathan Safran Foer, Marilynne Robinson, Chimimanda Ngoze Adichie, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Leila Aboulela.
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Rick Santorum donor makes weird contraception comment
Foster Friess, a major donor to the Rick Santorum super PAC, suggested that women use aspirin as a contraceptive. Rick Santorum was not amused.
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Ode to conservatism at CPAC, Romney-style
For Mitt Romney, the Conservative Political Action Conference was a bit of a lion's den. Romney is seen as the moderate in the presidential race, which is why he stressed his conservative credentials.
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California's sinking delta
Efforts are under way to reverse the deterioration of a major water source, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California, which is sinking.
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The minister who leads Democrats to faith
Leah Daughtry, CEO of her party's upcoming convention, emphasizes 'public holiness.'
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The minister who leads Democrats to faith
Leah Daughtry, CEO of her party's upcoming convention, emphasizes 'public holiness.'
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