Blog Heap o'Urantiana Links 12 July 2015
Links regarding faith and belief
and men, women, marriage, and family life,
also sciences, the spritual and the 'supernatural,'
and, of course, Jesus of Nazareth.
Spiritual Matters
Christianity Today Sun 2015-Jul-12 10:10am
The story of the Waldensians is a story of devotion to the Scriptures, and of perseverance—a story that should inspire us all. Because of their origins in the distant 12th century, they have been called “the oldest evangelical Church”; because they became an embattled pocket of stubborn “heretics” in the valleys of the Piedmont Alps, unwilling to surrender their beliefs, they have been called the “Israel of the Alps.” The Waldensian story is fascinating, and legendary. …
Morgan Lee, Christianity Today Sun 2015-Jul-12 9:56am
This Fourth of July, God and America have a complicated relationship.A third of Americans say the United States is a Christian nation. But more than half say the country has a special relationship with the Almighty. …
Ray Norhstine, Christian Post Sun 2015-Jul-12 9:47am
Despite having family members to sponsor them, a group of 20 Chaldean Christians who fled ISIS have been detained for over four months at the Otay Detention Facility in San Diego. The large Chaldean community in Southern California are unhappy with the unexplained delays and are demanding their release.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claim they are undermanned and face a backlog of cases but have offered little to the media about the prolonged detention of the Chaldean 20.
Mark Arabo, an activist and spokesmen for the local Chaldean community says, "What we do know is that they are being held without a real reason." …
Family Patterns
Twitchy Sun 2015-Jul-12 9:53am
A photo of a question from a high school health test posted by Slate’s Will Saletan caught our eye. What’s the definition of “family”? Apparently, it’s literally anything that the test giver wants it to be…
Webworks directly concerning (as opposed to merely inspired by) the Urantia Papers.
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• The obligatory link to the Urantia Foundation
• The greatest, gaudiest Urantiana-related links page ever. (Don't keep looking here. Look there. Maintained? Some links, including to this site, may be out of date.)
• UB Websites — the name says it all, right?
• Square Circles links page, nicely formatted
• Religion of Jesus Church — deserves your support, anyway
• More links in due time!
Mindful Webworks for lightening the load. Lyrics, rhymes, freeverse, illustrations, contemplations and idle thoughts. 
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