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Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:03 a.m.

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Evolution Sunday not so benign

Ethical Excursions
Published Wednesday, January 24, 2007

On Feb. 11, 2007, Christians will gather in churches across America to celebrate a very special Sunday. What is the purpose — to raise money for missionary work? To ponder the escalated war in Iraq and pray for peace? To celebrate the birthday of a saint? Nope.

Well, actually, no to the first two suggestions and kind-of-but-not-really to the third. Congregants won’t focus on missions or peace this Sunday; instead, they will celebrate a birthday. And while the individual can hardly be considered a saint, he did attend seminary and went on to have an unprecedented impact on the...

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