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economist sunlsuntribune faith saturday dec 10 2005 19 prepare for headspinning ragecausing evening by frank king staff writer if you have even the slightest interest in christianity then john shelby spong will either make your head spin or cause you to boil with rage you can hear him speak when mr spong comes to york region to help open a new definitely liberal faith movement im incredibly impressed the united church would do this said the 74-year- old retired episcopal anglican bishop hes referring to pathways faith community a united churchspon sored initiative kicking off with mr spong monday at 7 pm at markham theatre for performing arts the united church is saying the old way of communicating the christian story is not working anymore he added best known for his controversial book rescuing the bible from funda mentalism the new jerseybased mr spong has caused outrage among many orthodox traditional christians for assertions such as jesus was not the result of a virgin birth jesus is not god in the flesh the resurrection of jesus is hardly a verifiable fact parts of the bible are sexist and anti- semitic and john shelby spong contro versial author helps kick off new york region church tax planning time running out to qualify for 2005 deduction tax saving transactions must be dated no later than dec 31st 2005 lets discuss your 2005 tax savings options learn then decide call 9058871712 john s rybuck first capital tax and estate planning johnrybucksympaticoca canadas largest piano retailer huge piano sale newmarket community centre 200 doug duncan drive december ib 17 18 fri 129pm satlobnm sunlospm 10 year warranty free first tuning free bench free delivery financing available oac home of be famous niemeyer pianos new and used pianos digitals including niemeyer kawai samick yamaha young chang for info call or visit wwwpiandsga 18002817172 pianohouse bubunbtoh inc many of the miracles described in the bible didnt happen none of these points are new books have been published for decades chal lenging basic christian beliefs some by notable canadians such as tom harpur and charles templeton but mr spongs inyourface titles the latest is the sins of scripture and his credentials as a church leader have made him a target of books speakers and websites whose mission is expos ing what they say is shoddy scholarship and wrong conclusions spong portrays fundamentalists as bigoted ignoramuses whereas those ssbssbbs wclieckoiil real estate listings s every week it clicks nome who agree with him are highly learned and intellectual wrote michael bott and jonathan sarfati on the website wwwanswersingenesisorg however how solid and credible are spongs arguments is the bible really littered with the problems and contradictions that spong claims it is pathways faith community founder mary joseph is aware of these opinions but notes the united church wants to be more vital and relevant in canadian society you can be both liberal thinking tol erant and not demand any prescribed tenets or dogma and still be deeply correction notice to our valued customers we apologize for any inconvenience caused by an error in our flyer dated december 28 product logitech playgear amp with quad micro drivers and traveling casethis video game accessory is advertised on p 3 of our december 2nd flyer with a pspto clarify the psp is sold separatelysku1 0q62499 deeply grounded in the essence of jesus christ and the divine she said i think thats what bishop spong knows better than any of the other con temporary writers there is a humility about this man in his faith that is important to carry over into this new community the kickoff evening for pathways faith commu nity includes performances by alana bridgewater billy newtondavis and emilio zarris tickets are 21 and available by calling 9053057469 markham theatre for performing arts is on town centre boule vard in the warden avenuehwy 7 area for more information call ms joseph at 4166165539 only research can cure 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