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Good Bye
Today is my last day at Beliefnet (which I co-founded in 1999). The swirling emotions: sadness, relief, love, humility, pride, anxiety.
But mostly deep, deep gratitude.
How many people get to come up with an idea and have rich people invest money to make it a reality? How many people get to create
posted 8:37:24am Nov. 20, 2009 |
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"Steven Waldman Named To Lead Commission Effort on Future of Media In a Changing Technological Landscape" (FCC Press Release)
STEVEN WALDMAN NAMED TO LEAD COMMISSION EFFORT ON FUTURE OF MEDIA IN A CHANGING TECHNOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski announced today the appointment of Steven Waldman, a highly respected internet entrepreneur and journalist, to lead an agency-wide initiative to assess the state o
posted 11:46:42am Oct. 29, 2009 |
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My Big News
Dear Readers,
This is the most difficult (and surreal) post I've had to write. I'm leaving Beliefnet, the company I co-founded in 1999.
In mid November, I'll be stepping down as President and Editor in Chief to lead a project on the future of the media for the Federal Communications Commission, the
posted 1:10:11pm Oct. 28, 2009 |
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"Beliefnet Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Steps Down to Lead FCC Future of the Media Initiative" (Beliefnet Press Release)
October 28, 2009
BELIEFNET CO-FOUNDER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF STEPS DOWN TO LEAD FCC FUTURE OF THE MEDIA INITIATIVE
New York, NY - October 28, 2009 - Beliefnet, the leading online community for inspiration and faith, announced today that Steven Waldman, co-founder, president and editor-in-chief, will re
posted 1:05:43pm Oct. 28, 2009 |
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Secularizing the Cross (Christian Activists: Be Careful What You Wish For)
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week, in Buono v. Salazar, about whether a white 6 1/2 foot cross can be displayed in a national park as a tribute to World War I soldiers. Though it's depicted as a classic clash of the secular and the religious, it actually illustrates why Christian act
posted 1:15:51pm Oct. 08, 2009 |
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posted July 9, 2009 at 5:45 am
Sarah Palin is symptomatic of the state of the Republican party which is saddled with religious conservatives. If she wants to be a martyr in her own eyes or of those who share her religious views so be it, but nobody is going to do anything more than make light of her, and that is hardly martyrdom.
posted July 9, 2009 at 5:52 am
And having just done a search on Queen Esther and Sarah Palin, I came across an article which eludes to a creepy interpretation, one which if it is in alignment with her views and her supporters views is horrible in the extreme. See: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/356993/sarah_palin_and_the_jews
I suppose it is time to go and read Esther with the eyes of the fundamentalist I once was in my teens and early twenties.
posted July 9, 2009 at 11:45 am
And then we have THIS woman in a place of ruling power to compare with Sarah:
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=103457
posted July 9, 2009 at 12:23 pm
If Sarah Palin were to be accused of being sane there would not be enough evidence to convict her.
posted July 14, 2009 at 7:02 am
Talk about an insult to the story of Esther.
posted July 14, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Could we have a post on Sarah Palin as the anti-Esther?