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5 Kinds of Christians|Leadership Journal

April 23, 2009 By: admin Category: Faith 3 Comments →

Understanding the disparity of those who call themselves Christian in America.

Disparity
Jennifer Hua identifies herself as a Christian. A 35-year-old former attorney studying Christian counseling at the Wheaton College Graduate School (Illinois), she has gone to church all her life and is a lay leader in her suburban Chicago congregation. She furthers her spiritual development by daily Bible reading, prayer, listening to and singing worship songs, and interacting with other Christians. And every few months, she carves out time for a silent retreat. “I do all of these things because I know from past experience I need to recalibrate my mind and my heart to be in tune with God,” she says.
James Smith also identifies himself as a Christian. He attended church as a child, but his attendance was minimal as a young adult. He believes in God, occasionally attends Redeemer Presbyterian in Manhattan when his time-consuming job in the finance district allows, but he does not often participate in other activities to further his spiritual life. He has a Bible but rarely opens it; what leisure time he has he spends with friends, most of whom are of different faiths, and he does not necessarily believe that his God is any different from the one his Muslim friend worships.
“I don’t think that God would be a God who would shut others out of heaven because they don’t use the word ‘Christian’ to describe themselves,” he says.

RSA 2009: Apple users at risk as Mac malware mushrooms|vnunet

April 23, 2009 By: admin Category: Tech Comments Off

Mac maleware

The days of Apple users not getting targeted by malware are coming to an end, according to experts.The past few months have seen a dramatic rise in the number and complexity of malware programs being used to target Apple users, and the situation is only going to get worse, according to security vendors, who also say that part of the problem may be down to Apple users themselves.“Apple malware is definitely on the rise,” said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.“When malware writers see an opportunity they go for it. And let’s not forget the smug factor. So many [Apple users] believe they are protected by magic rays and that the spirit of Steve Jobs protects them wherever they go.”He pointed out that there is also an increasing amount of malware that is platform agnostic. The Mikeyy cross-site scripting worm that spread like wildfire over Easter was just such a case, since it ran completely in Java.However, Apple may also be a victim of its own success. As Apple ownership rises, particularly with the iPhone, more malware writers are being drawn to the platform. Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder of Kaspersky Labs, said, “When Apple starts to distribute iPhones in China then they [malware writers] will do it with Apple systems.“I am afraid that Mac users will be more easy victims because many of them think they work with a secure operating system, which is far, far from true.”

FDA OKs Plan B for Teens, No Prescription|CBN

April 23, 2009 By: admin Category: Politics Comments Off

Plan B
The Food and Drug Administration said 17-year-olds will no longer need a doctor’s prescription to get the Plan-B birth control pill.
This comes after a federal judge ruled the Bush administration let politics drive their decision to allow over-the-counter access only for women 18 and older.
Pro-life groups say it is the equivalent of an abortion pill.
Wendy Wright of Concerned Women for America told CBN News that politics affected the FDA’s decision.”This decision is driven by politics, not what is good for parents or minors. Parents should be furious at the FDA’s complete disregard of parental right and the safety of minors,” she said.
Wright called the decision a “very bad precident.”


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