Sitcom spirituals: American churches are finding inspiration for their Bible study groups from an unexpected source: TV sitcoms

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Churches are using old and newer television programs to teach people about morality and family values, and the shows include 'The Andy Griffith Show,' 'The Simpsons,' and 'The Beverly Hillbillies.' Critics of the teaching method say that using the television shows to teach spirituality show how bankrupt people's inner spiritual lives are.

Social aspects, Television programs, Television and family

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How not to repair America: forget about fixing the system. Here's the way to real change

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People trying to reform US politics make the mistakes of confusing the system with America, trying to fix the system and thinking that more rules are the answer. Other mistakes are misplacing the center of US politics and being afraid of failure.

Political aspects, Excerpt, Political reform, Stan Smith's Great American Political Repair Manual (Book)

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Goodfella's good works

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A charity cannot legally accept donations it knows result from ill-gotten gains, and should ethically decline donations from entities whose values and aims are opposed to their own. The ethics of ticket scalping are also analyzed.

Column, Ticket brokers, Charitable contributions, Charitable donations

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