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Christians Writers Find New Audience In Sci-Fi And Horror Books
Wednesday, 05 November 2008
By Virgil Morris

  It is not uncommon for Christian writers to receive strong negative reaction against their books. Especially if they mention faith either as a characterization, plot sequence, or even cover art. Meanwhile the writers of sci-fi, fantasy and horror books are full of pictures of demons, pentagrams, and other occult symbols and often filled with descriptions of pagan ceremonies and magic.

Consequently, Christian writers are often timid in writing their stories, thinking that they won't be published or that their work will be scorned by editors who fear the Christian viewpoint may be too much like a sermon. A fear that is not completely unfounded since there seems to be an almost intentional effort to misunderstand or misinterpret Christian writings by a gang, made up of the usual suspects, who come off looking very regal and scholarly as they drag Christian books and writers through the mud.
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However, Christian writers are drawing attention to themselves and the importance of religious sensitivity, dedication, and creativity by exploring new genres for their writing. In many cases, genre that was previously left to other
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Demarcating News and Gossip in the Media
Monday, 03 November 2008
By Tom59 Tom59

  Keeping In Touch With Ourselves through Sports

Most of us like to engage in recreational activities and sports activities to relax our mind and body after a tiring day or after a long week. Some people play sports for both recreational purposes and to give some physical exercise to their body. All of us work hard through out the week and often we work under severe pressure so we need to unwind ourselves a bit and relieve ourselves of the tension and stress that we have subjected ourselves to during the week. Sports activities are very effective in helping us relax and it is also one of the healthiest ways of relieving our stress as it gives us enough physical exercise.

Some of us even though we like sports, we may not be interested in actually playing any sport. However, we would like to keep ourselves informed of everything that is happening in the exciting world of sports. Some of the good sources of sports news include newspaper, TV, radio, online news sharing websites, etc. Among all these sources, online news sharing
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