The pope on the crisis
Pin ItWhen people speak of the “crisis” in the Roman Catholic Church, it has often referred to one thing. Pope Benedict XVI himself acknowledged in his recent trip to his German homeland that...
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Helping preachers look divine
Pin ItThe Rev. Victoria Weinstein raised the most obvious objection to her work early in her talk. Why is she advising ministers on wardrobe, makeup and accessories? Isn’t what’s important on the...
View ArticleMormons, Christians and/or cults
Pin ItWhy is Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress so insistent that Mormonism is a “cult religion”? As we reported in this space in 2008 — long before his views went viral in recent days — he believes God...
View ArticleGroup seeks tax probe of Jeffress’ church
Pin ItNow the group Americans United for Separation of Church and State is calling on the IRS to investigate First Baptist Church of Dallas for posting video footage of its pastor’s endorsement of...
View ArticleBible reading tilts them leftward
Pin ItLess likely to support the Patriot Act. Less likely to support capital punishment or other harsh penalties for criminals. More likely to value the pursuit of social and economic justice. More...
View ArticleCongregations’ health declining
Pin ItBleak and bleaker. That’s the assessment of a new report on the state of American religious congregations. Many “Oldline Protestant” churches are showing little spiritual vitality, and their...
View ArticleReport: Doomsday preacher Harold Camping apologizes
Pin ItDoomsday predictor Harold Camping has reportedly admitted he was wrong about the rapture and the end of the world happening this year, and he apologized for saying those who didn’t believe him...
View ArticleComparative religion on the campaign trail
Pin ItIn an interesting bit of timing, Louisville’s annual Festival of Faiths opened in Louisville on Wednesday, a day after controversy involving religious diversity flooded into the Kentucky...
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David Williams, Hindu leader talk, but neither give ground
Pin ItGov. Steve Beshear sits with a group of Hindus during a prayer ceremony last week at a new manufacturing plant site in Elizabethtown. / Ben Sheroan/The News-Enterprise via AP Sen. David Williams...
View ArticleJustice debate turned on a fine point
Pin ItIt took a while to sort out clearly what they disagreed about. Albert Mohler and Jim Wallis — leading voices of the evangelical right and left, respectively — went back and forth for two hours...
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