AltWeeklies Wire
The Passion of Victoria Osteennew
A flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and all.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
09-02-2008 |
Religion
The Two Faces of Spiritual Leader Bo Lozoffnew
Lozoff faces allegations that he mistreated parolees and engaged in questionable sexual conduct at Kindness House, a centerpiece of his ministry.
The Templeton Foundation: Strange Lab Partnersnew
God, science and a $1.6 million prize intersect in a suburban office park.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Alicia Puglionesi |
08-26-2008 |
Religion
How One Former TV Reporter Brought His Sky Gospel to the Peoplenew
Former TV-news reporter Jack Borden found transcendental peace in the cloudy sky, and he's determined to spread his stratospheric gospel to everyone -- even Jessica Simpson.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
08-20-2008 |
Religion
As Scientology Expands in Seattle, So Do Its Naysayersnew
Masked protesters are taking to the city's streets as the church eyes new facilities downtown and in lower Queen Anne.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-18-2008 |
Religion
An Ex-Scientologist and Online Pranksters Try to Bring Down the Controversial Religionnew
Before January, no one dreamed that Tommy Gorman would be backed up by the most unlikely of allies: an army of internet geeks pissed about a censored Tom Cruise video. The troops call themselves Anonymous, the president of the San Francisco Church of Scientology calls them the "electric Klan," and they have stepped out of cyberspace in masks to bring down Scientology, too.
New Evangelicals Search for Faith, Not Lip Servicenew
The Obama campaign opened its Raleigh headquarters July 22 to much fanfare, but just around the corner the same night, their celebration was outdrawn almost 3-to-1 by Jesus. That's where a "campaign stop" of the Jesus for President book tour was led by evangelical progressives Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw. The new movement represents one of the most exciting shifts among Christian evangelicals.
New Life Ministries' Pastor Troy Campbell Follows the Example of Jesusnew
Unlike some of the more visible evangelical houses of worship in Kansas City, New Life seems serious about closing the gap between the church described in the New Testament and what's happening in the suburbs today.
Inside Radical Living: A Communal Christian House in Bed-Stuynew
The story of Radical Living, a group of twenty- and thritysomething born-again Christians, begins with the Storbakkens. One day in the fall of 2006 Jason Storbakken was headed uptown toward his job at High Times, when a subway preacher caught his ear.
New York Press |
Joseph Huff-Hannon |
07-17-2008 |
Religion
S.C. Senate Committee Approves Ten Commandments Billnew
The state's Senate Judiciary Committee voted 18-1 in favor of a bill that would allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed in schools and courthouses insofar as such an exhibit contains other relevant historical documents. Sigh. Not again.
Charleston City Paper |
D.A. Smith |
05-14-2008 |
Religion
The Wars Over Evolution Are Louder Than Evernew
One more time: who made the world? God? Natural selection? Or some ineffable combination of the two? Tuning into what Ben Stein, Bad Religion, and a physics prof from Massachusetts have to say about the latest attempts to justify the ways of God to man.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
05-12-2008 |
Religion
After Ted Haggard, a New Era at New Life Churchnew
By removing politics from the pulpit, Brady Boyd takes his church out of the public eye.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
05-06-2008 |
Religion
Is the 'Woman Caught in Adultery' Really Part of Scripture?new
The passage is so well-known, and such a striking example of Jesus' forgiveness and call to lead a godly life, that it has its own name -- the pericope adulterae. But is it really inspired Scripture? Dr. Daniel B. Wallace has found evidence in Albania that suggests to him it is not.
Dallas Observer |
Julie Lyons |
04-28-2008 |
Religion
Black Preachers Struggle in White Citynew
While African-American ministers in Portland rise to defend Rev. Jeremiah Wright's statements as both theologically accurate and needed tonics to America's history of racial oppression, their unanimity disguises a much more local question they say confronts their churches now: How do they make their voices heard in America's whitest city?
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
04-23-2008 |
Religion
