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There Were Nine Days Leftnew
Storming New York with Harold Camping's Rapture warriors.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
05-19-2011 |
Religion
Can Harvard's Superstar Atheist Greg Epstein Save Nonbelief from Itself?new
The nonbelief community is now embroiled in its own feud, in which the contemptuous "New Atheists" are pitted against the softer humanists, led by Harvard chaplain Greg Epstein.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-30-2009 |
Religion
Pro-Choice Provocateur: Meet Cambridge Divinity Dean Katherine Ragsdalenew
Rev. Katherine Ragsdale, who next month will become president and dean of Cambridge's Episcopal Divinity School, is an abortion-rights champion -- and bete noire to the right.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
06-03-2009 |
Religion
Dalai Lama on the 50 Yard Linenew
The New England Patriots played host to a very different out-of-towner last week, as the Dalai Lama made a most incongruous visit to Gillette Stadium.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
05-14-2009 |
Religion
Battling Scientologynew
The idea of locking legal horns with the notoriously litigious Church of Scientology might be enough to cool the ardor of some critics. But that's not Gregg Housh's style.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
10-16-2008 |
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
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
Mutiny in Heavennew
Philip Pullman's fantasy novels are condemned as a crash course in militant atheism. But one BU professor thinks otherwise.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
12-11-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
More Angels in Americanew
Has well-traveled atheist Christopher Hitchens ever had doubts about his doubts?
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
09-24-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Holy Warnew
There's no doubt about it: right now, God is on the side of the atheists.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
06-07-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Will This Judas Save Us?new
The Judas gospel and the media blitz that has accompanied it provide the opportunity to rethink a Biblical villian.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
04-13-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Those Edgy UCCs Are At It Againnew
Once again the United Church of Christ offers a gesture of inclusiveness to the TV networks, who reject it.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
03-31-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Fear of Godnew
Thou shalt not criticize President Bush! Or somebody's going to rat you out to the IRS.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-10-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Christ by the Slicenew
Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan is spending millions to build a City of God in suburban Florida.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
06-16-2005 |
Religion
Pope and Circumstancenew
Those giving archconservative Benedict XVI the benefit of the doubt are straining to see a more-liberal Church dating back to Vatican II, one that never really existed.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
04-29-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
