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The Aging of the Moorsnew
Eighty years ago a prophet came to Chicago's south side and drew thousands of followers. Today the remaining few face an uncertain future.
Chicago Reader |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
11-19-2007 |
Religion
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Rick Stembridge Turns Debt Case into Holy Warnew
He alleges he's had his identity stolen and his credit destroyed. He's lost the business he built with his own hands; he labors just to pay a debt he insists he never incurred. And now that he's fallen behind on those debt payments, he faces incarceration. "I believe God has gotten me into this," he says.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
11-14-2007 |
Religion
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Church of God in Changeovernew
A global institution at a turning point celebrates its centennial in Memphis.
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
11-09-2007 |
Religion
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Consuming Christ: What Can He Do for You?new
In a crowded marketplace, churches are repackaging Jesus.
Style Weekly |
Scott Bass |
11-08-2007 |
Religion
Rifts in Church Reveal Plight of Christian Homosexualsnew
Peter Mitchell has "suffered from same-sex attraction" all his life and still feels tempted in "really insecure moments when life is particularly hard," but he's as convinced as anyone that homosexual behavior is a sin.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
11-07-2007 |
Religion
Jesus for Salenew
Meet the real Rex Humbard, the father of televised religious fraud.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
11-02-2007 |
Religion
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The Death of Father Kaisernew
Was it a Kenyan assassin who killed the missionary, or was it madness? Seven years later, the verdict is in.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Aimee Levitt |
10-24-2007 |
Religion
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The Muslim Student Union is Up Against the Wallnew
Praying, eating and bowling with the most hated student group at UC Irvine.
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Lifestyles of the Rich Evangelistsnew
In wake of former Oral Roberts University professors' suit against president Richard Roberts, an inventory of the way some churches handle fiduciary responsibility.
Urban Tulsa Weekly |
Brian Ervin |
10-23-2007 |
Religion
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It's Turning Out to Be a Big Year for the Mormonsnew
Coincidentally, Mitt Romney's presidential race is contemporaneous with the release of a movie dramatizing the darkest moment in Mormon history, the massacre of some 120 non-Mormons in a Utah meadow 150 years ago.
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
10-18-2007 |
Religion
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Onward, Christian Panderers: Pols Push Theocracy
Christian conservatives are in play this presidential election cycle. The candidates are bending over backwards -- and literally taking a bath--to woo them. Can democracy survive the pandering season?
Comics for Christnew
Evangelicals are speaking in bubbles -- and fighting God's war on pop culture.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
10-11-2007 |
Religion
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Muslims in Milwaukee Show Many Shades of Faithnew
If you were to render an accurate portrait of Muslims in Milwaukee, you'd have to draw on a very broad palette, one that accommodates diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, not to mention different schools of Islamic thought -- from Shiite to Sunni.
Shepherd Express |
Aisha Motlani |
10-05-2007 |
Religion
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Father David Roney's Taste for Children Went Unpunishednew
The mountain of documents constituting Roney's personnel file paints a deeply disturbing picture of a pedophile priest who went unchecked and unpunished for decades -- and it doesn't end in Minnesota.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
10-03-2007 |
Religion
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The Catholic Diocese of Orange County's Bad Movesnew
The bishop broke his covenant, the former chancellor broke down -- but the truth about the Diocese of Orange's sex-abuse scandal is emerging in court anyway.
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