AltWeeklies Wire
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.
Tags: religion
Liars in the Pulpitnew
It's hard to sit here and listen to the Rev. Ed Bacon and not think that the Pharisees have entered the temple again. The sophistry, spinning, and sheer avoidance of truth rivals anything uttered in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt |
09-28-2007 |
Religion
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Carlton Pearson is Preaching the 'Gospel of Inclusion'new
His new gospel cuts against the grain of megachurch Christianity, and might make even mainstream churchgoers a little uneasy -- but others see it as a chance to build a bridge between evangelicals and secular nonbelievers.
Houston Press |
Russell Cobb |
09-26-2007 |
Religion
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The Texas Legislature Puts God in Public Schoolsnew
Now two lawsuits are fighting for the church-state divide.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
09-26-2007 |
Religion
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More Angels in Americanew
Has well-traveled atheist Christopher Hitchens ever had doubts about his doubts?
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
09-24-2007 |
Religion
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Smoking for Jesus Ministry Takes Root in Texasnew
Exiled by hurricanes, the black congregation from New Orleans has flourished in Texas Hill Country, by clinging fiercely to their faith.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
09-24-2007 |
Religion
The Search for the Mormons' Garden of Edennew
Mitt Romney and his fellow Mormons believe Adam ate the forbidden fruit in Independence, Missouri -- we set out to investigate.
The Secret Sins of Father Kelly at Our Lady of Guadalupenew
The Catholic Church has been embroiled in sex-abuse scandals for more than a decade, and July's $660 million settlement by the Los Angeles Archdiocese brought legal closure, if not spiritual consolation, to Father Matthew Kelly's victims.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
09-11-2007 |
Religion
Vodou Childnew
A vodou ceremony in the Florida 'burbs? Who'da thunk it?
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
09-10-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Democratic Presidential Candidates Make Religious Pushnew
Dems take advantage of voters' lapse in faith in the GOP.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
09-05-2007 |
Politics
After Ted Haggard, New Life Church Tries to Rise Againnew
New pastor Brady Boyd will avoid politics from the pulpit.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-04-2007 |
Religion
