AltWeeklies Wire
Hitting Rock Bottom Isn't So Bad When Jesus Cushions Your Fallnew
It was there, in the hospital, a few hours after that violent intubation—lying broken and twisted among the rocks and glass at the bottom of my bottomed-out existence—where I encountered Jesus Christ.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
04-01-2009 |
Culture
What's God Got to Do With It?new
While hot-button religious issues these topics garner lots of ink and keep blogs busy, are they the issues that matter most in the day-to-day practice of religion in our nation?
Boulder Weekly |
Jim Lillie |
02-02-2009 |
Culture
Tags: religion
Fundamentalists Have Turned 'Merry Christmas' into a Battle Crynew
At some point, someone decided that Christians are in the minority in this country and that Christmas is in danger of being lost beneath the crush of cross-culturalism and political correctness. Thus began the push to challenge the inclusive phrase "Happy Holidays" and insist that people say "Merry Christmas" instead.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
12-15-2008 |
Commentary
The Christian Right Embraces Video Gamesnew
The Christian right has figured out that, instead of rallying against video games as morally deficient purveyors of violence and apathy, it's better off embracing them as a medium for spreading the message of God.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
11-17-2008 |
Video Games
America's Foremost Demonologist Leaves Our Head Spinningnew
"Most people don't understand demonology. They think demons are like ghosts and equate them with haunted houses," William Bradshaw says. "That's not what demonology is about." Ghosts, he continues, are the spirits of people who have died. Demons are evil spirits that have never been human.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
08-18-2008 |
Culture
With a Halal Slaughter Facility, a Vermont Farmer Becomes an Unlikely Cultural Ambassadornew
Halal meat isn't easy to come by in the Green Mountains. "These people have a right to participate in their religious convictions," Arthur Meade suggests. "And there's no place in the state to do it. I allow people to practice their beliefs in clean, safe conditions. They bless the animals. It's a little bit of home."
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
06-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wings of a Dovenew
OK, they were pigeons, but the onslaught of birds brought a congregation to serve a church that needed their help -- and yours, too.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
07-03-2007 |
History
Which 'Example Must Be Set?'new
Pastor Ted Haggard wrote in his letter to New Life Church, "An example must be set" -- a fellow pastor agrees and responds with a great hope.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rev. Benjamin Broadbent |
11-13-2006 |
Commentary
The Kinder, Gentler Satanistnew
The devil sells out, moves to suburbia and dons a fluffy bunny suit.
Metro Times |
Sarah Klein |
10-28-2006 |
Culture
Heaven Help Usnew
When watching sports, is God a passive observer or a meddler?
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
04-18-2006 |
Sports
Happy Holidays, Dammitnew
The holidays shouldn't have to be so antagonistic.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
12-14-2005 |
Commentary
The Manly Men of Godnew
No women are allowed into the Promise Keepers, but that didn't stop the Infiltrator from getting on the Prayer Team.
Pills Behind the Counternew
If pharmacists don't feel comfortable dispensing certain pills, then they should find different work.
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
04-28-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: religion, birth control
I'm Not Superstitious--but My Point Guard Wishes I Wasnew
Is superstition for the birds? What about in the world of sports?
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
01-28-2005 |
Commentary
I'm a Decent Human Being, Toonew
Christians think homosexuals are hell-bound, but we're actually pretty decent people. And quite a few of us want to love God, too. So let us.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
11-10-2004 |
Commentary
