AltWeeklies Wire
God And Caesar: IRS Targets Liberal Church
The IRS has targeted a progressive church for "campaign intervention," ignoring much larger violations on the right
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
11-28-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Studying Houses of Worshipnew
An Arizona researcher is set to learn what's going on in America's congregations.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-23-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Falwell Grounded
Jerry Falwell cancelled his Nov. 14 Oklahoma Pastors' Conference appearance due to jet plane problems. Meanwhile, the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma says it contributes to the conference but does not control it.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Greg Horton |
11-23-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Family Tiesnew
Ex-members of a cult that once advocated sex between adults and children want the group's leaders exposed and punished.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-22-2005 |
Religion
Tags: Texas, Houston, pedophilia, David, family, child, international, molestation, abuse, Sexual, Berg, cult, incest
Wanted: Armed and Dangerousnew
As the FBI chases polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, work continues 24/7 on his religion's foreboding new Texas capital.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
11-16-2005 |
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
The Trouble With Jerry
The selection of Jerry Falwell to speak Monday at the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma's 2005 Pastor's Conference threatens to divide local congregations along ideological lines.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Greg Horton |
11-09-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Woman. Muslim. American.new
Sarwat Husain shatters stereotypes in her pursuit of social justice.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
11-03-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Hell of a Housenew
For the residents of a tidy, tree-lined neighborhood in St. Louis County, Missouri, their worst-kept secret might be that the events on which The Exorcist was based happened here.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
11-01-2005 |
Religion
Burmese Buddhist Master Teaches Vipassana Meditationnew
With the arrival of Gunasiri, Springfield, Ill., becomes the first U.S. outpost for disciples of Burmese Buddhist master Chanmyay Sayadaaw.
Illinois Times |
Karen Fitzgerald |
10-14-2005 |
Religion
Members of Polygamous Sect Barricade Their Homesnew
The head of a breakaway Mormon sect is in hiding, and his followers on the Arizona-Utah border appear to be steeling themselves against law enforcement agencies.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
09-27-2005 |
Religion
Bible Study Case Goes Back to Square Onenew
A jury ruled a family-owned restaurant could fire a manager who held Bible study for her employees, but a U.S. district judge has thrown that verdict out.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
09-21-2005 |
Religion
The Reformation of Matthew Foxnew
Against the odds, an Oakland, Calif., theologian -- most famous as a critic of Pope Benedict XVI -- takes his inclusive notion of Christianity global.
Breakaway Mormon Sect Builds Temple in West Texasnew
Residents of Eldorado, Texas, wonder how the practice of polygamy and allegations of criminal wrongdoing against the sect's elusive leader will affect their town.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
08-31-2005 |
Religion
Pastor Ted Haggard Says He Won't Run -- for Nownew
The prominent evangelical leader talks about his political aspirations and shows a reporter his gift to President Bush.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
08-26-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
