24/Jun 2008 | Can Dobson Out-Fruitcake Obama on the Constitution? | I think he can. James Dobson, head of Focus on the Family, says the Barack Obama distorts the Bible and has a "fruitcake interpretation of the Constitution." This according to the Associated Press , w... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Churches prep for ballot battle involving same-sex marriage | DAVID OLSON The Press-EnterpriseMore than 80 churches throughout California will participate in a massive conference call today to discuss strategy to pass a November initiative that would prohibit sa... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bashing of Obama was patently unfair | Barack Obama for attempting to "woo Evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics to his side" ("Beware of false prophets," June 15). Of course Obama is attempting to "woo" that large segment of ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Will Learning Or Ignorance Win Out In HB Tonight? | Tonight, the Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees will take up the matter of offering a "Bible as Literature" course to its students. This has been sought by Trustee Matt Harp... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Limbaugh: "Democrats will bend over, grab the ankles, and say, 'Have your way with me' " to African-Americans and gays | Limbaugh: "Democrats will bend over, grab the ankles, and say, 'Have your way with me' " to African-Americans and gays . Summary: After being asked by a caller: "I want to know how the Republicans do... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Some Questions: Bromheads Jacket | We ve always known there s something a bit funny going on Up North , but recently Sheffield has come into its own. First they famously spaffed out those internet-orchestrated indie-rockers Arctic Mon... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Uproar over prayer service for gays grows | RE:At some point we as a society have got to put aside the bible and start conducting ourselves like adults. You mean in the same manner the adults conduct themselves in Loring Park or every other pu... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Iranian Queer Activist, Arsham Parsi of Iranian | Iranian Activist, Arsham Parsi of IRanian Queer Organization discusses sexuality, politics, refugees and asylum seekers in Iran and Abroad, a Bibi|SF Special Engagement San Francisco LGBT Community Ce... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Gladius Terrae Novae | Travis Prinzi Says: June 23rd, 2008 at 6:54 pm The Snape-Dante talk itself was sick. John Says: June 24th, 2008 at 7:18 am Convention Alley 2008 had three notable events that may make it worthy of n... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Times questions Obama inclusiveness | In the past, I have criticized stories for lacking sufficient context and detail about religion. Today I will praise a New York Times story for exhibiting those qualities, as well as making a releva... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | This Candy Tastes Like A Scam | At the end of this month, the FBI is celebrating their 100th anniversary. To celebrate, they ve put together a history series of their most significant and high-profile cases.The FBI was founded after... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Child Slavery and Jizya Families | Child Slavery and Jizya Families who could not pay the crushing jizya or poll-tax were obliged to hand over their children and to "deduct" the value of the children as slaves from the jizya. For more ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Workshop aims to eliminate 'isms' that lead to discrimination | Racism, sexism, ageism and other forms of discrimination can all take place on either a personal or an institutional level. On Tuesday, about 40 people gathered in the Challenge Center of the Dr. Mich... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Wingspan Denounces Anti-LGBT Attacks in Flagstaff | Wingspan stands in solidarity with Equality Arizona and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and allied community in Flagstaff in denouncing the hate-motivated crimes perpetrated against ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bil Browning: Kick Bolthouse Farms Out Of Your Refrigerator | As reported by Alex Blaze on The Bilerico Project , William Bolthouse, founder and 43% owner of Bolthouse Farms, a farm in . We know that many progressive people are concerned about what they put in... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Kehoe: State Funding Lifeguards | In a deal being described as unusual by biotechnology industry insiders, Pfizer officials announced this week that the pharmaceutical company will fund the adult stem cell research of a small La Jolla... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Gay Fiction to Satisfy Every Taste | As readers of AfterElton.com know only too well, literature is a declining art form. As a form of entertainment, books are currently less popular than television, movies, pop music or the Internet. Mo... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Late-breaking letters: gay marriage, pro and con | All Opinion Editorials Letters to the Editor Blog: Orange Punch Blog: Horserace '08 Daily Cartoon Mark Steyn. Editorial: Marriage shouldn't be government's concern .. Letters: Gay marriage: sacrificin... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | It's possible | Okay I encountered a situation this weekend that kind of bothered me and I wanted some feedback. I'll explain the situation later in a post, but for now I want to be broad and hypothetical. Is there a... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Economic and Business Development | County Herald Excerpt: Jessica Clark and Natalie Vacha started planning their wedding as soon as the California state Supreme Court overturned the ban on gay marriage. The couple from the high desert ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Concordia College Student Receives Prestigious National Undergraduate Fellowship | CONCORDIA COLLEGE STUDENT RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP Anna K. Rohde, a senior at Concordia College, has been selected to receive a 2008 Fund for Theological Education (FTE) ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Audio of McClellan's talk | Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan addressed members of the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Tuesday to talk about his explosive new memoir, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Lesbians Embraced in a Fraternity Like No Other | Houston, TX (PR. You won t find its members bearing togas on college campuses or posting flyers advertising their next house party. Instead, you see its members at local political events soliciting pe... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics Goes Out With a Splash | International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics Goes Out With a SplashGay Wired, CA - 50 minutes ago By Mark Umbach | Article Date: 6/24/2008 4:12 PM The 2008 International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) swim mee... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Rea Carey named executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian | Rea Carey named executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian.com, FL - 58 minutes ago WASHINGTON, June 24 Rea Carey, longtime leader and activist in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Religious Rights or Kids at Risk? | ATLANTA Five sex offenders filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that a tough new Georgia law that bans them from volunteering at churches also robs them of their right to participate in religious worshi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Alberta Bishops Take Action against HPV Vaccination Campaign in Schools | By Jenna Murphy EDMONTON, June 24, 2008, (LifeSiteNews.com) - Alberta's Bishops released a statement on Monday warning parents that in allowing their daughters to receive the Human Papilloma Virus (HP... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Twin Cities Catholic Archbishop Nixes Gay Pride Service | The new Catholic archbishop for the Twin Cities has told a parish that it can no longer hold prayer services celebrating the homosexual lifestyle and that parishioners ought to pray for peace instead ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Obama accused of twisting the bible | ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Metareview: Guitar Hero: On Tour | Whether you plan to base your Guitar Hero: On Tour purchasing plans on the track list or reviews, you're likely to be confused. The reviews seem to be as schizophrenic as the compiled tracks themselve... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Arsham Parsi discusses sexuality, politics and refugees in SF | USA) - As part of Bibi's outreach to our communities, Bibi|SF will be hosting talks on various issues affecting queer South West Asian, North Africans (aka Middle-Easterners). Its first engagement is ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Lack of training on youth sexuality | Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people in Scotland are neglected due to a lack of knowledge and training among professionals, a report claims. The Our Journey report by LGBT Youth Scotlan... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Woman sues priest over exorcism | A Singaporean woman who claims to be suffering from post trauma stress disorder following an exorcism has sued a priest for damages over the affair. Today Online reports the long running saga resumed ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Mixed Night | Dublin's community and resource centre for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community. Their objective is to develop and maintain a community and resource centre for gay, lesbian, bisexual... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Archdiocese shuts door on GLBT service | Like it has for the last few years, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church was planning to hold a special service Wednesday "to lift up and to celebrate the diversity of our parish," as associate pastor Jame... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Whitewood Days kicks off Saturday | Local pilgrims from the Catholic faith will join nearly 1 million young adults for World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, July 10-14. anticipation of the upcoming two-week adventure has Father Tim Hoag... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Town of the future | THE largest development in Lake Macquarie, a $650 million housing project with 2500 lots at Cooranbong, will give first-home buyers a leg-up and generate economic activity worth almost $2 billion. The... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Some Questions: Ladyfinger (ne) | Nebraska-spawned rock quartet Ladyfinger (ne) are sure to get Saddle Creek s 2007 off to a blistering start. Their Matt Bayles-produced debut album Heavy Hands is due out through the label not so sy... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Americans Press Israel to Find Attackers of Pastor's Home | Head Start Made Hundreds of Millions in Improper Payments UN Faces Clash Over Iran's Security Council Bid Improvements in Iraq May Allow Reinforcement of Afghanistan Obama Makes A Pitch to Values Vote... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Florida Buys Out U.S. Sugar to Aid Glades | News. Woman who lost her legs to a train copes with nightmare scenario. Hard times in state deflate Crist's approval ratings. If a ''breathtaking'' deal gets done, a state buyout of a vast swath of fa... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Craig Seymour Bares his Tour on Youtube | If you ever wanted to know what its like behind the scenes of an author tour, check out Craig Seymour's video posts on his book tour for All I Could Bare: My Life in the Strip Clubs of Gay D. His tour... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | "Kick Bolthouse Farms Out Of Your Refrigerator" | As reported by Alex Blaze several weeks ago, William Bolthouse, founder and 43% owner of Bolthouse Farms , a farm in California that provides organic juices, lemonades, and smoothies to places like W... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Hoedown at the Rainbow Ranch | Manhattan, Kansas' annual Country Stampede music festival is a veritable Woodstock for the honky-tonk crowd, attracting droves of country-music lovers to western Kansas to let down their hair and kick... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Jerry Falwell s Wife on John McCain, Evangelical Voting | Religion. Jerry Falwell's widow Macel remembers her husband in a new book, and wonders how the religious right is doing without him. Jerry Falwell died a year ago at age 73, his obituaries were like t... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Model Muslims: Can Islam and a fashion career mix? | By Caroline Overington BEFORE she became famous as the young woman arrested in Bali for possession of ecstasy, Michelle Leslie was one of thousands of young Australian girls trying to make it as a mod... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Who Cares What Don Imus Says? | Does it matter that a talk radio host is racist? I'm serious. Howard Stern has made a good living, um, exploiting sex and weirdos and everything and everyone else. Now, Don Imus has supposedly waded i... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Suzette Standring: New Orleans Now | New Orleans is like a newly grime-free Sistine Chapel. Over 50 members of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists went in search of continuing stories as part of our annual meeting, " . New Orle... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | In happier times, Kelly Wark found love in Spokane | Virginia De Leon Staff writer March 10, 2007 Their first date lasted all of three minutes. But in that brief moment as they answered questions like "What do you do for fun?" and "How important is it... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Sin, Holiness Are Choices | It is a very dangerous thing to insult the living God, yet I see it being written and advertised in many places. God sacrificed His Son to cleanse us from all sin and plainly stated, that those He cle... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Report: Many Americans Change Their Childhood Faith Once They Reach Adulthood | According to the findings of a new survey, most Americans are open to other forms of religion. A majority of them said that religion forms an important part of their life while others believed the way... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | What would happen if we the Church across the world united | The view that many nonbelievers hold of the Church is not very high and many describe the Church as divided rather than united, as one innovative pastor found. "We're not doing a very good job, are w... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | 25 Christians Abducted by Islamic Militants in Pakistan | Home. Despite the Pakistan government's tall claims of enhanced protection to the minorities, a group of over 20 Christians were kidnapped and savagely beaten by armed Islamic militants on Saturday. C... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bjorn Watland | There s a goldmine of information here . The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life just released the second set of findings from a study conducted last year the first set was released in February. cov... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | New findings on US religious life | New findings on US religious life * Pew Forum survey finds practices do not always line up as theologians expect * Says large majorities in nearly every tradition reject religious exclusivity in Ameri... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Protesters to hand Catholics condoms | Protesters to hand Catholics condoms Catholics attending a mass by Pope Benedict XVI in Australia will be handed condoms by protesters angered by his opposition to contraception, homosexuality and abo... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Have Torah, Will Travel | Rabbi Shmulik Schneerson (at right), a visiting emissary for the Chabad Lubavitch in New York, has just wrapped a black leather strap called the tefillin around the arm of a man (at left with his so... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Blitzer: Obama is on an ambitious quest | CNN) Barack Obama says he s going to run a 50-state race for the White House. His aides say he will aggressively seek to make inroads in some of the traditionally Republican presidential states. It s... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | "Praying for compassion compassion COMPASSION, dammit" | ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Riisoko | Last year, DS Fanboy was one of the few places you could find a copy of Etrian Odyssey , and in anticipation of the eventual rarity of the sequel , we've doubled up this time around, and have two copi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Pew views: Questions about Oprah America | As you may have noticed if you have taken a turn or two around the WWW in the past 20 hours or so ( click here ) those amazingly productive people over at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life h... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Concert review: Oklahomans show 'True Colors' | Sonics want to bar deputy mayor's testimony [14 mins ago] ..Woman's car hits, kills daughter in LeFlore County [17 mins ago] ..Brother, prosecutor protest killer's parole bid [29 mins ago] ..Environme... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Immigration rejects requests to stay when church leaders' visas expire | U. immigration authorities have stepped up deportations, but rather than pursue illegal aliens, they have chosen to evict America's church ministers from the country instead. Honesty could cost Christ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Religious Americans: Whatever Works for You! | The Christian Post has a piece about how religious Americans no longer believe that their way is the only way. As Josh Groban sings in a recent song, Each of us must find our truth, It s so long over... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | How Ketziot Never Could Have Prepared Me for Abu Ghraib | 1:28PM When Sy Hersh first told me about Abu Ghraib, I could not understand him, and not merely because he begins sentences in the middle of sentences. I had long ago built a template in my mind about... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Creation and Intelligent Design: God vs. god | Over the past several years, the term intelligent design has undoubtedly become a buzzword in our culture. The ID Movement is now recognized as a formidable foe to Darwinism in the culture war taking ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Do They Think Jesus Was a Liar? | By Cal Thomas Syndicated Columnist/FOX News Contributor I am shocked and appalled over a newly published survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life . It finds most Americans believe there are m... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Agents hope same-sex marriages will spark real es | A court ruling that legalizes same-sex marriages in California may not cure the state's housing slump -- but it could drive more real estate transactions. Wellsford Realty, a full-service real estate ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Primate of Nigeria vows to rescue Anglican church from crisis over sexuality | Primate of Nigeria vows to rescue Anglican church from crisis over sexuality Primate of Nigeria vows to rescue Anglican church from crisis over sexuality . 22 Jun 08: There are fears of a schism with... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey Shows US Religious Tolerance | Although a majority of Americans say religion is very important to them, nearly three-quarters of them say they believe that many faiths besides their own can lead to salvation, according to a survey ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Dobson: Obama is dragging biblical understanding through the gutter | Why this, why now? Probably because Obama s evangelical outreach is just starting to gear up and Dobson wants to use his influence to blunt it before it can build up steam. Whether he s doing that out... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Patience | Bill Clinton offers support to Obama. AFL-CIO getting ready to endorse Obama... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Anti-gay hate crime alleged | Four men are arrested in the wake of a downtown Flagstaff assault on two men attending Pride in the Pines. Two men were injured and four men arrested following a downtown altercation that local police... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Hitting the "Is that all there is?" wall early (that's 'spozed to be "40s-crisis") | No Load Mutual Funds Low cost and active management with T. Pros: "Woods", "The Secret of Marilyn Monroe," "The Legend of Denham Fouts" especially stand out Cons: "Terrible Darkness", protagonists wh... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Promoting the 'trendy' sin of homosexuality | 7:00:00 AMA pro-family activist is blasting Chicago's PBS television station for airing alleged anti-Christian bigotry during a broadcast celebrating "gay pride" month. WTTW in Chicago is at least par... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Faulty equating? | While going through the contents of my car's trunk, I turned up an unmarked cassette tape. It was a partial recording of a reading by the poet and anti-war activist, Robert Bly , made sometime during ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Fame Throwa | What Really Happened To Stephen Colbert's Face Have We Even Had A Disaster Movie Recently? Heidi Montag's New Song "Fashion" Is So Funny That It's So Nuts Will Leitch's Legendary Win Ben Stein's Money... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Book Review:The Human Antenna | Can human consciousness survive death?' This question has been the subject of intense debate among scientists and philosophers for centuries. Reports of near death experiences (NDEs) in numerous publi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | James Dobson to Obama: Fruitcake | Christian right icon James Dobson hasn't been secret about his distaste for John McCain. The Colorado Springs radio host will denounce the likely Democratic presidential nominee today for, he says, di... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Support for new Shaolin Temple design | The proposed Shaolin Temple at Comberton Grange, south of Nowra, has taken a major step forward three years after the project was first announced. Minister for Planning Frank Sartor has declared that ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | SCI Recovery Study (UK) | Campaign 2008. The National Centre for Neurospinal Research (NCNR) at RNOH, Stanmore, together with researchers from Imperial College and University College are currently carrying out trials with vol... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Praying At The Pump | Among the miracles Jesus wrought was turning water into wine for a wedding reception, as well as multiplying loaves and fishes for the hungry multitudes. There is no account in the Gospels of his turn... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey delves deeply into Americans Faith | Americans overwhelmingly believe in God and consider religion an important part of their lives, even as many shun weekly worship services, according to a national survey released Monday. Ninety-two pe... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Homophobia a vote winner in Jamaica | Jamaica has found that the Prime Minister's stridently anti-gay statements have boosted his popularity. 45 percent of people in a poll commissioned by the Jamaica Gleaner said that they are more likel... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Condom protest to greet Pope in Oz | SYDNEY: Catholics attending a mass by Pope Benedict XVI in Australia will be handed condoms by protesters angered by his opposition to contraception, homosexuality and abortion, organisers said on Tue... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | The Ladykillers | One of the best-loved films from the idiosyncratic British film studio Ealing Pictures gets an update from the equally idiosyncratic filmmaking team of Joel and Ethan Coen in this offbeat comedy. Hall... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Steely Dan: Show Biz Kids Succeed Without Gimmicks | I m tried of being told what to do. When I go to concerts I want to hear music Lately though, I get instructions. Even to make nice-nice with the folks sitting next to me (who are probably already ma... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Raids on the Ineffable | Features The Arts Current Issues History Interviews Literature Philosophy Religion & Theology The Science Pages Web Exclusives . Columns Books & Culture Corner Books of the Week Mr. Wilson's Bookshel... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | "On Hippies" | 10:20 am A reader writes: As someone who was definitely a Hippie let me expand upon your statement , "But in the reaction to a doomed war, in their sense that mankind faced an existential crisis as de... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Mackenzie | By Mark O Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] I always love how they bring out a new study every week claiming to prove something, and you wonder how on earth they managed to find the funding for it.... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Religion survey says Texans more devout than most of U.S | 12:21AM Religion survey says Texans more devout than most By BARBARA KARKABI Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle. Religious Landscape Survey also found: 63 percent of Americans view the sacred text o... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | UPDATED: U.S. pastor to be released from Russian jail (with VIDEO) | MOSCOW, Russia An American family celebrated the end of an international incident Monday. Russian officials announced they plan to release U. pastor Phillip Miles from captivity after he was charged... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Piedmont's Back Street Festival to feature many events | Piedmont's Back Street Festival to feature many events Liz Beavers Cumberland Times-News PIEDMONT, W. - The town of Piedmont will honor one of its own July 4 during the annual Back Street Community Fe... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Dobson attacks Obama: Will religious divisiveness work this year? | Yesterday the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released Part II of their U. Religious Landscape Survey, a major study of the religious beliefs of Americans. ( summary , full ) Part I of the study... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Minneapolis parish ordered: No gay prayer service at church | As a Unitarian Universalist, I'd like to thank the aptly-named Neinstadt ("No City") for helping boost membership in the . Unitarian-Universalist Association and other liberal faiths. The Catholic Chu... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Cardinal Bagnasco: Impossible for divorced and remarried to receive Communion | Archbishop of Genoa and President of the Italian Bishops Conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, said this week the impossibility of divorced and remarried Catholics receiving Communion does not depen... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Lew Wall | I ve heard this (paraphrased) argument used by atheists before: There are plenty of examples of science proving a religious claim wrong. There are no examples of religion proving a scientific claim wr... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | AnglicanAllie | So, the past couple of weeks have been ridiculous and busy, as expected, but much more full of intentionality and care when it comes to how I am living my life. Bert and I went to CVS about a week ago... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Fire-hit church to re-open | A CHURCH that was damaged by fire last year is to have its re-opening ceremony this weekend. A prayer room at the Seventh Day Adventist church in Micklefield was gutted by an arson attack on Saturday ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Dobson Rails Against Fruitcake Constitution | You know who hates edible Christmas gifts and loves the New Testament? James Dobson, that s who! And that s why he despises Barack Obama and his delicious fruitcake Constitution for pointing out that ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Dissident Anglicans to Set Their Own Agenda | In a conference, more than 1,000 conservative leaders will call for restoring identity to their church . In a further sign that the global Anglican Communion may be heading toward schism, more than 1... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey finds Californians are less religious than nation as a whole | Californians, long known for their propensity to buck convention, apparently have done it again: A national survey released Monday revealed that they are less religious and less certain about the exis... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Homosexuals in the Quran | I would like to state that I am a heterosexual female. I am not 100% clued up on homosexuality but disagree in your answer relating befriending homosexuals. Allah has created us all and therefore I di... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | In today's America, pluralism and religion remarkably coexist | REUTERS/John GressSen. Barack Obama speaks during services at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago. More than 300 years ago, religious groups began settling America's English colonies, profoundly in... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | From prayers to ethanol, times are still a-changin' | Remember when it was OK for Catholics to pray with gays and lesbians? When communities thought they were going to receive a bigger taste of state aid? When ethanol was the answer to all our energy nee... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Most Floridians believe in God and pray daily, Pew report says | Although less likely than others in the South to attend church or claim religion to be important in their lives, most Floridians like most Americans say they believe in God or a universal spirit a... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Poll: Salvation through myriad faiths | Most Americans say that many roads lead to heaven, according to a U. Religious Landscape Survey released Monday by the Pew Forum. Seventy percent of all Americans say their religion is not the only pa... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Faith: What Americans Really Believe | WASHINGTON - A new study on faith in America is providing a better view of what Americans truly believe. More than nine in ten Americans say God or a universal spirit exists. But surprisingly most Ame... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bartholomew's Notes on Religion | Todd Bentley: Meet the Man Who Met Saint Paul >prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" / . The Pentecostal revival, which began April 2 at Ignited Church in Lakeland, draws an averag... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Packers | Two men charged in burglary of Herron's home | The Associated Press reports two men face charges of burglarizing the home of Green Bay Packers RB Noah Herron, who hit one of the men over the head with a bedpost during the incident. Yeshua Tate, 31... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Saudi Marriage Officiant : 'It Is Allowed To Marry A Girl At The Age Of One' | Featured Aired on LBC TV (Lebanon) - June 19, 2008 - 00:03:08 : Dr. Ahmad Al-Mub'i, a Saudi Marriage Officiant: It Is Allowed to Marry a Girl at the Age of One, If Sex Is postponed. The Prophet Muhamm... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Jacqui Smith branded "offensive" by gay immigration group | A group that works with lesbian and gay asylum seekers has said that the Home Secretary's assertion that gay men and lesbians who are "discreet" are not in danger in Iran is ill-informed and offensive... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | A Majority of Americans Believe | A new survey finds that about 70 percent of Americans with a religious affiliation, and more than half of evangelicals, believe that many religions can lead to eternal life and that there's more than ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Proof 3 - Look at historical gods | Hallcyon, the (2) Holly (2) Cabo~Wabo (2) The Light of (2) Clare Olivia (2) Precious Mome (2) Faust (2) Failure of hu (2) Teresa (2) chris (2) Chelsea (2) Sister Scotch (2) Savage Scienc (2) 12-25Trut... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Peace? | The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says a liberal Catholic church can t hold its annual gay pride prayer service. Joan of Arc Church in Minneapolis has held the event for several years in con... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Recognise polygamy: sheikh | MEMBERS of Sydney's Islamic community believe polygamous marriages should be recognised to protect the rights of women. Sheikh Khalil Chami of the Islamic Welfare Centre in Lakemba yesterday said poly... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Americans put faith in God, survey finds | Nietzche's pronouncement that God is dead may have been greatly exaggerated. An extensive survey conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reveals that most Americans express a belief in ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | We believe in miracles, say 80% of Americans | Most Americans believe that angels and demons are active in the world, and nearly 80 per cent think miracles happen, a poll has found. Ninety-two per cent of respondents say they believe in God or a u... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | What's God and What's Not | Signs and wonders from heaven have been reported all over the world in recent years. Angel sightings, near-death experiences, dreams and visions, miracles of healing and other spiritual encounters are... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Happiest Night of His Life: Drunk in a Ditch | Newser) Cops found a German man drunk on the side of the autobahn early Sunday after he was abandoned there by his new bride. The newlywed was taken to the hospital and later reunited with his wife ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey shows religious tolerance | National News. America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds that most Americans don't feel their religion is the only way to eternal life - even if their faith tradition teaches other... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | New French Muslim chief on the "virginity lie" case | Tags: FaithWorld , annulment , CFCM , france , islam , law , marriage , mohammed moussaoui , virginity , women . Mohammed Moussaoui, the newly elected head of France s Muslim council CFCM, has lost ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Patrick: I was really nervous for my daughter | ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) - State officials say they're being told the IBM plant in Essex Junction is laying off 180 people. Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development officials say they're b... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Zubon | We often like to ask lunch visitors what is their most absurd view (in the eyes of others). On BloggingHeads , Tyler Cowen answers this for Will Wilkinson: Tyler: My most absurd belief, perhaps, is th... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Honest to blog! It's the Mormons | Tom Quinn, a Mormon born and raised in the LDS stronghold of Salt Lake City, provides a brief secular history of the "other" Christian religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, more c... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Hard Drive Help | My RSS Feed. The original question was about Monitoring Hard Drives something that's always SMART to do. Last week, I chkdsk'ed my D drive and discovered I have 16kb in a single bad sector. Windows ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Sexuality Debate (Other denominations and faiths) | Little noted in the history behind the California Supreme Court decision that gives the "right to marry" to same-sex couples are the bold steps taken over four decades by onetime Pentecostal minister ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Southern Baptists react to prohibition against tongues | The dead raised again! Thursday, 29 May 2008 | Aimee Herd West Virginian woman suddenly comes back to life,. Characteristics of an Intercessor Thursday, 17 May 2007 | Dean Smith Why won't God answer... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey Shows U.S. Religious Tolerance | Although a majority of Americans say religion is very important to them, nearly three-quarters of them say they believe that many faiths besides their own can lead to salvation, according to a survey ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Eddie Walker announced he would resign | Eddie Walker isn t a very progressive role model. The South Carolina-based educator will resign next June after being ordered to allow a gay-straight alliance at his high school. As Walker explains in... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | GLAAD Fighting FX | The gay media watchdogs over at GLAAD have been watching an upcoming episode of FX s 30 Days - and they don t like what they see. A forthcoming episode of the series, which transplants people into new... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Our Takes Daily: Communion needs a pure heart | U. bishops agree with the Pew Research Center s Forum on Religion and Public Life study that found that faith is an important part of Americans' lives and see in it the call to ongoing religious educa... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Obama to CBN News: We're no Longer Just a Christian Nation | Residents Keep Fighting Rising Mississippi.com - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tells CBN news that "America is no longer just a Christian nation" and laid out ways both religious cons... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | The power of language | Thoughts on science, history and philosophy of science, religion, politics, the media, education, learning, books, and films. I am a theoretical physicist and currently Director of UCITE (University C... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Judge dismisses woman s religious drug-use argument | For years Brenda Williams Shoop struggled in a journey to get closer to God, she told a judge Thursday. And then she found a textbook that discussed a marijuana side effect, and later discovered a chu... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey: Many not bound by church doctrine | Maria Pomarico, 25, prays during a noon Mass at Denver's Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on Monday. Americans overwhelmingly believe in God and religion, yet most don't feel bound by strict int... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Archdiocese Forbids Gay Service During Pride Fest | Hundreds Of Passengers Lost In Typhoon. Paul and Minneapolis says a liberal Catholic church can't hold its annual gay pride prayer service. Joan of Arc Church in Minneapolis has held the event for sev... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Ex-Hooker Thanks You For Touching Her [Gossip Roundup | Ashley Dupre, call girl to former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, thanked her MySpace fans for taking the time to send me a bit of strength and inspiration your words have touched me. She thanked her detractor... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Is there convincing evidence that a higher being exists? | Another athiest meets God by Ender on 11/1/2007 1:01:39 PM This is a little tongue in cheek from a post BooMac made eons ago. No disrespect, but this is a different version that is strictly for my own... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Pink Banana Media Targets LGBT on Blogs, Social Networks | Matthew Skallerud launched Pink Banana Media , a digital marketing firm that caters to the LGBT (gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender) audience. Pink Banana will focus on "utilizing social networks and ta... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Im a bit late but better than never! | I was just wondering if anyone else is planning to go? It'll be my first pride event It's in August whoop Hoping for some peeps Em x . IF you're planning on coming to the AE meet up in Paris. Bahra... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | It's a stew, a potpourri, a melange. It's what's happening | Art & Design Astrology & Horoscopes BlogHer Conferences BlogHers Act Body Image Business, Career & Personal Finance Cars Entertainment & Books Fashion & Shopping Feminism & Gender Food & Drink Green &... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Archdiocese intervenes in church's gay pride service | The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says a liberal Catholic church can't hold its annual gay pride prayer service. Joan of Arc Church in Minneapolis has held the event for several years in con... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Traditional painters from Tibet and India work to transform new temple | OREGON, Wis. (USA) -- Though they seem not much different from the other workers who are finishing the new temple at the Deer Park Buddhist Center, the three men working in the quiet of the temple s b... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Study: Most Americans believe in God or universal power | The Washington Post WASHINGTON -- More than 90 percent of Americans -- including one in five who say they're atheists -- believe in God or a universal power, according to results of a poll released ye... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Morning Brief: Saved by the Dutch | John McCain advisor apologized for saying that a terrorist attack would be a "big advantage" to the Republican nominee. Americas A new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life shows that ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Catching Up With... Alejandro Escovedo | Writer: Sara Miller, photo by Mick Rock Features, Published online on 21 May 2008 Page 1 of 2 Next > . Although he's yet to cross into his sixth decade, it seems like Alejandro Escovedo has lived en... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Summer's here as party fever grips Cape Town | By Andrew October It's the first weekend of the summer vacation and the Mother City is going to rock literally around the clock, with a wild bunch of parties, concerts, parades and jols. If you want t... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Also: 3 out of 4 believe in heaven | ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | U.S. Not Doggedly Religious | 06-23) 10:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO - -- The United States is one of the most religious countries in the world, but American views often defy categorization and contradict the teachings of their faith, acc... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | There were many questions that crossed my mind, bu | A video debate on the historicity the resurrection between Liberty University Professor Gary Habermas and JesusNeverExisted. The debate was held McEwan Hall, Edinburgh University on March 10, 2008. Pe... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | US Hindus: Rich, Educated, Socially Stable | New York, June 24 (IANS) Hindus, who comprise only 0.4 percent of the US population, are a highly educated and prosperous community, according to a new religion-wise survey in the country. Nearly 43 p... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | After rise, then turmoil, lay Catholic group finding footing (6/23/08) | BOSTON (AP, 6/23/08) Long gone are the founder's dreams of millions of members, but gone too are the infighting and financial woes that shook the lay Catholic group Voice of the Faithful just a year... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Archdiocese halts church's annual gay pride prayers | A Roman Catholic Church decision to prohibit a Minneapolis gay pride prayer service has many in the gay community up in arms, leading activists to call the action a troubling and telling sign from the... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Information and Hours | The Long Island GLBT Community Center has been selected by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to host one of its touring exhibits, "Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945." The exhibit wi... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | House Atlantic Shores | House Atlantic Shores The house is carefully taken care of by a maid all year round. The huge upstairs section which spreads over two levels has one of the most spetecular terraces you can think of... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | St. Columbanus, Irish Monk, model for "new evangel | Pope Benedict XVI spoke of St. Columbanus, the 6th-century Irish monk, at his regular weekly public audience on June 11. After his education and spiritual formation in an Irish monastery, Columbanus a... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | HARVEST TIME AND EQUAL RIGHTS | While Evangelical Christians are out to harvest Muslim and Coptic Christian souls in Egypt, the protesters in this file photo have other worries on their minds. White House, they are demanding equal r... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Believers see more than one way to eternal life | A new survey finds that most Americans don't think their religion is the only way to eternal life even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise. The findings, revealed Monday in a survey of 35,000... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Is Highway to Heaven One Lane? | U. America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most Americans don't feel their religion is the only way to eternal life even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise. The finding... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Strange as it is, there are many religious groups in America...From | Few would deny that America is a very religious nation, but a massive study shows that it is uniquely religious in a way that is very different from other nations. Though the United States has the hig... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | U.S. believers open-minded | The United States is a land of believers. But most people don't believe their religion is the only way to salvation. A study released yesterday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life showed that 9... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Floridians -- o ye of moderate faith | Floridians aren't jumping out of their beach chairs to go to church. In fact, among Bible Belt states, Florida ranks last in church attendance among residents who consider themselves religious, accord... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Jesus in China: Christianity's rapid rise | The rise of Christianity is reshaping the officially atheist nation, its politics and the way many Chinese view the world. The Tribune's Evan Osnos reports from Beijing and the countryside. Jin Mingri... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Parking joy for Rabbis and Rastas | Rabbis and Rastafarians will soon be able to park in residents' bays without fear of incurring the infamous 60 fines, after the launch of a new scheme by Barnet council . A new parking permit will al... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | To Deutschland We Have Come: The Jewish Museum in Berlin | Theatre Review (LA): The Violet Hour by Richard Greenberg at Theatre Tribe Satire: Jane Austen At SmashBox, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Theatre Review (LA): Secrets of the Trade by Jonathan Tolins ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Most religious Americans feel their faith isn't the only way | CHANNEL 3 WEATHER PLUS BULLETIN: A FOG ADVISORY IS ACTIVE FOR CARROLL, COLUMBIANA AND TUSCARAWAS UNTIL 9:00 AM. THE FORECAST IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON WEATHER PLUS AND WKYC. A new survey finds that about... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Is There too Much Secrecy? | Is your book like Scott McClellan s? an interviewer asked me that the other day, thereby suggesting a possible parallel between the former White House press secretary s insider tell-all volume about ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Comedians Give Muslims a Pass | Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented yesterday on the most glaring double standard among comedians: Lewis Black s new book, Me of Little Faith , has a chapter titled, Islam. The chapter... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey says most Americans have put aside the old time religion dogma | Mt Moriah Jr Girls Campers and counselors enjoy a "hey" ride around the hills of Jasper Virginia by Katrina West: 06/21/2008 . America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most Ameri... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Half of God-fearing Americans accepting of gays | Americans overwhelmingly believe in the existence of God or some kind of universal spirit , according to a new U. Ninety-two percent of those participating in the survey said they believe in a higher... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Law Firm to Host Transatlantic Pride Art Exhibition | NEW YORK, NY (PRNewswire) Clifford Chance US LLP ( Clifford Chance ), a leading international law firm, has announced that it is hosting an exhibition of artwork by openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Freedom of Expression and Political Islam | Freedom of expression matters. It is not a luxury, a western value and it s certainly not up for sale (though obviously governments and the UN mistakenly think it to be so). Sometimes - actually more ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Ron Prentice | Ever wonder how the members of our organized opposition are able to sleep at night, knowing that they are fighting to keep a sect of the population unequal? Well it's simple -- they just reframe the d... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Poll: Most Indonesians support establishing Islamic law | Jakarta , Indonesia : A majority of Indonesians support establishing Islamic law, but fewer than half want measures such as cutting off the hands of thieves or forcing women to wear traditional Islami... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Full Report: Religious Beliefs & Practices | Bioethics. A major survey by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that most Americans have a non-dogmatic approach to faith. A majority of those who are affiliated with a re... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | How should Christians respond to Halloween? | Christian Doctrine Preaching & Teaching , Salvation , Sin , Water BaptismChristian Life Church Practices , Devotional Life , Holidays , Leadership , Life ChallengesCurrent Events Political Issues ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Most Americans Don t Believe Their Faith The Only Way | America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most Americans don t feel their religion is the only way to eternal life even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise. The findings, ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Study finds religious Americans more tolerant of other faiths | Religion has been no small issue in the 2007-08 presidential campaigns and that's unlikely to change in the dwindling months remaining until the Nov. Many Americans have strong religious beliefs, acco... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bob Proctor on The Secret | Bob Proctor introduction to The Secret by Rhonda Byrne . The Law of Attraction is as old as our history and has been manifested in various forms and guises. Anyhow, The Secret, has given the law a new... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Americans see various paths to eternal life | Americans see various paths to eternal life Survey finds most don t feel their faith is the only way By Eric Gorski . America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most Americans do... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | The Medium is Not the Message | This week's Monday Morning Memo (you can also listen to it ) from Roy H. Williams takes issue with Marshall McLuhan s famous line, The medium is the message." I, too, have been at odds with this oft-... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | GhostlyCow | Wow, it has officially been ages since I've come on here, and I realized I only do so when something so grave has occured. I also seem to throw on that thinking cap full of verbosity. Just because I c... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Speeches highlight differences | The speeches that John McCain and Barack Obama made over Father's Day dramatically illustrate the differences between them. Obama, in addressing a church service, called on fathers to be more involved... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Man gets state prison for sex abuse ''I know my actions were wrong. Every day I regret what I did.'' TIMOTHY DUNSTAN | I know my actions were wrong. A Tamaqua man who admitted taking videos and photographs of a girl sexually exposed and engaged in sex acts was sentenced to state prison Monday, despite pleas from his ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | When job and faith conflict | Fatuma Hassan has just enough rice in her near-empty cupboards to make it through the month. The anger she felt when she lost her job in May has given way to a dull, nagging hunger. Yet this soft-spok... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bond lowered for sect leader accused of | CLAYTON, New Mexico - A US judge today reduced the bond of an apocalyptic-sect leader accused of sex crimes against minors, but rejected his request to be released.Union County Magistrate Ilene Taylor... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Poll: Majority of Indonesians support establishing Islamic law, 1st Ld-Writethru, AS | JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ A majority of Indonesians support establishing Islamic law, but fewer than half want measures such as cutting off the hands of thieves or forcing women to wear traditional Is... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Lesbian Celebrities Living Straight - Is it OK to out them? | Forums Everything Else Lesbian/Bi Pop Culture News Lesbian Celebrities Living Straight - Is it OK to out them? . What do you think? I am sorry but I have a personal issue with outing celebrities... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Assamite | Just got this in my mail. Apparently this pastor has issues with the Church and it's teachings on contraceptions and abortion. A pastor from Sydney's Metropolitan Community Church, Karl Hand, said th... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bishops replies to new Pew study of US' religious belief | The U. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement in response to a study from the Pew Research Center s Forum on Religion and Public Life which reported that Americans have a non-do... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Homophobia News | 24 Jun 2008 05:13 GMT. would also protest the pope's stance against homosexuality and abortion, she said, describing the pontiff. Community Church, Atheists Sydney, Community Action Against Homophobia... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Californians found less likely to worship | Nearly half of Californians say religion is an important part of their lives but they are less likely to pray and attend worship services than Americans in other parts of the country, according to a n... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | America's faith deep, nuanced | WASHINGTON More than 90 percent of Americans including one in five people who say they are atheists believe in God or a universal power, and more than half pray at least once a day, according to... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | WYD: No to Pope, No to Kissing, Yes to Blank Cheque from the NSW Government | With 24 days to go, things are started to get interesting with preparations ramping up for the arrival of His Holiness, Pope Benedict II. Among recent developments: An unholy union of the Metropolitan... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Big plans on tap for Quincy 150th | With the village s 150th birthday right around the corner, officials are excited about the planned festivities. 22-23 will be filled with chicken barbecue, car shows, a home run derby and other events... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Only Imagine Tolle s New Earth, Part 2 | Only Imagine Tolle s New Earth, Part 2 Added: Jun 12th, 2008 8:29 AM Debra Rae June, 2008 RaidersNewsNetwork.com If the XM Satellite Radio message of mega-power couple Eckhart Tolle and Oprah Winfrey... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | I believe in the Flying Spaghetti monster | For me, the attractive thing about the FSM religion is that it is no more inconsistent nor improbable than many other organised religions. Many organised religions claim to be "the ONE true way". Some... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Comedian had an unfunny side | Don Imus says race comment was misunderstood. Carlin's `7 words you can't say on TV': Overheard? . Vidal Sassoon works on Habitat project in New Orleans. Comedian had an 'unfunny' side By AUDREY PAREN... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Religious tolerance up in U.S., poll says | The United States remains a deeply religious nation, but a new survey has found that most Americans don't believe their tradition is the only way to eternal life even if the denomination's teachings... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Editorial: Counting their blessings | Last April (2008), a US commentator suggested that Pope Benedict XVI not visit the USA lest his trip be seen as political. I presume he was alluding to the Democratic primary then in process in Pennsy... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey finds faith strong in state | A national survey proves that Oklahoma continues to be a vital buckle on the Bible Belt. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released on Monday the second half of its U. Religious Landscape Surv... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey: More than 1 way to earn salvation | 1 hour ago America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most America ns don't think their religion is the only way to eternal life, even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise. 49... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Podcast: Give Me A Break, Show His Face | This caller is angry about a Sporting Green story about mysterious training guru Frank Matrisciano , who didn't want his face shown in the paper. "Never, ever ever do an article where you don't show t... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Most in state believe in God, poll finds | More than 90 percent of Americans including one in five people who say they are atheists believe in God or a universal power. WASHINGTON More than 90 percent of Americans including one in five... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | First utterance of 'seven words' led to his arrest | Today Index Bars & Clubs Books CDs Dating & Mating Entertainment Events Fashion Food & Restaurants Health and Wellness Life Sentences Movies Music Pets & Nature Recreation & Leisure Shopping Sunday EN... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Study finds most in U.S. reshape religion | 06-23) 10:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO - -- The United States is one of the most religious countries in the world, but American views often defy categorization and contradict the teachings of their faith, acc... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | 80 percent of Americans believe in miracles and in the higher power | Most Americans believe there is a higher power guiding them in the world, and nearly 80 percent think miracles occur. Most Americans believe there is a higher power guiding them in the world, and near... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Wine, cassocks and pews: priests are big business in Poland | Iran says EU sanctions will not stop nuclear work Wine, cassocks and pews: priests are big business in Poland Oil prices steady as market eyes Nigeria Police arrest, act against 17 people over crime d... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Poll: Most religious Americans say their faith isn't only way to afterlife | Al-Qaeda. 16 minutes ago America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey says that most America ns don't feel their religion is the only way to eternal life, even if their faith tradition teac... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Advance Gay Rights | We call on local, state, and national leaders to end widespread discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer communities. LGBTQ individuals are routinely trea... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Poll: Majority of Indonesians support establishing Islamic law | The Associated Press , Jakarta. National A majority of Indonesians questioned in a national survey support establishing Islamic law, but fewer than half want stern measures such as cutting off the han... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Americans religious, not rigid, study finds | More people believe in heaven than in hell. The majority of Americans apply practical experience and common sense more than religious teachings to determine right and wrong. And most say it is possibl... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Another National Day | Information The Salvation Army For over 140 years, this Christian charitable organization has been bringing relief year-round to those who need it most, offering food, shelter, supplies, and hope. Th... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | U.S. bishops respond to new Pew study of Americans religious belief | Pew Research Center s Forum on Religion and Public Life which reported that Americans have a non-dogmatic approach to religion. The Pew study, which surveyed 35,000 adults, estimated that 92 percent o... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Poll: Majority of Indonesians support establishing Islamic law, AS | Indonesians questioned in a national survey support establishing Islamic law, but fewer than half want stern measures such as cutting off the hands of thieves or forcing women to wear traditional Isla... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Paul Moore | Ethical journalists believe that portions of a person's life even a public person's can remain private, so long as what they do in private doesn't spill over into their public life. So I found Hon... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Diversity of beliefs reported in survey | 13 minutes ago In a religious landscape in which most Americans have what a new report calls "a nondogmatic approach to faith," Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses are the exception. 1 hour ago More than ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Tianna Madison is frustrated heading toward the Olympic trials | Lisa Roberson | The Chronicle-Telegram AVON Bishop A. James Quinn doesn t shy away from the fact that he is looking forward to retirement. First ordained as a Catholic priest in 1958 and then as a b... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Hey well done on another succe | Matt. From the March 22 issue of Q-Notes , the leading source of LGBT news in the Carolinas: UNC queer youth ready for Unity Largest LGBT student gathering in South could draw 500 or more by Matt Come... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Most Indonesians support establishing Islamic law: poll | JAKARTA - A MAJORITY of Indonesians questioned in a national survey support establishing Islamic law, but fewer than half want stern measures such as cutting off the hands of thieves or forcing women ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Survey shows Californians less religious than rest of nation | Californians, long known for their propensity to buck convention, have apparently done it again: A national survey released Monday revealed that they are less religious and less certain about the exis... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Protesters to hand Catholics condoms as pope visits Australia | SYDNEY - CATHOLICS attending a mass by Pope Benedict XVI in Australia will be handed condoms by protesters angered by his opposition to contraception, homosexuality and abortion, organisers said on Tu... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Gay marriage: More religious depth, please | Some religion stories err because the reporter, instead of diving into the topic s waters, skims along its surface. As a result, a reader comes away thinking he has not learned much. I certainly did n... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | PEOPLE POWER - YES creating better options for youth | Sheena Gayle, Freelance Writer WESTERN BUREAU: In the early 2000s, a group of people from the quiet, rural community of Martha Brae, Trelawny became concerned about the level of illiteracy in the dist... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Catholics express anger, relief after release of abuse reports | BOSTON - Roman Catholics confronted the problem of clergy sex abuse from pulpits, at protests and in parishes yesterday, two days after the release of reports outlining the scandal's scope and the chu... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Bosom amputees on parade | That New England colloquialism "Banned in Boston" in the early part of the last century used to apply to a range of prohibitions, from the outlawing of contraceptives to the prohibition of naughty sta... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Christian network's doctors earn less to serve poor | Britney McIntosh/The Commercial Appeal Dr. Kristy Bryan found Christian Community Health Fellowship on the Internet while she was at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She did part of ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Tennesseans dogmatic in faith | Most Tennesseans are religiously devout. They firmly believe in God, regularly attend worship and pray at least once a day. They are tolerant of other religions and believe there is more than one path... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | VA Gay Marriage Investigation | Norfolk courthouse on a spring day, exchanged a few words, and within 10 minutes, were seemingly husband and wife. about an hour ago Gay and lesbian asylum-seekers can be safely deported to Iran as lo... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | GLAAD Action Alert About | In the end, Patrick wonders if Kati entered the project with an open mind. She did these at-home interviews that we didn t see, that we didn t know about until we saw the episode on DVD, he says. B... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | LandBeyond7Zs | In the following adorable clip, Stephen Colbert worries about Democratic nominee Bharath Obama being church-less and offers some divine guidance regarding salvation and religious affiliation; the segm... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | The Obama camp s delicate dance | I ve been uncomfortable with the word smear since Barack Obama began refuting the rumors that he was a Muslim (and yet the term has appeared in at least two headlines on this blog). Calling the Musl... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | INDIA Church Music Ministry Hooks Hundreds In Eastern India | BARUIPUR, India (UCAN) -- Mohammad Sheikh Maji loves to hum songs. The 48-year-old Muslim says this cheers him as he drives his tricycle taxi. Until recently he used to hum popular Bengali numbers. ... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | U.S. faith in God strong, study finds | WASHINGTON -- More than 90 percent of Americans -- including one in five people who say they are atheists -- believe in God or a universal power, and more than half pray at least once a day, according... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Condoms to be given away in Pope visit to Australia | SYDNEY - Catholics attending a mass by Pope Benedict XVI in Australia will be handed condoms by protesters angered by his opposition to contraception, homosexuality and abortion, organizers said Tuesd... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Contractors raise roof at WYD | As organisers confirmed that predictions of more than 200,000 World Youth Day pilgrims will be met, contractors yesterday raised the roof structure for the altar for the papal mass at Randwick Racecou... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Benedict rebuffs Berlusconi | Pope Benedict has moved quickly to deny an apparently light hearted demand by divorced and remarried Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for the Church to loosen regulations on receiving communio... Read » |
24/Jun 2008 | Sherry Stringfield | Quotes: " People don't want to know that as a woman, I made my own decision as a woman to leave, It has to be I was so burnt out or in love. Sherry Lea Stringfield (born June 24 , 1967 in Colorado Sp... Read » |