[wpvideo HY4f6DVL] Oh that Bono. Stick him in front of a live camera (on morning TV) and he just can’t help himself. Such a charming little devil. The musical sounds and looks like it’s going to be pretty epic. Tickets go on sale 9 a.m. Sunday via Ticketmaster, fyi. Read more
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR CELEBRITIES? HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR RELIGIONS? TAKE THE FANDOM & FAITH QUIZ TO FIND OUT… To play, click on the photo collage above or CLICK HERE THE QUIZ ENDS FRIDAY, SEPT. 10 AT 5 P.M. PST THE TOP THREE MOST ACCURATE RESPONSES WIN SWEET PRIZES FROM THE SWAG BAG, including: And autographed and personally inscribed (at your request) copy of my book The God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People.... Read more
"Spider-Man is as important to the 21st century as the story of Ulysses was to the ancient Greeks. These are morality plays, where luminous characters duke it out in ways very revealing of the nature of who we are." — Bono to USAToday Read more
Rev. Wallis Defends Imam Feisal, Plans to Build Cordoba House WASHINGTON, DC – Feisal Abdul Rauf is good friend who I have known for many years. I’ve had the pleasure to work beside him in building bridges between Muslims, Christians, and Jews. His heart and commitment to the work of reconciliation between people of different faiths and backgrounds has always shone through in everything that Feisal and his wife, Daisy Khan, do. They are genuine peacemakers, and I know this... Read more
Five minutes after I posted the below “Today…in God,” The NYT.com and CNN.com are reporting that: Florida Minister Cancels Burning of Korans on 9/11, A.P. Reports Please hold … UPDATE #2: Florida pastor calls off Quran burning By the CNN Wire Staff// September 9, 2010 5:15 p.m. EDT STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Florida pastor says he’s called off Quran burning Websites associated with the pastor and his church are taken down The Obama administration discussed the possibility of intervening Muslim civil... Read more
Terry is terrorizing the world with his wackadoodle theology and a box of matches. Sound familiar? Read more
Free MP3 download of Sufjan Stevens’ new song, “Too Much,” from his forthcoming (October 2010) new studio album, The Age of Adz. The Age of Adz, Stevens’ first album of all-new material since his 2005 opus “Illinois” is described thusly: The Age of Adz (pronounced odds) is Sufjan Stevens’ first full-length collection of original songs since 2005’s civic pop opus Illinois. This new album is probably his most unusual, first, for its lack of conceptual underpinnings, and second, for its... Read more
Listen to part One of a two-part interview my homechunk Jeffrey Overstreet did earlier this summer about celebrity culture and corporate spirituality with Allison Backous of The Other Journal by following this link: HERE or via iTunes HERE. Read more
Tuesday was the first day of school here in our sleepy seaside town in southern California. And Monday night was marked by a bit of fear and trembling on the part of our newly minted fifth grader. It’s our son’s second year in school — ever. He attended school in his native Malawi only sporadically, when his failing health allowed it. I’m proud to say he rocked his first year of school here in the U.S. A year ago he didn’t... Read more
Cathy Grossman over at USAToday’s Faith&Reason blog is taking a poll about whether plans to burn copies of the Quran in Florida, led by a completely wackadoodle (that’s the technical theological term for it — really, trust us) Christian pastor there (cringe), constitute free speech or a hate crime. Cathy says: Is burning a Bible because you hate Christianity, a hate crime? How about burning a Torah? Is that an anti-Semitic act? And this brings us to the question of... Read more
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