Just because:Under a Godspell Read more

Jim Wallis and God Girl: In conversation God Girl had the chance to talk with Jim Wallis last week as he headed toward Chicago on his book tour for The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America.GG enjoyed their chat so much that she wanted to share it here. What follows is a transcript of their conversation — about politics, faith and hope — last week. _______________________________________________________________________ Jim Wallis: I love Chicago. It’s my old stomping... Read more

Just because:‘Does anyone . . . still wear . . . a hat?’ God, I love Elaine Stritch. Read more

GODSTUFF THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARTIN: LUTHER, THEOLOGICAL ROCK STAR In the world of religion, Lutheranism is about as sexy as a pair of worn-in, brown Hush Puppies. Blame it on Garrison Keillor and his Lake Wobegon denizens, but Lutherans have a reputation for being a little bland. Nice, thoughtful, active in the community, good neighbors and intelligent. But . . . not what you’d call dangerous. This Lutheran reputation, ill-gotten and ill-fitting or not, definitely doesn’t describe the father of... Read more

GODSTUFF GOD IS NOT A REPUBLICAN. GOD IS NOT A DEMOCRAT, EITHER. There was a time, not so many election cycles ago, when popular wisdom said it wasn’t possible, in good conscience, to be a born-again Christian and a Democrat. God was a Republican. Jesus was a member of the religious right. And all liberals were godless, anti-religious baby-killing heathens. Well, in the words of one left-leaning sometimes-Jesus-follower, the times, they are a-changin’. “They used to say that I was... Read more

Laughter=carbonated holiness First, TURN UP THE VOLUME ON YOUR COMPUTER. And don’t watch this while you’re drinking anything or you’ll wind up with it shooting out your nose. This is, bar none, the most contagiously funny video I’ve seen to date. Anywhere.I’m not alone – it’s been viewed more than 9 million times on YouTube. Read more

Suh-weeeeeeeeep! OBAMA SWEEPS THE POTOMAC PRIMARIES WASHINGTON, D.C. — Memo to Hillary Rodham Clinton: Barack Obama is stealing your faithful. The Illinois senator racked up sizable wins in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, besting the former first lady by a margin of 2-to-1 in both places. He also narrowly pulled ahead among delegates for the first time in the contest. He did so by winning over many of the voters who form the core of Clinton’s political base.... Read more

GODSTUFF WHAT WOULD JESUS DRINK? DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK . . . A rabbi, a priest and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender looks at them and says, “What is this, a joke?” In one Pennsylvania bar, it’s no laughing matter. On the last Friday of every month, teams of chaplains — one male and one female — will set up camp in the Market Cross Pub in Carlisle, Penn., for a few hours to lend a... Read more

Yes. We. Can. Read more

TODAY IN GOD:RELIGION NEWS BITES FOR YOUR SNACKING PLEASURE Religious police ban red roses SAUDI Arabia’s religious police have banned red roses ahead of Valentine’s Day, forcing couples in the conservative Muslim nation to think of new ways to show their love. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has ordered florists and gift shop owners in the capital Riyadh to remove any items coloured scarlet, which is widely seen as symbolising love, newspapers said. “They... Read more