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September 10, 2008
Define ‘evangelical’ — again
It's an election year, which means the folks in evangelical Protestant pews know exactly what...
September 03, 2008
On the count of three — pray
At the first inauguration of George W. Bush as president, the Rev. Franklin Graham raised...
August 2008
August 27, 2008
Heaven, hell and funerals
Anyone who has lived in a minister's house knows that middle-of-the-night telephone calls often bring bad...
August 20, 2008
Who gets to ‘reform’ what?
Believe it or not, Terry Mattingly is on a working vacation and took the week off...
August 13, 2008
Dark Knight of the soul
For many years, Marc Newman used a simple test when asking college students if they...
August 06, 2008
Anglican beat goes on
The career of Bishop Catherine Roskam of the Diocese of New York has been built...
July 2008
July 30, 2008
The monster was not hiding in church
For a dozen years, they hunted Europe's most notorious war criminal.Investigators knew exactly where they...
July 23, 2008
Preaching to a tempting choir
The YouTube era has produced a few Catholic stars, priests whose performances have inspired scores...
July 16, 2008
Faith and Tony Snow’s grace
Few things in life cause more shame than encounters with con artists, those old-fashioned predators...
July 09, 2008
Faith and the Russert Test
The politico facing Tim Russert was Vice Present Al Gore and their testy dialogue was...
July 02, 2008
Define ‘religion,’ please
Ask Southern Baptists to name their "religion" and most of them will simply say, "I'm...
June 2008
June 25, 2008
Sex, sin and surveys
It's becoming more and more dangerous for preachers to use the words "sex" and "sin"...
June 18, 2008
Obama prays behind closed doors
Steve Strang knew the ground rules for the recent meeting between Sen. Barack Obama and...
June 11, 2008
‘No go’ zones in UK — again
The alleged crime took place at the corner of Alum Rock and Ellesmere roads in...
June 04, 2008
Tony Blair does God
No doubt about it, Tony Blair's press secretary delivered a memorable sound bite when a...
May 2008
May 28, 2008
Searching for Catholic sins
One tough challenge that Catholic shepherds face, Pope Benedict XVI said this past Lent, is...
May 21, 2008
Losing faith in Narnia, part II
The producers and writers behind "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" say the same thing...
May 14, 2008
Losing faith in Narnia, Part I
While there are no cars in Narnia, screenwriter Stephen McFeely rolled out an automotive image...
May 07, 2008
Why pastors detest email
For millions of users, the World Wide Web has turned into a Devil's den packed...
April 2008
April 30, 2008
Beyond Easter candy bargains
If there's one thing other Christians know about the ancient churches of the East it...
April 23, 2008
B16 challenges his bishops
The headlines and dramatic photos rush by during a papal visit, framing the sound bites...
April 16, 2008
Politics, opera and religion (20 years)
Most editors and reporters would panic, or call their lawyers, if news executives asked religious...
April 09, 2008
Big Ben preaches human rights
It would be hard to pick a more symbolic moment to join the church than...
April 02, 2008
Dueling Anglican pulpits
There is nothing new about Anglicans worrying about the environment.One of the Church of England's...
March 2008
March 26, 2008
Faith & politics? Nothing new
When it comes to religion and politics, it's hard to talk about the contests without...
March 19, 2008
A Catholic education flashback
The young pope was friendly, but blunt, as he faced the 240 college leaders from...
March 12, 2008
One thing about Lent
Faithful fans of ESPN's "Mike & Mike in the Morning" know that former NFL lineman...
March 05, 2008
Life after CCM, the remix
The first time Jay Swartzendruber held a compact disc, he wondered if music fans would...
February 2008
February 27, 2008
College life (Christian) in the city
Any list of great cities in the ancient Mediterranean World would have to include Rome,...
February 20, 2008
Blasphemy in the U.K.
The last successful prosecution under Britain?s blasphemy law was in 1977, when the publisher of...
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