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July 2007

July 18, 2007
Cartoonist Doug Marlette got used to hearing people mix comments about his humor with references...
July 11, 2007
The rumor spread across Pakistan in a blitz of text messages on cellphones.There was a...
July 04, 2007
Like any other Bible Belt state, Arkansas contains more than its share of church camps.Gov....

June 2007

June 27, 2007
Play the right guitar chords and worshippers in megachurch America will automatically start singing these...
June 20, 2007
There was a time just after the Watergate scandal when Billy Graham, stung by his...
June 13, 2007
ISTANBUL -- When it comes to religion and politics, many skeptics are convinced that strong...
June 06, 2007
When it comes to covering religion news, the mainstream American press is a vast right-wing...

May 2007

May 30, 2007
When it comes to who fills the pews, every Sunday is Mother's Day in most...
May 23, 2007
For generations, preachers have been asking the same sobering question to provoke people to think...
May 16, 2007
The atmosphere was tense as the handsome presidential candidate from Massachusetts rose to address an...
May 09, 2007
True connoisseurs of ecclesiastical humor can answer this question: "How many Episcopalians does it take...
May 02, 2007
During one of his early visits to London, Billy Graham was confronted by an Anglican...

April 2007

April 25, 2007
For those marking their calendars far in advance, the next celebration of Passover will begin...
April 18, 2007
You're waiting for the other shoe to drop.You know the shoe I'm talking about --...
April 11, 2007
Religious folks sure get nervous when public officials talk about "fundamentalist" gunmen invading a school.Consider...
April 04, 2007
When Peter Maris' father arrived from Greece the U.S. immigration officer couldn't understand his last...

March 2007

March 28, 2007
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- The tall wardrobe in the office of the Westmont College English...
March 21, 2007
NEW YORK -- At the height of Da Vinci Code mania there was sign at...
March 14, 2007
Eric Phillips really likes soup at lunch.One of his favorites is baked-potato soup, a filling...
March 07, 2007
The panic may strike in the shelter of a Starbucks, when a customer realizes that...

February 2007

February 28, 2007
It's rare to hear political leaders speak with candor when it comes to religion.Imagine the...
February 21, 2007
When it comes to same-sex unions, the Episcopal Church has been using a kind of...
February 14, 2007
Catholics in the urban Northeast are getting used to the headlines.Parishioners in East Harlem have...
February 07, 2007
After years of single life in New York City, Dawn Eden knows how to study...

January 2007

January 31, 2007
Doug TenNapel isn't your ordinary guy who doodles on a church bulletin when the sermon...
January 24, 2007
Donald Seitz had suffered through a long day during a bad week at his office...
January 17, 2007
The sanctuary was dark, except for candles near the altar, and it was quiet, other...
January 10, 2007
Faithful members of Oprah Winfrey's TV flock know what's happening when guests start talking and...
January 03, 2007
Journalists may not know the precise meaning of the word "theodicy," but, year after year,...

December 2006

December 27, 2006
Imagine the following event in your mind's eye.President George W. Bush is addressing the United...
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