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Tax Codes and the Least of these

May 19, 2014 No Comments

Salon.com examines how the American welfare system both helped and hurt the neediest Americans during the period 1983-2004. According to the article:

Church of England tries to stamp out bullying

May 12, 2014 1 Comment

The Church of England released guidelines for its schools today aimed at eliminating homophobic bullying. The Archbishop of Canterbury, in announcing the new guidelines, declared

Who needs a church wedding?

May 12, 2014 No Comments

As the church continues to struggle the growth of the Spiritual-but-Nonreligious, Christian Century looks at how this impacts weddings. Traditionally, weddings have, til lately, been

Archdiocese makes teachers sign morals clause

May 12, 2014 3 Comments

Frank Bruni’s column today examines the case of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, where over 2,000 parochial teachers are being asked to sign a

Archbishop of Canterbury warns about negotiations

May 12, 2014 No Comments

Justin Welby cautioned about the difficulty involved in negotiating with Boko Haram, in an interview he gave on Sunday. Archbishop Welby emphasized that negotiations were

Sarah Palin’s Troubling Theology of Baptism

April 28, 2014 3 Comments

Over the weekend, Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, former Vice-presidential candidate and current presence on reality television, gave a speech to the National

UCC files lawsuit against North Carolina

April 28, 2014 No Comments

The United Church of Christ filed a lawsuit in federal court today, arguing that their religious freedom was being violated as a result of North

Clergy and Caring for Mental Illness

April 28, 2014 2 Comments

Pastor Rick Warren, whose purpose-driven series of churches, books, and everything else has been such a hit, recently held a conference to announce a new

Debriefing Easter

April 21, 2014 No Comments

Now that the annual liturgical endurance trial known as Holy Week and Easter is behind us, those of us who work in the church professionally

The problematic rise of voluntourism

April 21, 2014 2 Comments

Rafia Zakaria takes on the rise of “voluntourism” vacations, or vacations which combine foreign travel with a helping of charity work, in a column on

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