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Chinese Christians camp out to protect church from demolition

April 5, 2014 No Comments

From the Washington Post:

Is the Internet eroding our faith in God?

April 5, 2014 3 Comments

A new study suggests that the rise of the Internet has caused a significant drop in religious affiliation. From Technology Review:

Response to Welby’s comments on violence against gays in Africa

April 5, 2014 No Comments

Simon Sarmiento at Thinking Anglicans presents a good roundup of response to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s comments about who’s responsible for violence against gays

Pope Francis’ iPhone greeting to Pentecostals goes viral

March 29, 2014 1 Comment

An iPhone message to Pentecostals from Pope Francis, created a few months ago, has proven quite popular. From AP, via the St.Louis Post-Dispatch:

Bringing the kids to church: Suffer the little children, or not?

March 29, 2014 16 Comments

Nicole Steele Wooldridge is a Seattle churchgoer and mom who ponders whether it’s worth the effort required to take her small children to church. Responding

White Protestants don’t mirror general public in views on poverty

March 29, 2014 2 Comments

White Mainline and evangelical Protestants are less likely than Catholics, or the general public, to believe that the government should do more to battle poverty

Should guns be allowed in church?

March 22, 2014 8 Comments

Does your parish have a policy regarding guns at church? Congregations in Georgia are grappling with this issue after passage of a state measure allowing

Bishops applaud federal ruling on Michigan gay marriage ban

March 22, 2014 1 Comment

Michigan’s Episcopal bishops are unanimous in applauding yesterday’s federal ruling overturning their state’s gay marriage ban. Their statement:

History of religion in 11 objects

March 15, 2014 No Comments

Religion professor S. Brent Plate offers interesting perspective on the importance of stuff to our religious understanding. From Huffington Post:

Tengatenga on homophobia, the Anglican Communion & his future

March 15, 2014 No Comments

From the San Diego Gay & Lesbian News:

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