Matters of life and debt
January 8, 2008
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The Church of England has compiled a post-Christmas debt check for consumers worried about how much their wallets have been hit by Christmas and New
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Moving Forward, Welcoming All
January 7, 2008
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Remain Episcopal in the Diocese of San Joaquin is sponsoring a “listening tour” and an all day gathering designed to help Episcopalians in their diocese
Young people called upon to unite churches
January 7, 2008
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The Taize community gathered tens of thousands of young Christians from all around Europe in Geneva to celebrate the New Year and to organize “vigils
On “Tres Reyes,” a search for shelter
January 7, 2008
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Latin Americans celebrate “Tres Reyes” by acting out a “La Posada” Mary and Joseph’s journey to find shelter. A man and woman portray the couple
Pakistani Christians seek international support after assasination
January 7, 2008
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Protestant and Roman Catholic churches in Pakistan condemned the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and appeal for international help in eradicating terrorism in
No-go or not no-go, that is the question
January 7, 2008
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(Updated) A Pakistani-born Bishop in the Church of England has written that some areas of Britain have become so dominated by Islam that these areas
Peter Steinfels predicts the future
January 6, 2008
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Peter Steinfels, the co-director of the Fordham Center for Religion and Culture, has a fun post on the Commenweal website that “predicts” the big religion stories in 2008.
Are Democrats not religious?
January 6, 2008
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After the caucus results came in, it was natural to assume that reporters would tell us about the Democratic Party’s commitment to religion. So what did reporters tell us? Well, the major papers told us . . . nothing.
The Slate reviews Joel Osteen
January 6, 2008
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Joel Osteen is the pastor of Houston’s Lakewood Church, which may well be the largest congregation in the country. Even beyond his own congregation, he is well known for his postive message of the Gospel — a message that many call the Prosperity Gospel. Chris Lehmann review Osteen’s latest book, Become a Better You, and is not at all impressed.
Iowa and the poles of Protestantism
January 6, 2008
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There was a great deal of reaction to the results of the Iowa Caucus last Thursday. Among the more interesting comments, however, was by Diana Butler Bass, who notes that Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee come from the two very different “poles of Protestantism.”
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