Think Progress reports that $42 million from seven foundations are fueling the rise of Islamophobia in the U.S. Some of the names will be familiar
We are god-obsessed the way a child snatched from his mother will always have his heart and flesh tuned to her, even after he forgets her face. Cover the earth with orphans and you will find grown men fashioning images of mothers and worshipping strong women and crafting myths about mothers who have left or were taken or whose spirits dwell in the trees.
Sojourners‘ Tim King seems happy to have been shot clear of the controversy for now, though one wonders if this is a minor course correction in a PR-sy image-maintenance move, or actually something larger and more significant.
After analyzing data from a large national survey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Philip Schwadel found that people actually tend to become more religious – by some definitions, at least – as they further their education.
Pastor Joe Nelms delivers prayer at Nascar Nationwide – Nashville, TN.
Observations from the audience as the talk show hosted by Father Albert Cutié is being taped.
The way that the metaphor of cowboy life applies itself to spirituality has proven an indispensable path for some.
A New Jersey priest gets hate mail for having an interfaith worship service with Muslims in his church.
A radio preacher named Harold Camping has predicted that the rapture will occur at 6 pm PDT on May 21, 2011.
A rabbi, an imam and a minister talk about how a preacher might integrate the news of Bin Laden’s death into the propers for the week.