Julie Ingersoll of Religion Dispatches looks at a recent interview in Christianity Today of Roberta Green Ahmanson, wife of Howard. Ingersoll says that most reporters do not understand the importance of the theology behind Ahmanson’s support of religious right causes.
“I want us to live up to her expectations. I want our democracy to be as good as she imagined it. All of us – we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children’s expectations.” . . . .
“We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us.”
Andrew Sulllivan named this wonderful video from Radiolab and NPR as his “mental health break” of the year. What makes is so beautiful and so haunting?
Café commenter Bill Carroll asked back in August whether Fred Rogers was in Holy Women, Holy Men. Well, we’re with Bill; if Fred isn’t included, he’d oughta be.
While the plots seem ludicrous, characters are frequently put into situations that raise basic questions: Do I choose my true love or my career? Is it right to pursue a relationship with someone my family doesn’t approve of? Are there times when it is right to be dishonest? Is good behavior always rewarded with happiness? Can evil people truly be redeemed?
How did a disgraced pastor of a tiny congregation known for hateful rhetoric get to be the center of a world-wide media frenzy?
Cecil B DeMille has been there before, of course. As have Pier Paolo Pasolini, Roberto Rossellini, Mel Gibson, Franco Zeffirelli and Martin Scorsese. So maybe it was only a matter of time before Bollywood not only succumbed to the temptation but went one better by making its version in the subject’s native land.
The little booklets get tucked into purses, suit pockets and back pockets. They get taken out when their readers have a quiet moment to spend in prayer. For 75 years the Forward Day By Day booklets have been giving Episcopalians and others a page-a-day way to reflect on their faith.
“Imam Muda” is a terrifically popular Malaysian religious reality-competition television show. How long will it be until its counterpart arrives on our shore? Or do we keep on going with our reruns of “The Vicar of Dibley”?
What happens when a virtual ministry dips its fingers into the tangible aspects of incorporation? As it works the details, a fledgling international online Anglican community shows us how it understands itself.