About twenty miles outside of Green Bay and over a mile from even the smallest town, a tiny sign at a remote intersection points visitors toward Chapel Drive, site of the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, site of the only approved site of a Marian apparition in the U.S.
In a lengthy interview, Richard Madsen talks with Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell about their book American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites
When we consider the progressive political leanings of younger generations, we realize they long for spiritual communities that care deeply about social-justice issues—the same issues that our denominational congregations have been organizing around for hundreds of years.
Jesus exhorted humans to be loving, peaceful, and non-violent. And yet Evangelicals are the group of Americans most supportive of easy-access weaponry, little-to-no regulation of handgun and semi-automatic gun ownership, not to mention the violent military invasion of various countries around the world.
It’s late Friday afternoon. Lent is a bit more than a week away. It’s an excellent time to start thinking about Sabbath; what we might
It’s been a whirlwind week of good news for people in the religious community who have been fighting to make same-sex marriage legal in the United States. Episcopal priest Canon Susan Russell was on NPR yesterday along with Southern Baptist Convention leader Richard Land and host Barbara Bradley Hagerty, among others, to talk about what is happening.
The loosely affiliated group known as “Anonymous”, a group of Internet users that have been described as vigilantes, have announced their intention to target the
Faiths change over time. They bring different parts of their experience of God into sharper focus and allow previous certainties to fade. Whether you call
Civil rights attorney Brian Barnard said the law could provide a defense for the violation of a variety of laws in the name of faith. “Polygamy is the one that comes to mind, but there are other religious practices,” Barnard said. “Peyote, for example, and the other one is churches, like the Episcopal church, that give wine to minors during the sacrament.”
My Christian faith has been a sustaining force for me over these last few years. When Michelle and I hear our faith questioned from time to time, we are reminded that ultimately what matters is not what other people say about us but whether we’re being true to our conscience and true to our God. “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.” – Obama speaking at National Prayer Breakfast