Technological initiatives can make donating to relief efforts easier, but as always there’s a corporate layer with its unique drawbacks – in this case, not giving the money to the relief agencies for three months.
A poll about Americans’ views on Islam concludes that the strongest predictor of prejudice against Muslims is whether a person holds similar feelings about Jews.
USA Today offers their readers to vote for the “top religion newsmaker of 2009”. Check it out. If you don’t vote, you can’t complain about who wins.
Immanent Frame has gone and collected the thoughts of some of the country’s leading religion scholars regarding the charges made by Hannah Rosin in the Atlantic that the economic collapse was due in part to the American Prosperity Gospel’s teaching of material blessing of the faithful.
One of the great ironies of Oral Roberts’ life was that he could not heal his own broken hip.
Washington University in St. Louis is establishing a center that will explore the role of religion in politics, thanks to a $30 million gift from the Danforth Foundation.
Here’s a chance to learn about grace. You just need to live in Boise, Idaho, and have racked up no more than $10,000 in parking and moving violations.
The Baltimore Sun reports on atheists who are beginning to organize into something that looks like an organized religion. They are even meeting in a church.
Some communities are working closely with congregations to respond to rising hunger and homelessness. But there are more stories about how communities are trying to stop congregations and shut down feeding programs. Is something changing in this country?
Their strong reactions to programs suggested by the President and Democratic Party controlled Congress have changed the nature of the Health Care reform bill. They are using strategic donations of money from around the country to defeat state based initiatives to recognize same-sex marriages.