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No Ishmaels Please

I want to say a word about faith. Recent events in my own life have driven home just how easy it is to loose sight of what we say we believe. Just like Abraham of old, we often try to bring about results through our own efforts. For those of... Read More

The Greatest Love and Self-image

The Greek language had three words for "Love" First there was "eros," from which we get "erotic.. This was, of course a purely selfish love. Then there was "Phileo" (Philadelphia), or "brotherly love" This is the love of one family member for another. But the Bible added a new one--"agape"... Read More

What If? -- Musings on the Tsunami

Thumbing through Isaiah recently I was startled to find this: after a passage (in Isaiah 19) in which the prophet describes horrors that caused the hearts of the Egyptians to "melt within them," he predicts that "the people will turn to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas... Read More

What about the 4400?

Murders are so frequent in our country that a single homicide seldom grabs national attention unless the perpetrator or the victim is already a celebrity. Even a double murder is not national news. It takes multiple murders to make the headlines, CNN, and the network evening news.The Oklahoma bombing of... Read More

What Jesus Expects of You and Me

Sometimes it is hard to know where to start even if you know what your talents are. Jesus has something to say about what we can do and what he expects us to do. Until you can find the specific purpose God has for you there is still work we... Read More

Why More Priests Need To Train As Fighters (And Why We Dont See Many Boxers In Church)

"Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." --... Read More

About The Spiritual World of Madonna

Pop singer Madonna came this week to Tel Aviv to take part in a congress of Kabbala studies. According to press releases, she is going to stay in Israel until Sunday night and will have on the last day of her visit, the opportunity to visit the graves of Jewish... Read More

Popping the Balloon of Belief

I'm really excited. I just got a bigger soapbox, and I wanted to invite the rest of you to get up here on it with me.You may remember I was recently talking about how beliefs are at the core of our conflicts, yet those beliefs are built upon less-than-complete information.... Read More

Here?s Help for the ?I Can?t Say ?No? Blues?

I hear it all the time. Cries from Christian women who want desperately to serve the Lord, but who feel overwhelmed. "I almost dread going to PTO meetings or church services anymore because I just know somebody else is going to ask me to help with something," they say. "Don't... Read More

Your Mission Field At Work

One point many Christian Working Moms who have been interviewed have made is that they are a shining light in their work place. Whether or not you can speak openly about your faith at work, your co-workers are watching. Are they seeing Jesus in you? Do they see you handle... Read More

In The News:

Future - How and why did religion evolve? BBC NewsHumanity's most puzzling behaviour has deep roots in our evolutionary past.

Is China Conducting A Crackdown On Religion? ForbesIn recent months, the persecution of religious groups in China has been making headlines. The picture that these news stories create is one of China as a state ...

Network on conservation and religion Times of IndiaBy WWF-India Jainism is fundamentally a religion of ecology and has turned ecology into a religion. It has enabled Jains to create an environment-friendly value ...

Religion Notes 04/20/19 | Religion Leader-TelegramTHRIFT SALE: Tainter United Methodist Church, N7584 690th St., Colfax, is holding a thrift and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m..

Easter service portrays Jesus' resurrection at Md. cemetery's replica tomb Religion News ServiceBALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (RNS) — Just before he started practicing his exit from a replica of Jesus' tomb, Andre Roberson admitted that, at first, playing the ...

Religion notes: Events in the Lincoln area, April 20-28 Lincoln Journal StarAlpha — 5:30 p.m. (Wednesdays). Soup supper, followed by Christian education, video presentations created by Anglican priest Nicky Gumble and small group ...

Losing their religion? New report shows Spaniards are turning their backs on faith EL PAISNearly one-third of people in Spain are either atheists, agnostics or non-believers, according to a study by the Ferrer i Guàrdia Foundatio.

Cardinal Dolan: Bring religion into politics Fox BusinessCardinal Timothy Dolan on how to mix politics and religion.

Easter truce a nod to sensibilities for rivals on religion tightrope The AustralianFor the first time since 1917, Australias federal leaders face the challenge of electioneering during Easter and trying not to offend the faithful or antagonise the ...

New Hulu Comedy 'Ramy' Includes Thoughtful Takes On Religion — And Lots Of Nosey Family WBURA new comedy debuts on Hulu on Friday called "Ramy." It is produced by and stars comedian Ramy Youssef as a first-generation, Egyptian-American man in ...

Review of Nicholas Wolterstorff, "Religion in the University" Inside Higher EdThe title of Nicholas Wolterstorff's Religion in the University (Yale University Press) seems disproportionate for a small volume of lectures. It sounds more like the ...

Spiritually Speaking: For Christians, theology matters more than faith The Philadelphia TribuneA minister friend of mine once told me that a person can have theology but no faith. He told me this because at one time I was considering going to.

Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren is focused on keeping religion relevant 40 years after his first Easter service OCRegisterLAKE FOREST — On Sunday, Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren will preach his 40th Easter *service*. The milestone is one he and his wife, Kay, vowed to ...

Religion events in the San Fernando Valley, April 20-27 LA Daily NewsFind a spiritual experience this week at religious centers in the San Fernando Valley area. Here is a sampling of this week's services and special events.

Buttigieg plays the religion card Religion News ServiceMayor Pete Buttigieg, who this week formally announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, has caused a stir by criticizing the religiosity ...

Religion & politics: A deadly cocktail The Hans IndiaElections 2019 are witnessing a peculiar political scenario. We see some who claim to be spiritualists trying their luck in politics and making controversial ...

Religion, and Israel Folau, must keep up with the times Stuff.co.nzScriptural interpretation is in the eye of the beholder.

Why Does Religion Place Women In A Long Distance Relationship With God? Mashable India“I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.” - Susan B. Anthony (America ...

Science Says: Religion Is Good For Your Health ForbesTheologists, scientists and thought leaders have attempted for centuries to understand the impact that religion can have on human beings; both mentally and ...

Speaking of Religion | Holy Week Bennington BannerI'm sitting down on Wednesday to write this, and I can't help but be reminded of the essential strangeness of Holy Week. Sunday morning many of us gathered in ...

People increasingly don't identify with any particular religious affiliation WTRFA new study polled Americans about their religious affiliation.

Religion brief | Religion | news-journal.com Longview News-JournalBallet Magnificat will perform "Light Has Come - the Angels' Story" at First United Methodist Church in Longview.

Evidence for ancient religion discovered in Lake Titicaca National GeographicGold artifacts, precious shells and evidence of animal sacrifice in Lake Titicaca point to a belief system that helped organize the ancient Tiwanaku state, ...

ON RELIGION: Priest, firefighters race to save the irreplaceable GoDanRiver.comAs the flames rushed through Notre Dame Cathedral's wooden rafters — each beam cut from an individual oak — a squad of firefighters began a strategic ...

Michael Crichton in 2003: Environmentalism is a religion - AEI American Enterprise InstituteView related *content*: Carpe Diem. More than 15 years ago, Michael Crichton gave a talk to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on September 15, 2003 ...

Losing faith in religion leaves young trapped in painful search for ‘meaning’ The AustralianChoosing a career provokes anxiety for young people. There are just so many choices, so many jobs, so many university and TAFE courses. Spoiled for choice ...

Emperor performs ritual to report abdication to Shinto gods Religion News ServiceTOKYO (AP) — Emperor Akihito prayed at a Japanese shrine Thursday in a ritual to report his upcoming abdication to the Shinto gods. The 85-year-old emperor ...

Notre Dame fire: Why should France rebuild cathedral? Embers of Christianity still burn. USA TODAYGod is not dead in Europe, but many are no longer following Him. Notre Dame Cathedral 's shell remains, in the hope that the structure may be rebuilt.

Indonesia election: Another big democracy sees religious divide deepen QuartzIndonesian president Joko Widodo's Twitter account has been interspersing tweets that show him on a minor pilgrimage in Mecca with videos that show off new ...

The 'God factor' - Politics WORLD News GroupWASHINGTON—Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is openly courting religious voters on the left and encouraging his opponents to do the same.

Irony Alert: Socialism Needs Religion to Work Wall Street JournalThe only elements which help this economic system work are religion, limited community and the free opportunity to leave.

Mako Presents at Workshop on Religion, Violence and State in Iraq | The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies BU TodayShamiran Mako, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, participated at a recent ...

Kevin Smith’s ‘Star Wars’ Theory Is that ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Means the Creation of New Religion IndieWireA lot of fans are buzzing about what the new "Star Wars" title could mean, but the indie director already has a prediction.

Organized religion is losing its followers The Washington PostCNN reports, “For the first time 'No Religion' has topped a survey of Americans' religious identity, according to a new analysis by a political scientist.

Festival of Faiths embraces religion and science to bring enlightenment Courier JournalCome contemplate the intersection of faith and science at this year's Festival of Faiths held April 25-27 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts.

Santa Claus, God and Lord Buddha: the difference between a belief and a religion The Conversation - UKVeganism is not a religion, and nor is belief in Santa Claus. So why are Christianity, Islam and Buddhism classed as religions?

I’m not passing my parents’ religion on to my kids, but I am teaching their values The Washington PostMy children, a 3-year-girl and a 1-year-old boy, aren't baptized. Many people take issue with this parenting decision — especially the people I know from my ...

Religion calendar, April 19-26, 2019 Champaign/Urbana News-GazetteTo submit items, visit news-gazette.com/living and click "Add an event" under the miniature calendar on the page. You must be logged in, then fill in appropriate ...

How Prominent Women Built and Sustained the Religious Right Religion & PoliticsIn September 1983, Beverly LaHaye gave a press conference in Washington, DC, to announce that her four-year-old lobbying group Concerned Women for ...

Don't set up no-go zones for religion, says Orange Order The TimesThe Orange Order has accused Glasgow's SNP leaders of attempting to create “religious no-go zones”.Councillors this week unanimously voted to reroute a ...

Multifaith Fellows Initiate Campus Conversations on Religion Bowdoin NewsAfter studying the world's major religions last fall in an intensive extracurricular program, the College's four inaugural multifaith fellows were asked to share some ...

Progressive Religion and the Ritual Scapegoating of Sir Roger Scruton FrontPage Magazine“We are not religious,” screech the vulturine volt of jeering, sneering, secular, postmodern, cultural Marxists. The high priests of secularism are pious and ...

What's crazy about religion on Game of Thrones Religion News ServiceThere's a scene in Season 2 of Game of Thrones in which a high priestess for whom red is the new black gives birth to a . . . thing. A smoke monster, writhing and ...

Survey: There are now as many Americans who claim no religion as there are evangelicals and Catholics CNNThe non-religious edged out Catholics and Evangelicals in the long-running General Social Survey. The three groups remain within the margin of error of each ...

4 facts about religion in New Zealand Pew Research CenterNew Zealand's small but growing Muslim population is in the news of late after a terrorist attack left 50 dead and dozens injured at two mosques in Christchurch ...

Talk of a rising religious left is unfounded. It already exists. The Washington PostIn small but meaningful ways, the religious left lives on.

Matter of Faith: Finding hope | Religion Leader-TelegramWe have all seen the news lately about the great cathedral Notre Dame burning in Paris. It was sad to see. It was also interesting to hear a number of.

Secular lobby advocates equality as religious leaders weigh in on election The GuardianCampaign aims to remind candidates that majority of Australians don't want religion to dictate social policy.

This is the best (and simplest) world map of religions Big ThinkInfographic world map showing both the size and distribution of the world's major religions (islam, christianity, judaism, buddhism, hinduism) as well as ...

Black women cracking 'stained-glass ceilings' with Jesus' 7 last words Religion News Service(RNS) — Days before Good Friday, the Rev. Stacey Hamilton continued to contemplate what she would preach about some of the last words of Jesus: “Truly I tell ...

Rastafarianism, promising freedom, spreads among African youth Religion News ServiceNAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Dressed in a red turban and black robe, Douglas Okello bowed and gazed at the portrait of the former Ethiopian emperor pinned up in ...

Indonesia elections: Personality, religion and politics DW (English)More than 190 million Indonesian voters have been to the polls for an election that will test the country's democracy. The two presidential candidates have ...

What Hail Satan? director Penny Lane learned from her doc on Satanists Vox.comA documentary called Hail Satan? seems aimed squarely at provocation, which is fitting: Filmmaker Penny Lane (as her website URL proclaims, it's her real ...

Is Religious Decline Inevitable in the United States? ChristianityToday.comIf you take a course in the sociology of religion at any college or university, the professor will inevitably spend some time on what is known as secularization ...

Scientists establish a link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage SalonA study published in the journal Neuropsychologia has shown that religious fundamentalism is, in part, the result of a functional impairment in a brain region ...

Friday Five: Religious holidays, Notre Dame fire, declining church ties, journalist grants, Chick-fil-A GetReligionIt's Good Friday. And Passover begins tonight at sundown. Enter Greg Garrison, longtime religion writer for the Birmingham News, with informative overviews of ...

Deus Ex Machina: Religions Use Robots to Connect With the Public The Wall Street JournalThe 15th century had the printing press. Today, a handful of religious institutions are developing interactive machines to share doctrine and converse with the ...

When parenting becomes a religion, college admissions officers become high priests Washington PostThe dangerous leap from kids as 'legacy' to conceiving them as our pathway to eternal life.

Short of electricity, food and water, Venezuelans return to religion The Washington PostCARACAS, Venezuela — The lights in Petare had gone dark. Again. The people of Venezuela's largest slum were used to the blackouts that halt the flow of ...

Indonesia: Joko Widodo plays ‘religion card’ in election gamble Financial TimesThe most important character in the Indonesian election could be neither of the two main candidates but a 76-year-old cleric enlisted to bolster the religious ...

Review: 'Hail Satan?' Is Devilishly Compelling NPRWhen they write the bible on the great trolls of history, the Satanic Temple should be on the cover. Founded in 2013 as a poke in the eye of religious ...

'I was discriminated against for my religion': Fired Virginia officer speaks out 8NewsCHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The former Virginia Capitol Police Officer fired for alleged ties to a white nationalist group is speaking out to 8News.

A Simple Form of Spirituality Brings More Satisfaction Than Religion InverseA study published Thursday in the journal 'Psychology of Religion and Spirituality' challenges the idea that being religious is the most consistent way to feel ...

Why Brunei's New Religious Hardening Matters The DiplomatThe new Islamic laws are only the latest symptom of broader issues in the tiny, oil-rich sultanate.

Pete Buttigieg, Gay and Christian, Challenges Religious Right on Their Own Turf New York TimesMr. Buttigieg has confronted evangelicals like Vice President Mike Pence, questioning the moral authority of religious leaders who have stayed silent on ...

Death v. Religion at the Supreme Court Religion News ServiceIn February, by a vote of 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a petition from a death row inmate in Alabama who asked to have his execution delayed so ...

Pete Buttigieg confronts Pence about religion ahead of 2020 bid CBS NewsGay rights and religion are at the heart of a simmering feud between Vice President Mike Pence and potential Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.

West African religions are on the rise in Maryland as practitioners connect with roots Washington PostThe religions appeal to African Americans who have been struggling with questions of identity.

How the Left Keeps Me Religious National ReviewThe most godless, religion-free, and Bible-free institution in the West — the university — has become the both the stupidest and most morally corrupt institution in ...

Religion Briefs, April 20, 2019 | Briefs The Grand Junction Daily SentinelEaster sunrise services scheduled. □ The annual Community Easter Sunrise *Service*, hosted by the Grand Junction Ministerial Alliance, will be at 6:45 Easter ...

“But ma'am… you have to put a real religion” ABS-CBN News“Huh? But what do you mean you weren't baptized?” Frowns. Glazed eyes. Confusion stamped all over their faces. As a Filipino without religion, and an atheist ...

Malaysia police likely behind religion-linked abductions: Inquiry Al Jazeera EnglishThe Christian pastor and Shia Muslim, who were kidnapped by masked men more than two years ago, are yet to be found.

Religion in the death chamber: Supreme Court’s 2 rulings, one of which served justice Los Angeles TimesJust a few weeks after horribly bungling a 1st Amendment issue raised by a death penalty case out of Alabama, the Supreme Court made the right call Thursday ...

Our Easter Isn’t About Religion — It’s About Family And Living Plastic-Free CBC.caThe good news is, there are lots of great ways to celebrate holidays while avoiding plastic entirely. Here's how we're doing Easter this year.

Migrants, Refugees, and Religion EdgefieldadvertiserBy: Robert Scott. All writers in Op Ed are here to inform and acknowledge issues of importance to our communities, however these writings represent the views ...

Pete Buttigieg’s Abortion Extremism Hurts His Religious Appeal National ReviewHe has zero appeal to religious conservatives because he holds to the Democratic party line on the right to kill viable, living unborn babies.

Evangelicals helped get Trump into the White House. Pete Buttigieg believes the religious left will get him out. The Washington PostThe gay mayor from Indiana says he thinks Democrats — and the vice president — have lost touch with religion.

'Nones' now as big as evangelicals, Catholics in the US Religion News Service(RNS) — In a shift that stands to impact both religion and politics, survey data suggests that the percentage of Americans who don't affiliate with any specific ...

Qanta Ahmed: Ilhan Omar is a disgrace to Islam and doesn’t represent my Muslim religion Fox NewsRep. Ilhan Omar continues to be an embarrassment and a disgrace for me and other American Muslims with her outrageous, ignorant, anti-Semitic and now ...

Hmong: Religious Persecution Continues in Vietnam UNPOIn Vietnam, Hmong Christians continue to endure persecution by the Vietnamese authorities because of their religious beliefs. While Hanoi has implemented ...

Backlash follows proposed Quebec ban on kippot, religious clothing Israel HayomA proposal introduced in Quebec last month to ban kippot and other religious clothing has come under fire with one Jewish mayor of a town in the Canadian ...

Religion the flashpoint in free speech debate NotedLabour and the Greens may be buying themselves an extremely bitter and damaging fight over stricter hate-speech laws. They could well find during its bruising ...

In Quebec, new bill targets religious Canadians in the public sector The Age"How am I supposed to teach tolerance and diversity to my students, many of whom are immigrant kids, when the government is asking me to give up who I am?"

Is being gay compatible with religion? Duke ChronicleEvery day on my walk to class, I stroll past the stunning Duke Chapel that towers above me. Sometimes I stop to stretch my head up and take in the glorious ...

ECFA ousts Chicago-area megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel Religion News ServiceCHICAGO (RNS) — The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a Christian financial watchdog group, has terminated the membership of Harvest Bible ...

The new religion: why trying to be perfect is doomed to fail The GuardianDeep down, we're using work, politics, family and romance to achieve our own salvation. But the truth is we're flawed.

Texas Republicans’ Push for a Religious ‘License to Discriminate’ is Depressingly Familiar The Texas ObserverToday's targets of religious discrimination are members of the LGBTQ community. Not long ago they were African Americans and women.

Religion may no longer be a reason children avoid vaccines if this law changes NJ.comWith 13 reported measles cases in the state and a massive outbreak in New York, two New Jersey state senators say they support eliminating the loophole that ...

Pop's pioneering cellist Kelsey Lu on racism, acid and religion Telegraph.co.ukIt's a bright spring afternoon in Manhattan, and cellist Kelsey Lu is laughing as she recalls some of her more outlandish recent dreams.

UK denies asylum to Iranian convert to Christianity, saying the religion is not 'peaceful' Fox NewsThe U.K. government agency in charge of immigration has come under fire for denying political asylum to an Iranian convert to Christianity and explaining its ...

Justice Thomas Fails on Religious Test Answer Rewire.NewsThomas's opinion on religious tests wasn't about right or wrong, or even of the Constitution, it's a political argument designed to muzzle such questions in hopes ...

Pete Buttigieg has broken through the noise on community and religion The Washington PostPete Buttigieg has broken through the noise of a cacophonous Democratic presidential field by raising issues that usually fall by the wayside in an era when ...

The Last Jedi's message of spirituality over religion is a much-needed shift in the Star Wars saga SYFY WIREThe journeys of Luke Skywalker and Rey speak to a larger theme of religious deconstruction that values the individual connection over traditional beliefs.

Quebec wants to ban public servants from wearing religious clothing The EconomistA LARGE CRUCIFIX has long hung above the speaker's chair in Quebec's legislature. The first one was installed in 1936 to acknowledge the bond between the ...

Quebec's religious symbol ban targets minorities in the name of secularism The GuardianBill 21 is the fruit of over a decade of institutionalized animus directed towards the province's religious minorities.

Religion: Resurrection faith | Religion Waco Tribune-HeraldSeveral years ago I preached the funeral of a woman I had known for 45 years. By the time she ended her long battle with breast cancer she was in.

Different but the Same: Religious Persecution in China Harvard Political ReviewWhile religious intolerance has long been intertwined with China's history, measures of control have grown increasingly harsh under Xi Jinping. Since his ascent ...

Future of decades-old CBS religion documentary program in doubt Religion News Service(RNS) — The future of a decades-old CBS documentary series focused on religion is in doubt, as the network is potentially discussing cutting back or even ...

Religious children’s fiction and the books that helped shape my atheism SYFY WIREThe older I get, the more I realize how my love of reading very much became a part of the impetus for my religious questioning. And it might be all C.S. Lewis' ...

Montreal teachers vow to ignore 'stupid, wrongheaded' religious symbols ban The GuardianQuebec premier says proposed law is necessary to separate church and state but educators say they won't be cowed.

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