Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2010
Before leaving on summer vacation to check out the new Harry Potter theme park, the Pope gave us a teaser of his autumn plans: Pope Benedict XVI is creating a new Vatican office to fight secularization and “re-evangelize” the West — a tacit acknowledgment that his attempts to reinvigorate Christianity in Europe haven’t succeeded and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 23rd, 2010
I was pretty excited when I saw an article about how apps are bringing religion into the 21st century. I’m pretty familiar with the 21st century, so I imagined changes like abandoning belief in “infallibility” of centuries-old, mistranslated texts embracing equal rights for women accepting that evolution is the best paradigm for understanding biology eliminating [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 15th, 2010
The “tolerance”-driven Islamicization of Europe proceeds apace, with the cancellation of the first annual “Sausage and Booze” party: Police said the party, called “Sausage and Booze,” could have been viewed as a provocation in the Goutte-d’Or neighborhood of northern Paris, where many Muslims pray on the streets because there are not enough mosques. Alcohol and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2010
Unable to make up her mind about a pending “civil unions” bill, Hawaii’s governor is doing what any sensible person would do — getting advice from dueling rabbis: Rabbis Itchel Krasnjansky and Peter Schaktman hail from different branches of Judaism and hold starkly contrasting views on whether same-sex couples should be permitted to form civil [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 10th, 2010
The Claremont School of Theology is in the news for its ambitious plans to create a new interdisciplinary theology program: At a press conference this morning, we announced our agreement to co-create the first graduate consortium in the world that will provide theological education for Christians, Jews, Muslims, as well as students from other faith [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 8th, 2010
Times aren’t just tough for mortgage brokers and incumbent Senators. No, the economic downturn has hit closer to home (assuming you live near a church): According to the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, there are more than 600,000 ministers in the United States but only 338,000 churches. Many of those are small churches that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 7th, 2010
A recent poll in the UK revealed that the man on the street doesn’t think much of Islam: # 58% associate Islam with extremism # 50% associate Islam with terrorism # Just 13% associate Islam with peace Part of the problem is that people are getting information from completely biased sources: # 57% obtain most [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 6th, 2010
Whether you’re in favor of interfaith marriage or opposed to interfaith marriage, the Washington Post has got both good and bad news for you. First, the good (or bad) news: interfaith marriages are occurring at higher rates than ever! The bad (or good) news: they’re also failing at higher rates than ever! The former shouldn’t [...]
