Date: January 10, 2020
Religion New Service lists the top 10 religious news stories of the past decade: From the article: Benedict XVI resignation; Islamophobia; clergy sex abuse; #ChurchToo; the “nones”; mass shootings at […]
By: Gary Peluso-Verdend
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Date: December 20, 2019
Religion cases coming to the Supreme Court: who does a “ministerial exemption” include? (for another article on this matter, see this one from the Washington Post). From the article: “The […]
By: Gary Peluso-Verdend
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Date: December 13, 2019
Fuller Seminary, LGBTQ inclusion, and the non-discrimination requirements that come with federal student loan programs. I don’t know if this is another issue that may simply be resolved at a […]
By: Gary Peluso-Verdend
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Date: November 22, 2019
New White House employee Paula White has asked each of her followers (she is a prosperity gospel preacher) to give her $229. In return, she will give instruction in how […]
By: Gary Peluso-Verdend
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Date: November 15, 2019
Nicholas Kristof’s review of Karen Armstrong’s The Lost Art of Scripture. Karen Armstrong is a well-known scholar who writes books for an educated laity. I’m sure the book will be […]
By: Gary Peluso-Verdend
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Date: November 1, 2019
Why Democratic candidates need to talk about religion better and more often. Frank Bruni opinion piece. As a friend pointed out to me, over 20 years ago George Lakoff said […]
By: Gary Peluso-Verdend
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Date: October 23, 2019
Dallas Officer Convicted of Murder, Victim’s Brother Offers Forgiveness, Judge Gives a Hug Who can offer forgiveness? Does forgiveness require that the offender ask for it? These and other questions […]
By: Gary Peluso-Verdend
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Date: October 15, 2019
Islamophobia: A Bipartisan Xenophobia in American Politics Liberal Islamophobia? Not as bad or as explicit as on the Right, but it is there. The Deepening Crisis in Evangelical Christianity […]
By: Gary Peluso-Verdend
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