Twitter of Faith: Microblogging the Divine

Seeded on Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:27 PM EDT (religiondispatches.org)

In this way, contemporary believers may reinvent the century-old practice of praying set prayers from the Bible, hymns, and devotionals and matching prayer rhythms with fellow believers at designated times of the day.

media, technology, social-networking, twitter

Exclusive: What in the Name of the Crusades are Tennessee Evangelicals Doing in Kurdish Iraq?

Seeded on Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:23 PM EST (Religion Dispatches)

In an exclusive interview, investigative reporter Mike Reynolds uncovers the special relationship between Iraqi Kurds and a group of American evangelicals that practices "spiritual warfare," harbors a deep animosity toward Islam, and views the region as the evangelistic final fro …

iraq, religion, tom-delay, jack-abramoff, franklin-graham

The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Seeded on Tue Dec 9, 2008 3:55 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

PullQuote: "I noticed that the praise of sacrifice had long been part of the propaganda of warfare, and that it was making a comeback, especially in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

books, religion, bible, religious-violence

Rick Warren's Bible Threatens America!

Seeded on Fri Dec 5, 2008 2:13 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

The "moderate" rev Rick Warren told Sean Hannity that "The Bible says that God puts government on earth to punish evildoers." (video in story). Well, here's what happens when a genuine bible scholar looks into the theology...

religion, foreign-policy

The Gay Princess Di Bible

Seeded on Mon Dec 1, 2008 4:42 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

When we reach for a Bible today, there are so many versions to choose from—King James, New Revised Standard, New International Bible, The Message.

gay, odd-news, bible, princess-di

Keeping God Out of Science Class in an Obama Administration

Seeded on Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:14 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

While an Obama presidency may spell good news for science, the truth is that he is unlikely to have much of an impact on the teaching of evolutionary theory on the ground. As Scott has long said, "Creationists are proof of evolution."

intelligent-design, science, creationism, discovery-institute, scopes

Cancer Genome Decoded, But Don't be Fooled

Seeded on Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:58 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

Although the Cancer genome was recently decoded don't be fooled by easy correlations between mutation and a "single cause of cancer." Many more studies show that environment can be a surprisingly powerful force, even causing changes in genetic makeup in a single generation...

cancer, science, dna

Doubting Obama: A Response to Harper's and Simon Critchley

Seeded on Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:09 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

Is authentic religious commitment incompatible with critical thinking, reason, or compromise, as philosopher Simon Critchley seems to imply in a recent essay on Obama? Or is our challenge to refuse the false oppositions between total transformation and conflict, or politics and p …

religion, harpers, simon-critchley

Pro-Choice, Pro-Human, Pro-God | Science & Religion | ReligionDispatches

Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:39 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

A few weeks ago, Cynthia Gorney wrote in the New York Times Sunday Magazine about Sarah Palin and abortion. Even though Gov. Palin is for now out of the national political scene, abortion is not.

evolution, abortion, religion, religious-right, neuroscience, progressives

The Summers Conundrum

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:32 PM EST (The Nation)

We all know in the backs of our minds that Barack Obama's incredible victory will eventually be followed by disappointment.

politics, obama, larry-summers

Faith-Based Initiatives in the Obama Administration?

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:27 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

Bush's Faith-Based Initiatives were geared toward putting the final dagger into the heart of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and what was left of Lyndon Johnson's anti-poverty projects. Will Obama fix them or trash them?

bush, politics, obama, faith-based-initiatives

"The Call" Warns of Antichrist Legislation in California and Beyond | Election 2008 | ReligionDispatches

Seeded on Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:54 PM EDT (religiondispatches.org)

The conservative evangelical founder of "The Call," Lou Engle, is on a crusade to end legal abortion in the US. He believes that George W.

abortion, gay-marriage, religion, obama, evangelicals, satan, palin, the-call, proposition-8, lou-engle

How Much Would You Pay in Taxes?

Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:34 PM EDT (parade.com)

If your annual salary is less than $112,000, you'd pay less in taxes under Obama's plan; if your salary is higher, McCain would cut your taxes more.

politics

Why Bill Maher Gets a "C" in My Introduction to Religion Class...

Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:17 PM EDT (religiondispatches.org)

Why Bill Maher Gets a "C" in My Introduction to Religion Class... and, for that matter, so do Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens.

religion, atheism, richard-dawkins, bill-maher

John McCain Doesn't Believe in God

Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 4:27 AM EDT (Religion Dispatches)

From the start, it should be clear that we don't have a lot to study. The most consistent aspect of McCain's performance of religion is his droopiness toward expressive devotion.

election, politics, mccain, god, atheism, religious-right

Spiritual, But Not Religulous

Seeded on Fri Oct 3, 2008 2:22 PM EDT (Religion Dispatches)

Bill Maher makes a humorous movie but ultimately shoots fish in a barrel, preaching only to the converted. If you're a fundamentalist atheist, this is your catnip.

film, religion, god, documentary, fundamentalism, atheism, bill-maher

Secret Fundamentalism in America: Welcome to "The Family"

Seeded on Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:23 PM EDT (Religion Dispatches)

Is an "aggressively anti-democratic" Christian movement quietly steering us toward a "theocentric" state? Three scholars of American evangelicalism discuss and debate Jeff Sharlet's new book, The Family, with the author. Sparks fly.

religion, evangelicals, fundamentalism, religious-right, theocracy

Was George Carlin Really an Atheist?

Seeded on Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:54 PM EDT (religiondispatches.org)

Like so many of his cultural brethren, Carlin could not begin to uncurl his fingers from the rosary beads he spat upon.

arts, comedy, atheism, catholicism, george-carlin

Religion Dispatches - McCain's Prosperity Preacher

Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 7:31 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

When the divisive San Antonio televangelist and mega-church pastor John Hagee endorsed John McCain for president last week, reporters and bloggers fired up the Google, cracked open Hagee's twenty-two published books, and scoured YouTube.

religion, mccain, republicans, religious-right, prosperity-gospel, election-08, john-hagee

Radical Nun Bucks Vatican

Seeded on Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:29 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

Told that a group of prostituted women were praying the novena to bring a lot of customers for the night, [Sister Sol] is reported to have said: Hayaan mo lnag sila. (Let them be).

vatican, religion, aids, catholics, birth-control, nun, feminism, abstinence, reproductive-rights

Does Barack need the Black Church?

Seeded on Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:20 PM EST (religiondispatches.org)

It is simply assumed that black politicians live or die by the support of black preachers — but is it true?

politics, obama, election-08, black-church

Conservative Christian Reserves Right to Preach Gay Bashing

Seeded on Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:47 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

American Family Association's Don Wildmon recently sent an ominous warning to supporters that "A bill in Congress makes it a crime for pastors and churches to speak against homosexuality...

religion, gays, conservative-christians, right-wing, lgbt

South Park Lampoons Chocolate Jesus charlatan [VIDEO x 3]

Seeded on Thu Apr 5, 2007 1:16 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

The South Park boys pit a power hungry Bill Donohue against Jesus against the backdrop of Stan's attempt to understand just what a Bunny has to do with the risen Christ.

religion, south-park, jesus, parody, bill-donohue

Sweet (chocolate) Jesus controversy [VIDEO]

Seeded on Mon Apr 2, 2007 4:39 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

So the Catholic League's windbag-in-residence Bill "gook joke" Donohue is back, this time to decry a sculpture of a nude 6-foot-tall chocolate Jesus in the art gallery of a Manhattan hotel, calling it: "one of the worst assaults on Christian sensibilities ever"...

art, religion, catholics, jesus

Why do black people tend to be more homophobic? [VIDEO]

Seeded on Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:25 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

At a recent conference of Black Churches, writer, activist, thinker, reverend Michael Eric Dyson openly discusses homophobia, homoeroticism, conservative evangelical opportunism, & Hip Hop

politics, hip-hop, homophobia, black-churches

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