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The presidential candidates discuss their faith9 comments

datingjesus wrote 9 months ago: Both Pres. Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney answered nine … more →

Tags: Faith, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Interview, Cathedral Age

If you're heading for eternal glory...4 comments

datingjesus wrote 9 months ago: …why fight so hard to stay alive? DickG. sends this, an ABC News story about how deeply religi … more →

Tags: ABC News, religious parents, Life Support

Say what? I thought we already had the right to pray.10 comments

datingjesus wrote 9 months ago: My fellow Missourians overwhelmingly passed a “Right to Pray” amendment yesterday, and G … more →

Tags: Missouri, 'Right to Pray' amendment

Thank you, Islamic world, for the coffee and democracy1 comment

datingjesus wrote 9 months ago: And thank you, Leftover, for this link. And Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim brothers and sisters. … more →

Tags: Islam, Coffee, democracy

Just because he's a Muslim...

datingjesus wrote 9 months ago: Imam Khalid Latif reflects on Ramadan, which continues until Aug. 19. He writes: Just because I am a … more →

Tags: Spiritual Practice, Racial Profiling, Muslim, Islam, Ramadan, Airport

A Buddhist's perspective on access to guns 1 comment

datingjesus wrote 10 months ago: Right here. And if you want to read more on guns in America, go here. … more →

Tags: Buddhist, Gun Access

God and the eurozone2 comments

datingjesus wrote 10 months ago: In regard to the eurozone financial crisis, Chris Bowlby at BBC News asks: Discussion among eurozone … more →

Tags: Religion, Eurozone, Crisis, Chris Bowlby, BBC

Jesus the teacher4 comments

datingjesus wrote 10 months ago: … more →

Tags: Jesus, teacher

Yep times 42 comments

datingjesus wrote 10 months ago: … more →

Tags: Jesus, Christian Left, leverage

Americans are losing confidence in religion8 comments

datingjesus wrote 10 months ago: Read it and weep. You can read more here or here. And thanks, DickG., for the link. … more →

Tags: Religion, gallup poll, Americans, confidence

A better world with -- or without -- religion?38 comments

datingjesus wrote 10 months ago: The country’s framers were capable of much subtlety when it came to addressing religious freed … more →

Tags: USA, Freedom of Religion, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams

How your view of God shapes your view of the economy

datingjesus wrote 11 months ago: From Paul Froese, at Religion & Politics: …economic perspectives are indelibly tied to rel … more →

Tags: Economy, Paul Froese, God and Cmoney, religion & politics

God n' the Air Force n' stuff11 comments

datingjesus wrote 11 months ago: Is it all about religious freedom? Or freedom to practice (or not) as one sees fit? Some GOP lawmake … more →

Tags: Religion, Patheos, Air Force, Religious Freedom, Jason Pitzl-Waters, GOP Lawmakers, Hostile

IRS warns pastors about political activity4 comments

datingjesus wrote 11 months ago: Recently, the IRS sent a letter to some pastors attending a conference in Washington, D.C., that pol … more →

Tags: I.R.S., Pastors, tax exempt

Thank you, Vatican!15 comments

datingjesus wrote 11 months ago: (And please can you condemn “Dating Jesus?” Thank you.) Before the Vatican condemned the … more →

Tags: vatican, Sis. Margaret Farley, Yale University, Just Love, condemnation, Amazon, Ranking

Religion should not fear technology2 comments

datingjesus wrote 11 months ago: So says Lisa Miller at Washington Post’s Belief Watch. Miller, who recently stumbled across a … more →

Tags: Religion, sikh, FlyRight, Smart Phone, technology

The Roman Catholic Church could learn from Penn State

datingjesus wrote 1 year ago: Though the university did not move fast enough, it still moved faster than the Catholic Church when … more →

Tags: Penn State University, Roman Catholic Church, child sex abuse, Scandal

Does attending worship services make you pack on the pounds?2 comments

datingjesus wrote 1 year ago: David Briggs thinks so, at Huffington Post. He writes: In one study of some 5,500 women and men ages … more →

Tags: Religion, obesity, optimism

What do Oprah, Muslims, homosexuals and Catholics have in common?4 comments

datingjesus wrote 1 year ago: None are beloved by TheCall, a prayer rally that starts Friday night in Detroit – and Muslims … more →

Tags: Church folk are different, Prayer, muslims, Rick Perry, Right Wing Watch, thecall, Detroit, whack jobs, The Response


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