L.A. Times - Home & Garden:
My wife, Posh, is part Pilgrim. She's got all these funny ideas about religion and sex and is even pretty puritanical when it comes to what to stuff the turkey with.
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L.A. Times - Opinion Blog:
America's Roman Catholic bishops aren't completely obsessed by abortion and gay marriage. My former colleague Ann Rodgers, one of the best religion reporters around, reports in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that bishops have been battling over whether to approve a retro English translation of the Mass with more traditional (a (Read More)
The Immanent Frame:
In a symposium convened by the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU, the Social Science Research Council and the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook University, Judith Butler, Jürgen Habermas, Charles Taylor, and Cornel West came together last month to discuss the project of “rethinking secularism.” Today we are posting au (Read More)
Religion Dispatches:
Controversial Muslim Scholar Tariq Ramadan, banned from travel to the United States, spoke in Montreal last week at the annual convention of the American Academy of Religion. In a question-and-answer session he answered accusations of “doublespeak.”. (Read More)
Religion Dispatches:
With the Obama administration’s renewed support for immigration reform, and new support from conservative Christian leaders, immigrants’ rights activists are looking toward real progress—and their vision is supported by recent scholarship in the intersection of religion and immigration. (Read More)
The Immanent Frame:
What does the academic study of religion have to contribute to public discussions concerning Major Hasan’s religious identity? What do we know about religion and religious identity? We are worried about stereotypes and we are anxious, but what do we know?. (Read More)
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What would you do if you were the pastor of an ordinary evangelical church and a member of your flock suddenly became the most controversial person on this planet?That is what happened to the Rev. Larry Kroon of Wasilla Bible Church when Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska became the GOP nominee to be vice president. To say that all (Read More)
L.A. Times - Middle East:
Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-Ill.) says his remark about terrorism suspects did not refer to Islam generally. Also, the Senate avoids an effort to block spending for U.S. housing of Guantanamo inmates. An Illinois congressman who opposes the i (Read More)
Religion Dispatches:
When it comes to peace activism, holding signs might not always be enough, says sociologist Sharon Nepstad. In this interview she explains why, and talks about the unique historical role of religion in nonviolent protest. . (Read More)
Religion News Blog:
The Australian Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has used a speech in Parliament to raise allegations of widespread criminal conduct within the Church of Scientology.
Senator Xenophon says he's received letters from former followers of the religion detailing claims of crimes and abuses. (Read More)
PewForum.org | All News Feeds:
The First Amendment was designed to protect religion from governmental intrusion and also to protect religions in general from state-imposed dominance of one denomination. (Read More)