Bill's 'Faith Matters' Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
When Country Club Congregational United Church of Christ holds a "blessing of the pets" event at 2 p.m. tomorrow at its Brookside location in Kansas City, it will be an example of the way in which people of faith and...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
"Self-deception, set to music" those were the words with which Sam Harris ended his diatribe against religion in The LA Times in March of 2007. I read it shortly after completing a course of chemotherapy for lymphoma. The experience of illness, the warmth of community and intimacy with God that shaped my understanding of faith were dismissed with this caustic phrase. It required a response....
Jewish Current Issues (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Rabbi David Wolpe’s seventh book, “Why Faith Matters,” is being published today by Harper Collins. Here is the book description from its jacket: Judging by today's bestseller lists, one would think that religion is either irrational or extreme. What's missing...
Serena's Scribblings (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Going to Greenbelt always gives me a marvellous spiritual "booster shot" - no matter how weary and worn down I'm feeling by church, it reminds me that God's the important part of it, and the rest of us are all just broken people trying to live right without even quite knowing how we should do that. Thinking back on it this evening brought something else to my attention. Maybe people on my flist...
Bill's 'Faith Matters' Weblog (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
... series of Muslims who tell of their experiences with this major holiday in Islam. * A group called Faith in Public Life has created this site where you can follow the political polling this election season that involves religious questions. This is where to stay current on the shifting sands of faith and politics. * Operation Breakthrough , a great Kansas City agency that helps needy...
Bill's 'Faith Matters' Weblog (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
THIS JUST IN: A LOOK AT JOE BIDEN'S FAITH When Sen. Joe Biden, Sen. Barack Obama's pick to be his running mate, was himself running for president last year, The Christian Science Monitor did this good piece about his faith...
Intellectuelle (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
This illustrates where we in the Church stop. we start out agreeing that our faith matters, but then we end up at that impasse of not knowing how to interpret our teachings on women and ministry to the world. We ought to at least be able to explain how this works. But we can't. We just refuse to take our discussion forward. Going around the mountain again isn't what takes us to the Promised...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Marilynne Robinson is a direct literary descendant of Flannery O'Connor, and in all of her books, faith matters. Faith stands at the forefront of Home, her latest novel and a sequel of sorts to the previous one, Gilead (2004). Both take place in the small town of Gilead, Iowa, with the same characters. Gilead focused on the Rev. John Ames; this one focuses on his friend, the Rev....
PowerBlog! (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Some disturbing news from Steven Waldman . He is president and editor-in-chief of and author of . His article shows that the extreme ignorance of Catholic faith often displayed by elected officials has spilled over to the voters as well. Education in these faith matters is urgently needed.One of the leading myths about the 2004 election is that George W. Bush won mostly because...
Jewish Current Issues (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
... were they to imagine that in the beginning the universe began? From David J. Wolpe , “ Why Faith Matters ,” in a joke about a scientist announcing to God that scientists can now do everything God can do: There is a moment of silence. Then a voice booms out of the sky: “Everything?” “Yes,” answers the scientist, “everything.” “Can you make a human being from dust'” “Absolutely.” “OK,”...
Peakah's Provocations... (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Does Obama's faith matter? To me, not really... he has enough strikes against him regarding his policies which would SINK our economy and a foreign policy that would result in homicide bombings of our local pizza joints and coffee shops. However, when one is being interviewed, particularly for President of the United States of America, one does not usually have a slip of the tongue that...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Series: Islamophonic: September 2008Riazat Butt is joined by Sunny Hundal to discuss Muslim marriage contracts, the centre for social cohesion, and tensions between Muslims and Sikhs.guardian.co.uk , , Tuesday September 2 2008 In this month's podcast, Riazat and Sunny discuss a report by Faith Matters which claims tensions between young Sikhs and young Muslims are escalating. The project...
U.S. News (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
... in Democratic attitudes. Almost 40 percent today think the Democratic Party is receptive toward faith matters, while only 26 percent did two years ago.follows other recent surveys that suggest .
