October 28, 2011
- The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun: The state of North American evangelicalism
The North American media seem obsessed with evangelical Protestants.
Except for the occasional article about Pope Benedict XVI, evangelicals
tend to be the dominant religion news makers. After all, evangelicals
are often controversial.
October 27, 2011
- The Huffington Post
Huff. Post: Romney, Dawkins, and the 6th Article of the Constitution
Richard Dawkins was invited on September 30 to Miami by the University
of Miami College of Arts and Sciences. Dawkins, one of the most renowned
evolutionary biologists in the world, and one of the most active
science preachers of modern times, came to present The Magic of Reality,
his most recent book (which also comes in a beautiful iPad version).
October 26, 2011
- Religion News Service
RNS: Activists bemoan low priority given to religious freedom
Religious freedom advocates on Wednesday (Oct. 26) lamented America’s failure to protect the faithful abroad, saying things have gotten worse, not better, since the issue first gained traction more than a decade ago
October 24, 2011
- National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Reporter: What is core to American Catholics in 2011
The term “cafeteria Catholic” has been used for many years to refer to
the fact that Catholics tend to selectively prioritize certain aspects
of Catholic theology and tradition while seeing other strands as
comparatively less important to the practice of Catholicism.
October 19, 2011
- The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Mitt Romney takes on Mormon ‘cult’ comments and the religious test for office
It was only a few seconds, but at Tuesday night’s debate, Republican
presidential hopeful (and Mormon) Mitt Romney gave some of his most
extensive religious comments yet
of the 2012 presidential campaign, saying, “That idea that we should
choose people based on their religion is the one that I find to be most
troubling.”