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February 23, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: For atheists of color, 'coming out' can be painful
As a child, Alix Jules saw people in church speak in tongues, tremble, fall and have what appeared to be very genuine connections with God.
February 22, 2012 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Tribune-Review: Ash Wednesday spotlights new diversity, blending of traditions
Less than a decade ago, St. Regis Catholic Church in Oakland had just eight children in its Sunday religious education classes. Now, there are 125.
December 30, 2011 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Beyond exercise: Yoga can be a spiritual experience for all faiths
When fitness instructor Cindy Senarighi walked into her first yoga class 10 years ago, she figured it would be something she could teach when she was old and "get paid for having people lay around."
December 16, 2011 - Postmedia News
Postmedia News: Veiled threat: Niqab ban has some fearing a less tolerant Canada
When Minna Ella walks through the department store, she's one of the few women who don't get pestered by clerks trying to dole out free makeup and perfume samples.
December 15, 2011 - St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg Times: For Obama, religion remains an issue
Bundled in winter coats and holding hands, President Barack Obama and his family left the White House last Sunday and strolled through a park to St. John's Episcopal Church.
December 07, 2011 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Every knee shall bow? Many atheist scientists take their kids to church
Happy Holidays, Merry Xmas, the holiday tree.
November 14, 2011 - National Catholic Reporter
NCR: Opinion: Faith and globalization: the Italian perspective
The 21st century is unlikely to see a fundamental conflict of political ideology in the way the 20th century was dominated by it.
November 14, 2011 - The Huffington Post
Huff. Post: Why Harvard's Humanist chaplaincy is announcing two atheist-led initiatives at Park51 Islamic center
With Republican debates dominating the political conversation in recent weeks, the most circulated religion-related stories have pitted the "Godly" against the "Godless."
November 09, 2011 - The Atlantic Journal-Constitution
Journal-Constitution: How a strong Sunday sales vote could encourage gaming proponents
About that small rumble you heard on Wednesday. Possibly it was the earthquake that had its epicenter up in Dalton.
November 08, 2011 - Time
Time: For black conservatism, the right time and the wrong candidate
Herman Cain’s improbable rise to the top of Republican presidential primary polls — and the prospect that two black men, including an incumbent, could compete head-on for the White House next year — should be proof that American politics has moved beyond race.
November 07, 2011 - The Holland Sentinel
Holland Sentinel: Skeptics in the Pub offers place for questioners
Growing up in Zeeland in the 1970s, it was simply common knowledge that Sundays were not for play.
November 04, 2011 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Conversion: Most American adults have changed faith
The little red church David Hansen and his wife attended when they moved to Virginia was an obvious choice, at first.
October 29, 2011 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadephia Inquirer: 5 Bucks churches try service instead of services
For about 1,700 years, "going to church" has mostly meant warming the pews.
October 25, 2011 - Catholic Online
Catholic Online: 'Liberal' Muslims support 'gay rights' movement?
Born in Malaysia, the 49-year-old singer-songwriter and organization cofounder said, "the community we are building is very different from most of the mosques you would walk into.
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 17, 2011 - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Nonbelievers striving for humanist connections
On a recent Sunday, as millions of Americans met to celebrate their belief in God, 18 people met in Harvard Square to celebrate their lack of religious conviction.
October 07, 2011 - The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune: Naperville not putting out welcome mat for Islamic religious center
For years, HOPE United Church of Christ advertised on its front lawn plans to build a church on 14 acres it owned just southwest of Naperville, and the minister there says he never heard so much as a peep of displeasure.
September 21, 2011 - The Huffington Post
Huffington Post: Surveying U.S. and French Muslims
The results of two interesting surveys were released recently: one by the Pew Research Center on U.S. Muslims' lives and attitudes and one by IFOP (the leading French market research and opinion poll institute) on French Muslims and the evolution of their socio-religious attitudes over the past two decades.
September 21, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: In GOP race, public prayers seem more political than personal
Among the Republican candidates running for president in 2012, there’s been a whole lot of praying in public.
September 16, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Converts vs. 'Cradle Catholics'
Do converts to the faith make better evangelists than "cradle Catholics"? Pope Benedict XVI seems to think so.
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