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ABC: Heaven a 'fairy story' to Stephen Hawking, not to many Americans
British physicist Stephen Hawking may think that heaven is a mere "fairy story," but he's hard-pressed to find those who share his perspective on this side of the pond.
Houston Chronicle: National Day of Prayer prompts reflections on the practice
Millions of Americans will gather today to pray for the United States and its leaders, remembering the victims of tornadoes that swept across the South, the national economy and the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Advocate: Lent request: Come home
Giving something up for Lent? Catholic leaders are hoping this Lenten season will prove the right time for those who may have given up on the church or just grown apart from it to return home.
The News Journal: Delaware religion: A rockin' rebirth
It's a good bet that Brad Kellum will be the only Delaware pastor to take the stage this morning and launch into a heavy-metal medley that starts with Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" as a fog machine shrouds the musicians in mist.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Local houses of worship work to keep their flocks
Today, like most houses of worship on Easter, Twin Lakes Church in Aptos will pull out all the stops for its 7,000 expected guests.
CNN: Obama hosts Holy Week prayer breakfast
President Obama held a prayer breakfast this morning at the White House, where he spoke about faith this Easter week.
LA Times: C.S. Lewis Bible provokes debate
At a time when the words of the late British novelist, scholar and lay theologian C.S. Lewis are reaching more people than ever, a newly published Bible bearing his name has excited fans and provoked debate over whether Lewis would have approved.
USA Today: Muslim women bring their voices to the veil debate
The new French ban on Muslim women's full face veils has set off protests in Paris streets, but the debate is global.
CNN: Leading atheist publishes secular Bible
The question arose early in British academic A.C. Grayling’s career: What if those ancient compilers who’d made Bibles, the collected religious texts that were translated, edited, arranged and published en masse, had focused instead on assembling the non-religious teachings of civilization’s greatest thinkers?
Boston Herald: Prodigal parishioners return to church
The Boston Archdiocese’s largest effort in a generation to reach lapsed Catholics is drawing wandering souls back to the church’s open arms, but the biggest obstacle could be keeping them, priests and parishioners say.
ABC News: Amid Crises, President Obama Prays 'a Lot'
President Obama says he's been doing "a lot of praying" in recent weeks while faced with tough choices on Libya and other crises at home and abroad.
News & Observer: Evangelicals counter UNC-CH Bible scholar
The release of a new book by UNC-Chapel Hill's pre-eminent New Testament scholar, Bart Ehrman, has long been an unnerving and occasionally intimidating time for evangelical Christians on campus.
NYT: Mexicans fill pews, even as church is slow to adapt
Two years ago, St. Joseph’s Church in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, seemed to be headed for extinction. Attendance at Sunday Masses had fallen below 100. The 159-year-old parish’s buildings were crumbling and its coffers were empty.
USA Today: How unreligious is America? The census can't tell us
Every 10 years, we learn a lot more about America by the numbers. The Census data paint pictures of many aspects of our lives -- except the spiritual dimension.
Roll Call: In church, members leave politics at the door
Members of Congress are rarely anonymous on Capitol Hill. They sport distinctive lapel pins, ride "Members Only" elevators and often face packs of reporters.
Tennessean: Churches target outdoorsmen to close gender gap in pews

When he wants to talk to God, Ted Bratcher goes to church. Or he goes hunting.

Grand Rapids Press: How to get millenials back in church and make them like it
Many of today's young Catholic adults have an unconventional notion of what it means to be Roman Catholic, the Paulist director of vocations in North America said earlier this week during a discussion at the Catholic Information Center downtown.
AP: Ad campaign: God not needed for fulfilling life
A monthlong billboard campaign set to begin in Indianapolis on Monday will tell motorists they "don't need God" to live fulfilling lives.
St. Petersburg Times: Faith influences health, many believe
I’ve been enjoying Personal Best, and the breadth of ideas it offers about how to be and stay healthy.
CS Monitor: Obama's prayers: charity, humility, and longer skirts for Malia
President Obama offered a detailed glimpse into the role of prayer in his life during a speech Thursday that was at turns humorous, news-driven, a bit defensive, and deeply introspective.
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