May 12, 2011
- USA Today
USA Today: Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney: Mormons of a different strain?
A new article paints potential presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as
purposefully vague about his Mormon faith. Huntsman, who has spent two
years in Taiwan as a Mormon missionary, said his faith was "tough to
define" in a piece from Melinda Henneberger at Time magazine.
May 11, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: For some sports figures, opinions have a price
When Peter Vidmar, who won two gold medals in gymnastics in the 1984
Olympics, was chosen to be the United States’ chef de mission for next
year’s London Games, the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee called him a natural leader and an extraordinary individual.
April 06, 2011
- CNN.com
CNN: Analyzing the church in Obama's new video
There's been lots of analysis of President Barack Obama's reelection campaign announcement video, released this week, but virtually no comment on the second image to appear in the film. It's a shot of a church.
March 26, 2011
- The Times-Picayune
Times-Picayune: Darwin Day to honor biologist's birthday
In the way that religious communities have their commemorative celebrations -- Christian Easter, Jewish Passover, the Eid ul Fitr among Muslims -- some people have Charles Darwin's birthday as an occasion to celebrate, and it's happening again today at the University of New Orleans.
March 23, 2011
- USA Today
USA Today: More U.S. colleges adding Muslim chaplains
When Jainal Bhuiyan attended Cornell University, he and his fellow Muslim students were mentored and led in religious prayers by a collection of Muslim professors, graduate students and staff.
March 18, 2011
- The Deseret News
Deseret News: The intersection of tea party and religion
The same tea party that elicits such staunch support from white evangelical Christians is also anathema to Jews, black Protestants and atheists, according to a recent survey from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
March 18, 2011
- Christianity Today
Christianity Today: Poll: Growing public approval of gay marriage
A new ABC-Washington Post poll finds that, for the first time, a majority of Americans now believe that same-sex marriages should be legal. The poll finds 53 percent think “it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to get married.” About 45 percent said it should be illegal.