Tag: Religion News
Why are rich pastors not speaking up for the Obamacare ‘coverage gap’ poor in America’s Bible Belt states?
Also: Billy Graham’s final message to America (and the world). Catholic bloggers won’t be able to use the .catholic domain. name. And Christian rocker Marc Martel sounds just like Freddie Mercury.
Plus: a pastor goes on trial for officiating his gay son’s wedding.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Matt Pitt — pastor of one of America’s most popular youth ministries — for impersonating a police officer. Also: A look at the state of America’s interfaith movement.
Here’s why non-Muslim women in Sweden are donning headscarves. And how do you forgive a crime like murder?
An Arizona religious family in search of a nation that does not interfere in religion finds the Twilight Zone. The rehabilitation of the Swastika. And where to get an immersion course in “anti-Americanism and Islam.”
The doctrines of Jehovah’s Witnesses keep changing — in what the organization claims to be “new light.”
Narconon, a ‘drug rehab’ based on the quackery of Scientology cult founder (and fantasist) L. Ron Hubbard, has lost its Oklahoma state license.
You attended a Rick Ross concert? You’re fired!!!
Chinese house church leader Samuel Lamb, persecuted for his faith, dies.
Former porn star Jenna Presley, now a Christian, joins XXXChurch. And punk rockers are speaking out against Buddhism’s neo-Nazis.
Muslim author Reza Aslan misrepresents his scholarly credentials.
Sinead O’Connor’s unusual Gospel Music concert.
And the Scientology gang is unable to keep Leah Remini from thinking for herself
Many Mormons who discover information about their church’s teachings online end up leaving the Mormon Church.
A trip to Dubai, where Islamic Law rules, can be like a visit to the Dark Ages.
And.. is it possible to be an Evangelical Christian and yet appear on the cover of Playboy?
Can services at Scientology centers be considered worship?
Can you twitter your way to paradise?
Is it intolerant to object to an intolerant religion?
In today’s edition: a look at religions and cults in 41 fantasy games. Quick: give me another word for ‘religion.’ ‘
And guess where Solomon’s Temple is located.
Chile seeks to extradite a leader of the notorious Colonia Dignidad cult from Germany.
Ramadan can be a lonely time for Muslim converts.
Plane crash leads to questions about Christian summer school.
Also: dangerous giant snails, and their connection to a religious cult.