The Church of England has voted at its General Synod to deny women the opportunity to serve as bishops. This was despite a compromise that allowed congregations to request a male bishop if they opposed a woman. This has plunged the church into crisis. There are dire warnings that the Anglican church has seriously harmed itself with this decision by seeming to be outdated and out of touch. [Read more…]
The magazine OC Weekly has come under fire from Mormons for a cartoon on the cover of its election-day issue that shows Mitt Romney as the Angel Moroni, a sacred figure in their religion. [Read more…]
This is the question that the religious right is grappling with in the aftermath of an election in which the antichrist won. So what will religious conservatives do now? [Read more…]
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sued the IRS for not auditing the tax-exempt status of churches that are openly supporting candidates in elections in violation of IRS 501(c)(3) rules that govern such bodies. You can read the lawsuit here. [Read more…]
It is clear that the issue of homosexuality is going to doom religions unless they learn to accept it. Some have re-interpreted their texts to accommodate the changes but this is not going to be easy for others (evangelicals, the Catholic church, and Muslims) to do because they have gone to the mat on this issue, to argue that it violates the very core of their religious beliefs. [Read more…]
Much of the attention for the Republican losses in the last election has been blamed on the fact that its message has alienated minorities and this has serious long-term consequences given the changing demographics of the US. But Mark Silk points out that there is an another widening gap that should terrify the Republican even more and that is one that strikes at the core of its most loyal voting bloc, the religious voter. [Read more…]
Forget yesterday’s weeping icon. The case of the Satanic toaster that was reported back in 1984 is far more impressive. [Read more…]
Forget yesterday’s weeping icon. The case of the Satanic toaster that was reported back in 1984 is far more impressive. [Read more…]
Here’s a mystery, from the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper:
Was a Jesus painting at Holladay’s Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church mysteriously crying or was there a more natural explanation for the moisture around the Savior’s eyes?