The Missourian has published a new Belief in Brief on meditation. The piece details how the practice of meditation applies to several faith traditions including Catholicism, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
Archive for November, 2007
Meditation brings focus to many religions
Posted in Belief in Brief, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Clinton takes the dive into conservative evangelical church
Posted in Christianity on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, a full congregation received Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest at the annual Global Summit on AIDS. Clinton’s speech to the congregation lifted several quotes from the Bible and was noted as “unusually personal.” Click here to read the full story.
World AIDS Day coverage
Posted in Local, Religion and Popular Culture on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow, December 1st is set aside as World AIDS Day, an annual time to remember those who have died from or are now struggling with the disease and to be encouraged to act on behalf of those who have been affected. In the last few years the AIDS emergency in Sub-Saharan Africa have drawn increased [...]
Faith headlines 11.30.07
Posted in Buddhism, Islam, Religion and Politics, Religious Leaders on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From the New York Times: “British Muslim Leaders Propose ‘Code of Conduct’”
From the New York Sun: “Clinton Urges Religious Community to Fight AIDS”
From the Washington Post: “Sudan Convicts Teacher in Naming of Teddy Bear”
From the AP via the Washington Post: “AIDS Monastery Ordered Shut in Myanmar”
Klezmer music
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday, the “We Always Swing” Jazz Series will be bringing the Anat Cohen Quartet and her larger group, the Waverly Seven (actually now with eight members), to the Blue Note for a fun, upbeat evening of music.
Of particular interest for some concertgoers is that Cohen, who was born in Israel, also has background in [...]
No Muslim cabinet members for Romney
Posted in Islam, Religion and Politics on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Salt Lake Tribune published a piece yesterday about statements made by GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney in which he said he wouldn’t appoint a Muslim cabinet member should be elected next November.
According to the article by Peggy Fletcher Stack, Romney said ” . . . based on the numbers of American Muslims [as [...]
Faith headlines 11.29.07
Posted in Christianity, Islam, Local, Religion and Politics, Religion and Popular Culture, Religious Holidays on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From the Washington Post: “Foes Use Obama’s Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him” and “Sudan Charges Teacher Over ‘Muhammad’ Bear”
From the New York Times: “To Muslim Girls, Scouts Offer a Chance to Fit In”
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “Mo. State reverses decision on Christmas tree”
No more marriage certificates for hetero or homosexual couples
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In Minnesota at the Lyndale United Church of Christ the Rev. Don Portwood does not sign marriage certificates anymore, since the state does not recognize homosexual marriages. The church has decided it doesn’t want to be a part of the process bestowing different treatments upon homosexual couples, because they don’t receive the same rights as [...]
Article discusses content, conflict of faith blogs
Posted in Religion and Popular Culture on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There’s an interesting piece over at USA Today called “Bloggers keep the faith, contentiously” which discusses the ways that Christians of different denominations are using blogs to engage what they deem as pertinent issues facing their faith traditions. Author Cathy Lynn Grossman calls American Christians “among the most vociferous of the watchdogs, philosophers and ecclesiastical [...]
An Atheist Narnia?
Posted in Agnosticism/Atheism, Religion and Popular Culture on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Christianity Today has an article on its website about the upcoming film “The Golden Compass” which is set to hit theatres December 7. The film is based on Philip Pullman’s book of the same name, the first installment in his His Dark Materials trilogy which are seen as a sort of atheistic answer to the [...]
