Growing up Halloween was about dressing up and getting candy. And although I knew about the pagan origins of the holiday, my religious beliefs had no influence on who I dressed up as or my trick-or-treating habits. My friends and I were more excited about costumes and candy, than to talk about the religious origins [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Happy Halloween!
Posted in Christianity, Local, Uncategorized, tagged Christianity, Columbia Missourian, GodTube, Halloween, Holidays, stephaniehermes on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
America ‘dumbed down’
Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion and Popular Culture, tagged Age of American Unreason, Columbia College, Columbia Missourian, Infotainment, Katie Rookstool, Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, Susan Jacoby on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New York Times best-selling author Susan Jacoby spoke at the annual Religious Studies Lecture Series at Columbia College on the current state of American intellectualism and reason. In making her argument, she blamed the media, schools and the religious right for the “dumbing down of America.” Jacoby launched a rebuke on what she said were the [...]
Mid-Missouri witches discuss realities of their craft
Posted in Religion and Popular Culture, Religious Holidays, Uncategorized, tagged Columbia, Columbia Missourian, Halloween, Hearthfires, Local, Missouri, news, Ozark Avalon Church of Nature, Pagan, religion, Samhain, Stephanie Rapp, Wicca, Witchcraft on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday, Hearthfires, the Mid-Missouri Pagan Spiritual Alliance, Ozark Avalon Church of Nature, and Mid-Missouri Pagan Pride presented a panel discussion titled “Which Witch is Which?” at the Columbia Public Library. Several members of the local pagan community spoke about the reality of witchcraft as opposed to the ugly evil old hags depicted in popular [...]
“Evidences for Faith” series
Posted in Christianity, Religious Leaders, tagged Columbia, Eastside church of christ, Evidences for Faith, Ferrell Jenkins, Jesus, Katie Rookstool, Missourian, MU, The Berean way, The Theme of the Bible on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For those who are locals of Columbia, Eastside Church of Christ is hosting Ferrell Jenkins in his lecture series “Evidences of Faith.” Jenkins is an evangelist, author of “The Theme of the Bible,” and a retired chairman of Biblical Studies at Florida College.
According to Clayton Clark, President of The Berean Way, a Church of Christ [...]
This week in the faith community
Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some happenings this week in the faith community around the country:
Beliefnet looks at Biblical lessons from High School Musical.
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke in Chicago on Sunday. He called for a unity among religions.
Brigham Young University has taken away the diploma of a graduate for his involvement in a shirtless calender [...]
Does prayer influence health?
Posted in Local, tagged Brick Johnstone, Center on Religion and the Professions, Columbia, healing, health, Madoline Markham, Missouri, Missourian, Prayer, religion, research, spirituality, The Early Show, University of Missouri on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I interviewed MU health psychology professor Brick Johnstone yesterday about his research on health and religion that he spoke about on CBS’s “The Early Show” on Tuesday and wrote a story about it that you can check out here.
Editing the story sparked conversations about how interesting we found the link between faith and health, especially [...]
Concert will play at Mojo’s as part of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Columbia, Columbia Missourian, Daniel Pearl, Daniel Pearl World Music Days, faith, Hillel, Jewish Student Organization, Journalism, Judaism, Kinetix, Local, Missouri, Mojo's, religion, Stephanie Rapp, The Northwoods on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday, October 28 at 8:00 p.m. KINETIX, The Northwoods, Save Praise Dance Ministry of Columbia and the African Ministry Gospel Choir will be presenting a Daniel Pearl World Music Days concert titled “Harmony for Humanity” at Mojo’s (1013 Park Avenue).
According to the press release, The Daniel Pearl World Music Day, of which this performance [...]
Faith transcends political affiliations
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch features a story originally from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel about faith and political affiliations. With faith such a big part of so many of our lives, it’s a natural influence on the way we vote (or choose not to vote, as my colleague Caitlin Palmer previously noted). According to the article, [...]
Happy birthday, Mr. Graham
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As I entered Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City five years ago, I was overwhelmed by the throngs of people gathered to watch someone who at the time I thought was past his prime. My family and I arrived early so my aunt and uncle could have easy access to the floor seats to do their [...]
Women priests in the Anglican, Catholic churches?
Posted in Christianity, Local, tagged Anglican, Calvary Episcopal, Catholic, Columbia, exocommunication, Female Ordination, Madoline Markham, Missouri, Missourian, priests, Roman Catholic Womenpriests, women on October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Over the past few months I have reported on Calvary Episcopal Church and its first female rector, the Rev. Paula Robinson. In the Weekend Missourian that comes out tomorrow will be a profile I wrote on Rev. Robinson in light of her experience as one of the first female priests ordained in Ireland and as [...]
