Religion Dispatches has some reflections on Halloween in the United States, including commentary on “Jesus Ween.” Yeah, you heard that right.
Good Magazine has a report on a church in San Jose, California that is divesting millions from Bank of America as a sign of solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. (Unrelated: Good magazine also reported earlier this summer that, statistically speaking, the happiest person in the U.S. is “A Tall Asian Jewish Individual in Hawaii.” Who knew?)
The Atlantic thinks that Mormonism is becoming more of an ethnicity than a religion, and that it’s gaining a liberal streak.
America Magazine reports on recent studies that dig into what the phrase “Catholic Identity” actually means for Americans.
And yes, I know, Steve Jobs news seems to be as omnipresent as white headphones and hoodies these days, but the internet is clamoring to know more about the late Apple CEO. Not to be left out, CNN asks: are people turning Steve Jobs into a saint?
Did you know the Dalai Lama has a twitter feed? Well, now you do. For fans of His Holiness, our Tweet of the Day is a bit of digital wisdom he passed along earlier this week.
@DalaiLama – Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.
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