Not quite another earthquake, but the National Cathedral will marry gay couples.
What’s up with Glenn Beck? The Mormon convert and culture warrior is re-branding The Blaze and himself:
“I consider myself a libertarian … I’m a lot closer to Penn Jillette than I am to Chuck Hagel,” he says, referring to a famous atheists and a famous pro-life
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Speaking of Chuck Hagel, maybe the would-be Defense Secretary’s problem is with the “Christian lobby,” not the “Jewish lobby”?
“Spiritual but not religious” is our modern mantra. Now a study says that mantra can lead to mental health issues.
Clergy are religious and spiritual, but still face health issues.
Here’s another dilemma: Should pastors be friends with parishioners?
Africa rises, China falls on Christian persecution list.
A Boy Scouts review board in San Francisco is challenging the Boy Scouts of America’s prohibition on gay members by approving the Eagle Scout application for a local teen who is gay.
Pope Benedict XVI, in an actual papal speech, invokes “the spread” – and he wasn’t talking about how bad he got burned by Notre Dame’s bowl performance.
“In a word, it is a question of refusing to be resigned to a ‘spread’ in social well-being, while at the same time fighting one in the financial sector,” he said.
Reuters Phil Pullella has the latest on the pope and the “S-Word.”
Religious families like “virtual” public schools because they don’t have to worry about the church-state stuff so much – not to mention bathroom graffiti.
Stay tuned for more news and analysis throughout the day, at Religion News Service. “Peace out,” as the kids say.
David Gibson
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Ralph Hythloday
“I consider myself a libertarian … I’m a lot closer to Penn Jillette than I am to Chuck Hagel,” he says, referring to a famous atheists and a famous pro-life Catholic.
Hagel is not a Catholic.
David Gibson
Article authorRalph, sharp eyes — I just wrote a blog post on that, and corrected the Roundup:
http://davidgibson.religionnews.com/2013/01/09/dont-worry-chuck-hagel-is-an-episcopalian-not-catholic/
Thanks. DG
Bill Moore
In response to spiritual not religious article in RNS 1/9/13
Distinguishing the distinctions between the religious, spiritual and moral dimensions of ecclesiastical institutions may be helpful at this time.
In the religious dimensions of life one participates in the rituals, and adheres to the beliefs, that provide common ways of connecting with God’s ways. The function of the priest.
In the spiritual dimension of life one strengthens one’s capacity to recognize the possible options in a situation and choose to act on the one that is closest to God’s ways of love and fairness. The function of pastor.
In the moral dimension of life one unites with others in seeking to discern values and methods to promote social policies that will sustain an enduring just society, it requires the capacity to repent and change ones ways when necessary. The function of the prophet.
Ecclesiastical institutions—churches, temples, synagogues, mosques—provide all three of these functions, which when participated in together, reinforce and empower each other. The wisdom of separating these functions is that it exhilarates effectiveness in one dimension of life temporarily, but requires great efforts to build the language and structure to pass that exhilaration on to others over time. The foolishness to ignore any function, both without and within an institution, diminishes the capacity to sustain life together.
Bill Moore, Co-director of the Lovejoy Society.
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