Gilbert H. Caldwell
Gilbert H. Caldwell is an author at Religion News Service.
All Stories by Gilbert H. Caldwell
Why black clergy ought not oppose same-sex marriage (COMMENTARY)
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — January 7, 2016
(RNS) Faith-based opponents of same-sex marriage claim the Bible as their source for the opposition. So did faith-based opponents of racial integration.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Under Benedict, the New Buzzword Is “Relativism’’
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — April 23, 2005
c. 2005 Beliefnet (UNDATED) Just before he led the cardinals into sequester in the Sistine Chapel on Monday, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger laid down the theological gauntlet, calling upon the church to wield Jesus Christ as a shield against a “dictatorship of relativism.” He depicted the church as a “little boat of Christian thought” tossed by […]
NEWS FEATURE: Beliefs of Evangelical Voters Don’t Fit Into Neat Box
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — September 15, 2004
c. 2004 Beliefnet (UNDATED) The mammoth Lancaster County Bible Church in Manheim, Pa., sits like a shopping mall alongside a four-lane highway that cuts across Pennsylvania’s green countryside. A megachurch with more than 4,000 members, it boasts its own Starbucks-style cafe, a bookstore and a gigantic parking lot overseen by volunteer traffic control monitors. The […]
NEWS FEATURE: Jesus Scholar Marcus Borg on Questions of Contemporary Faith and Belief
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — November 25, 2003
c. 2003 Beliefnet (UNDATED) In the following question-and-answer session, Jesus scholar Marcus Borg explains why “Christianity makes persuasive and compelling sense.” Q. You say that Christianity in North America and Europe is going through a paradigm changethat a new vision of how to be Christian is emerging. What is it and why is it happening? […]
NEWS FEATURE: Jesus Scholar Marcus Borg on Questions of Contemporary Faith and Belief
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — November 25, 2003
c. 2003 Beliefnet (UNDATED) In the following question-and-answer session, Jesus scholar Marcus Borg explains why “Christianity makes persuasive and compelling sense.” Q. You say that Christianity in North America and Europe is going through a paradigm changethat a new vision of how to be Christian is emerging. What is it and why is it happening? […]
NEWS STORY: Bishop-Elect Robinsion: `God is Doing a New Thing in the World’
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — January 1, 2000
c. 2003 Beliefnet (UNDATED) Last month, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, 56, was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire. Robinson is openly gay and in a long-standing relationship. If his election is confirmed by the national church’s General Convention, which starts July 30, he will become the Episcopal Church’s first openly gay […]
NEWS FEATURE: Bennett’s Allies Are Quiet on Gambling Vice
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — January 1, 2000
c. 2003 Beliefnet (UNDATED) Religious conservatives were in a bind. On one hand, they love William Bennett. His “The Book of Virtues” is standard reading for most conservative Christians, particularly in Christian schools. The book is sold on Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network site, among others. On the other hand, most of them view gambling […]
NEWS STORY: Bishop-Elect Robinsion: `God is Doing a New Thing in the World’
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — January 1, 2000
c. 2003 Beliefnet (UNDATED) Last month, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, 56, was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire. Robinson is openly gay and in a long-standing relationship. If his election is confirmed by the national church’s General Convention, which starts July 30, he will become the Episcopal Church’s first openly gay […]
NEWS FEATURE: Bennett’s Allies Are Quiet on Gambling Vice
By Gilbert H. Caldwell — January 1, 2000
c. 2003 Beliefnet (UNDATED) Religious conservatives were in a bind. On one hand, they love William Bennett. His “The Book of Virtues” is standard reading for most conservative Christians, particularly in Christian schools. The book is sold on Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network site, among others. On the other hand, most of them view gambling […]
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