Anti-Facebook Pastor Admits Affair
The “anti-Facebook pastor” who forced church leaders to delete their facebook accounts or leave their leadership position has admitted to his own affair. The Washington Post reports: Miller announced...
View ArticleSay, “Merry Christmas!”… or not
In response to fellow Times Union blogger Kevin Marshall’s humorous blog post about greeting people with “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays”, we can shed some light on the debate. According to a new...
View ArticleIs Obama Christian Enough Now?
A long held and unspoken expectation of our president is that they must be a Christian. Or so, that is what everyone thinks. Back in 2007, a Gallup poll revealed that only 3% of respondents listed...
View ArticleBrad Pitt: “I’ve Got Issues” with Christianity
In a recent Q & A for his upcoming film, Tree of Life, Brad Pitt said: “I grew up with Christianity, and I remember questioning greatly some things that didn’t work for me, [and] some things did…I...
View ArticleYou can’t reconcile Ayn Rand and Jesus
Steven Prothero (author and professor of religion at Boston University) recently wrote an excellent piece that points out the trouble of political conservatives who embrace the writings of Ayn Rand and...
View ArticleA Bunch of (un)virtuous Monks
Church and religion doesn’t have to be stuffy and boring. Several monks prove that. Enter the Unvirtuous Abbey. A bunch of monks give us everything regrettable about Christianity, culture, people,...
View ArticleChurch Bans Fried Chicken
File into the “what the…” category: a Mississippi church recently banned fried chicken (a staple of any church pot-luck in the south) from their fellowship hall. Reason: the church is too fat....
View ArticleThe Crucified Skeleton Santa
After just finishing a blog post on how to incorporate Santa Claus (a.k.a. Saint Nicolas) into the celebration of Christmas, it appears that someone has a different approach. In Loudoun County,...
View ArticleGospel Preached by Times Union Editor
As billions of Christians celebrated Christmas, tens of thousands of churches had empty pews… more than usual. Nearly every church in the country either cutback or canceled services on Sunday,...
View ArticleWhy the Pope’s resignation matters to Protestants
Surprise and shock are an understatement when it comes to Pope Benedict XVI‘s resignation. Only a handful of Popes have called it quits. The Pope’s decision continues to spark speculation about who the...
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