You may recall that a couple of years ago, a sculptor no one had heard of made headlines worldwide when he displayed a nude, life-size chocolate Jesus in a Manhattan gallery -- right around Easter time. The sculpture was...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "High Five to the judges who ruled in this case and all those who fought against the couple who brought it to court!!" -- "Leslie," on the federal appellate court decision upholding Texas'...
DMN staffer Jessica Meyers did a fine piece earlier this week about how Sikhs are trying to educate Americans about what it feels like to belong to a religion that traditionally calls for men to wear turbans -- said religion...
A Pennsylvania Presbyterian church elder who was missing under mysterious circumstances has been found - safe - in Texas. Details below:...
Veteran religion journalist John Lovelace has done a feature for the United Methodist News Service, examinging the Denison, Texas, church roots of pilot hero Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III....
Perhaps the mythical Bible Belt doesn't buckle so tightly around the Lone Star State? Last year, the folks at Gallup asked more than 350,000 people: "Is religion an important part of your daily life?" By that measure, the most religious...
The anti-evolutionists lost. The scientists prevailed. The State Board of Education voted this afternoon to drop a requirement that high school science classes discuss the so-called weaknesses in the theory of evolution. But the vote was close, with one key...
The state Board of Education is to vote today on a proposed standard which would require that the "weaknesses" as well as strengths in the theory of evolution be taught in high school biology classes. Here's a story from Terry...
Here's my annual argument that we don't need a major college football playoff system. Which I claim is appropriate for this blog for at least two reasons: That sports is a lot like religion in Texas. And that neither side...
A federal prisoner in Seagoville, Texas, maintains that a government policy of taking DNA samples from inmates violates his religious beliefs (though there's no indication in this Associated Press story of just what those beliefs might be). A federal appellate...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "As a clergy woman who was mentored by Kathleen, it was truly an honor to know her and to have been a part of Kathleen's life. ... Kathleen's body was broken but God...
According to a new study, an overwhelming majority of science professors at Texas' universities -- 95 percent -- think schoolchildren should be taught evolution in science class, as opposed to evolution and/or intelligent design. Here's a story by Terrence Stutz...
He's the Rev. David Lowrie, he's from Canyon in West Texas, and he's argued in the past that theologically conservative churches deserve more attention from the BGCT. Here's an early version of the story from Sam Hodges, who's covering the...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has sent a press release with state-by-state Catholic population numbers. Texas' Catholic percentage is near the top. Click here for a story the National Catholic Reporter did a while back on the growth...
For all the good work that prison chaplains do, there aren't a lot of devout Christians on Texas' death row. There are a few. But there aren't a lot. Last night may have reduced that small number by one. Joseph...
Evergreen Baptist Church is one of the oldest black churches in Irving.. It's also falling apart, with cracks in the ceiling, cracks in the foundation and rotting wooden supports. Deborah Fleck of our Metro staff reports that while the...
A group calling itself the 21st Century Science Coalition, representing more than 800 scientists from Texas universities, is concerned that creationists -- including the head of the Texas Board of Education -- will ruin science curricula in the state's high...
Over the objections of the world court, the Bush administration, and death-penalty opponents everywhere, the state of Texas executed convicted rapist and murderer José Medellín Tuesday night. Here's the story from The New York Times. The case drew international attention...
Josh Hamilton, the Texas Rangers' hitter extraordinaire, will speak at 10 a.m. Sunday at Creekwood Church in Mansfield. The church meets at Mansfield High School, 3001 E. Broad Street. Hamilton is a recovering drug addict and born-again Christian who...
The State Board of Education has approved a rule establishing an elective Bible course for high schools. The panel, however, rejected the arguments of some key lawmakers and left it up to local school districts to design the classes. Here's...
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