The DMN's Ed Housewright had a story a couple of days ago about a sermon preached at Grace United Methodist Church in East Dallas. The pastor, the Rev. Diana Holbert, was responding to a sermon preached last November at First...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "The trouble with most religions is that they are without principles. The 10 Commandments have become the 10 suggestions. Priest and ministers can't talk about morality. Negative comments will affect collections." -- "Jack...
Fast on the heels of Iowa, Vermont has legalized gay marriage -- becoming the fourth state to do so. Here's the story from National Public Radio. Vermont's action came about when both houses of the state Legislature overrode a gubernatorial...
Tony Dungy wasn't named to President Barack Obama's advisory council on faith-based groups, despite reports last week that he'd been invited. Here's the story from Politico. The respected former pro football coach, a devout Christian, said he wasn't able to...
In a unanimous decision, the Iowa Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling that same-sex marriages are legal. Here's the story from The Cedar Rapids Gazette (via Beliefnet). With the ruling, according to the story, "Iowa becomes the first Midwest state...
Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy will join the White House Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, according to Dan Gilgoff of U.S. News & World Report. The advisory panel, still being put together by the Obama administration, will...
Last week, the Oscar-winning actor said: "The truth is a lot of Mormons gave a lot of money to the church to make Prop. 8 happen," a reference to the California initiative outlawing gay marriage. "There are a lot of...
In what appears to be Barack Obama's attempt to cover the widest possible theological spectrum in the various prayer opportunities during his inauguration festivities: TNew Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, an outspoken, international gay rights leader, has been asked to...
"Homosexual activists don't really oppose Rick Warren, they oppose the Bible. God Bless Rick Warren for teaching the Bible -- and may he demonstrate the courage of his convictions on Inauguration Day." -- Frank Pastore, Christian radio talk show host...
From the Huffington Post, we have David Quigg who asks "What Would Obama Do If Obama Was Mad At Obama About Rick Warren?" Here's a nugget: There are sensible people who look at Warren and see a man who belittled...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "No church should accept a penny from our government. The moment you accept their (our) money, you become a slave to whomever is running the current administration." -- "Rick P." "Obama said during...
Colbert I. King, a columnist for The Washington Post, has this to say to gay-rights activists and others upset that Rick Warren will deliver Barack Obama's inaugural invocation: Chill out. The inaugural ceremonies are just that -- ceremonial. Just because...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "The Bible condemns homosexuality. Regardless of anyone's preferences, the Bible is clear on the subject. That premise has not and cannot be refuted." -- "Fr. Joe" "That's what makes this collection of ancient...
In an essay provocatively titled, "Gay Marriage: Our Mutual Joy," Lisa Miller of Newsweek argues that the Bible is hardly the place to turn for instruction about marriage, gay or otherwise: Shall we look to Abraham, the great patriarch, who...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "The Founders feared the idea of democracy as mob rule. So they put into place a series of processes whereby the laws could be changed if the people were willing to jump through...
To anyone who thought Californians decided things when they voted two weeks ago to ban gay marriage: Wrong. The state Supreme Court has agreed already to hear several legal challenges to Proposition 8, which passed by a 52-48 margin. Here's...
Someone sent envelopes containing a suspicious (but, it turns out, harmless) white powder to the Salt Lake City headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to an LDS temple in Los Angeles. The church says the...
This story from The New York Times recounts efforts, including some hefty fund-raising, by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to help pass a measure in California outlawing gay marriage. Now, certainly, the Mormon church and...
A sampling of comments from our readers: "I was raised in the racially segregated south, and as a gay child and young adult I always fought for the rights of blacks. As a huge supporter of Obama, I was really...
The recent victory in California of Proposition 8, which overturned the state Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage, has revived one of the most contentious cultural and religious issues in American politics. Legal scholars on both sides of the gay...
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