The Los Angeles Times has joined the chorus of news organizations reporting on the Crystal Cathedral’s controversial choir covenant.
More than a sex covenant?
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Dissecting big Christian divorce myth
Raise your hand — or click “comment” — if you have read a news report claiming that Christians in this supposedly God-fearing nation get divorced at the same rate as everybody else? Raise you other hand if you have heard this statement made in a pulpit. Yes, raising both hands makes it hard to type.
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Cappie's vengeful God
Speaking of religion and tragedy in Japan, a lot of celebrities should have spoken a little less. In case you missed it, some people have said some stupid things about the tsunami. And some have dragged God into it.
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'O Crusaders! Our war with you will continue ...'
When dealing with bloody events that take place in the Islamic world — such as the beheading of reporter Daniel Pearl — mainstream reporters often argue that these events are essentially political and, thus, have little or nothing to do with religion.
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Crystal Cathedral's controversial covenant
Question: How many named sources does it take to ignite a full-blown national controversy over a church choir?
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Guess that religion!
For today’s entry, let’s look at this Los Angeles Times blog post about suspicious activity on an Alaska Airlines jet from Mexico City to Los Angeles:
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Religion and tragedy in Japan
The September 2001 terrorist attacks. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Haiti earthquake just last year.
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Pod people: Forgiveness & ethics
In this week’s Crossroads podcast we discuss media coverage of Newt Gingrich’s comments on the importance of forgiveness to him. We also discussed the ethics of James O’Keefe’s NPR sting.
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'Worship'? Just say 'NO'
I apologize, gentle readers, for having to go over this issue again so soon. Still, I have to admit that when a reader sent the following URL to your GetReligionistas, I thought for a second that it was a prank.
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