Hope our Protestant friends had a lovely Reformation Sunday.
Today, of course, is Halloween; or Samhain, if you’re into that kinda thing.
Or, perhaps you’re celebrating Jesus Ween.
Whether it’s tricks or tracts your after, be sure not to don a cross-gender costume in Utah, says an LDS bishop.
Trying to resist the temptation to eat another bag of candy corns? Try thinking about God, a new study suggests.
In other news, the Dalai Lama blamed China’s “ruthless and illogical” policies for the deaths of 10 Tibetan monks who set themselves on fire in protest against Beijing’s rule.
CNN has a long piece on Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith.
Asked for comment, a campaign spokesperson gave this reponse: “What makes no sense to me is how you continue to push forward in writing about Gov. Romney’s faith journey when we’ve made it clear in every way possible that this is not a story we want to participate in.”
NPR sits down with two black Mormons torn between Romney and Obama.
The Episcopal Church has marked a grim milestone: reported membership has dipped below 2 million within in the U.S.
After Hertz fired 25 Muslims over a prayer-time dispute, our own Omar Sacirbey reports that Islamic tradition allows for prayers to be postponed under extenuating circumstances.
The New Yorker peruses the “Digital Bible Explosion.”
One Florida woman has a more, um, analog (?) Bible, with a hollowed out section for her crack pipe.
Two lawsuits accuse an Atlanta businessman of being a Sunday swindler who bilked church folks out of their savings with bogus investments.
A Texas gun dealer says that “socialist” liberals, Obama supporters and Muslims are not allowed to take his gun safety class. “With no shame, I’m Crockett Keller. Thank you, and may God bless,” says the man’s radio ad.
Have you heard about the latest craze? It’s called Tebowing.
You get down on one knee in public places and pray, even if everyone around you is doing something else, like playing football. People seem to enjoy this.
A Detroit Lions lineman Tebowed Tim Tebow himself yesterday after sacking the Denver Broncos quarterback.
Was he annoyed by Tebow’s public displays of piety, or just talking trash to the young Christian quarterback?
Yr hmbl aggregator,
Daniel Burke
