Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup: Time’s 3 New Yorkers; Richard Land’s 2nd Apology; Douthat’s many heretics

The editors of Time magazine must be in New York State of mind. Three of the four religious figures in Time's top 100 “most influential people” are from the Empire State: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Jets quarterback Tim Tebow and Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. The fourth religious leader (and yes, Tebow and Lin are religious […]

The editors of Time magazine must be in New York State of mind.

Three of the four religious figures in Time's top 100 “most influential people” are from the Empire State: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Jets quarterback Tim Tebow and Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. The fourth religious leader (and yes, Tebow and Lin are religious leaders, their flocks the envy of many a pastor) is Ayatullah Ali Khamenei of Iran.

The Southern Baptist pastor who last October called Mormonism a cult and said Mitt Romney is not a Christian is now endorsing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. In the past, Pastor Robert Jeffress has told religion reporters that he would always pick the Christian candidate over a non-Christian. Funny how things change. 


Another Southern Baptist from Texas has also had a change of heart. Richard Land wrote a mea culpa letter to SBC leaders saying he deeply regrets “any hurt or misunderstanding my comments about the Trayvon Martin case have generated. It grieves me to hear that any comments of mine have to any degree set back the cause of racial reconciliation in Southern Baptist or American life.” Land also apologized earlier this week for not attributing those same comments to the conservative columns from which they derive.  

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, on the other hand, is in no mood for hedging, as he explains why he thinks most Americans – including President Obama – are heretics. 

After Rep. Paul Ryan said his Catholic faith inspired the Republicans' cost-cutting budget plan, the Catholic bishops said his bill fails to meet the moral criteria of protecting the poor.

The Vatican called for stronger protection for Catholic conscientious objectors.

CNN reports that many Mormons say the LDS church is growing friendlier toward the LGBT community.

The Catholic bishop of Cleveland says he will reopen 12 churches whose closings were reversed by the Vatican after appeals from parishioners.

Belief in God increases with age, Reuters reports.

The Jesuits are $14 million richer after selling a rare, 900-year-old Gospel.

Yr hmbl aggregator,

Daniel Burke 

 

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