Daniel Burke

Daniel Burke worked for Religion News Service from 2006-2013. He now co-edits CNN's Belief Blog.

All Stories by Daniel Burke

Harvard Theological Review: Gospel of Jesus’ Wife NOT rejected

By Daniel Burke — September 26, 2012

There's a rumor circulating the Internets about Harvard Theological Review rejecting Karen King's research paper on the "Gospel of Jesus' Wife." Not so, says Harvard Divinity School spokesman Jonathan Beasley.

Monday’s Religion News Roundup: Protests rumble on. Inside Ralph Reed’s evangelical operation. The “Bombshell by the Bay.”

By Daniel Burke — September 24, 2012

Violent protests continue as world leaders prepare to meet a the UN. Inside Ralph Reed's operation. No taxes, no sacraments, German bishops say.

Five big questions about the ‘Jesus’ wife’ discovery

By Daniel Burke and David Gibson — September 19, 2012

(RNS) Does a newly revealed scrap of papyrus prove that Jesus had a wife? What does the discovery mean for contemporary Christians? Five big questions about the so-called "Gospel of Jesus' Wife.'' By Daniel Burke and David Gibson.  

Did Jesus have a wife? New historical discovery raises old question

By Daniel Burke — September 18, 2012

(RNS) A newly revealed piece of papyrus offers fresh evidence that some early Christians believed that Jesus was married, according to a Harvard Divinity School professor. Dan Brown, if you're listening, call your office. By Daniel Burke.

 

#MuslimRage: The funniest responses to Newsweek’s “Muslim rage” cover story

By Daniel Burke — September 17, 2012

(RNS) Newsweek asked people to tweet reactions to its new cover story on "Muslim rage." Boy, did they get an earful. 

Monday’s Religion News Roundup: Rosh Hashanah; Muslim protests; Pope Stephen III

By Daniel Burke — September 17, 2012

All hail King Bibi. Muslim riots continue. Pope Stephen III.

Bishops blast Coptic Christians behind anti-Muslim film

By Daniel Burke — September 14, 2012

RNS) The Coptic Christian bishop of Southern California blasted the Copts who made and hyped an anti-Muslim film that has sparked protests across the Muslim world. By Daniel Burke.

The ‘maverick’ Egyptian-American Copt behind the anti-Muslim film

By Daniel Burke — September 13, 2012

(RNS) The man who circulated the trailer of an obscure anti-Islam film, promoted it on his website and posted it on social media was a little known Egyptian-American Coptic Christian activist who lives near Washington and proudly touts his ties to Quran-burner Terry Jones. By Daniel Burke. 

Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup: Deadly riots at U.S. embassies. Anti-Islam filmmaker in hiding. Romney’s best-known Mormon critic

By Daniel Burke — September 12, 2012
U.S. Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed Tuesday – the 11th anniversary of 9/11 – in an assault on the American consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi.  The attack – and related violent protests against the American embassy in Egypt – were prompted by an amateurish anti-Muslim video […]

Monday’s Religion News Roundup: Pakistani girl and Iranian pastor freed. Romney’s “Judeo-Christian ethic.” Honoring Sept. 17.

By Daniel Burke — September 10, 2012

Two heartening developments on the foreign scene. Mitt Romney attacks Democrats on religion. Why Sept. 17 is an important date. 

Thursday’s Religion News Roundup: The return of God and Bill; nun schools Paul Ryan; Groeschel quits TV show

By Daniel Burke — September 6, 2012

Dems welcome back God and Bill Clinton. A Jerusalem Syndrome. The Rev. Benedict Groeschel loses his TV show. 

Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon dies at 92

By Daniel Burke — September 2, 2012

(RNS) The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, revered as a messiah within his Unification Church but regarded by many others as a vain and enigmatic man who blessed mass weddings, built a sprawling business empire and presided over a personality cult, died on Monday (Sept. 3) in South Korea. He was 92. By Daniel Burke.

Is work a punishment from God?

By Daniel Burke — August 30, 2012

(RNS) On the first Monday of September, America honors working stiffs by taking a paid day off. But does Labor Day celebrate an enterprise that God invented as a punishment? By Daniel Burke.

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: moving beyond the Ground Zero mosque

By Daniel Burke — August 29, 2012

(RNS) Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf reflects on why America is a Shariah-compliant nation, why Islamophobia has increased in the 10 years since the 9/11 attacks, and why the turmoil over the so-called "Ground Zero mosque'' actually increased America's standing in the Muslim world. By Daniel Burke.

Prominent Catholic priest, Rev. Benedict Groeschel, says first-time sex abusers shouldn’t be jailed

By Daniel Burke — August 29, 2012

The Rev. Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan friar from New York who appears often on EWTN, a conservative Catholic TV channel, said that priests who abuse children "on their first offense" should not go to jail. 

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