Religion News Roundup
Shana Tova * Meet the Khorasan * Textbook drama: Wednesday’s Roundup
By Yonat Shimron — September 24, 2014
Tonight is the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Meet the Khorasans. Textbook dramas in Colorado and Texas.
D’Souza sentencing * China sentencing * immigration sanctuary: Tuesday’s Roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 23, 2014
Dinesh D'Souza will be sentenced today. A Muslim scholar has received a life sentence from China. And a Portland immigrant activist has sought asylum in an Oregon church.
Cheerleaders’ Prayer * Texas Textbooks * Bishop Blase : Monday’s Roundup
By Lauren Markoe — September 22, 2014
God-fearing cheerleaders and the Constitution. The Texas textbook debacle. And meet Bishop Blase Cupich.
Malta’d Burke? * Bamboo Curtain * Christian Spanking: Wednesday’s Roundup
By David Gibson — September 17, 2014
Word is that the top US conservative in the Vatican is set for a fall 9with a soft landing), while Pope Francis invites the Chinese president to visit. Christian tattoos? Cat Stevens, a.k.a. Yusuf, is back, and so is Phil Robertson, oy vey.
Hijab Happiness * Bono’s Poem * Harvest Bible : Tuesday’s Roundup
By Lauren Markoe — September 16, 2014
A hijab could make you feel better about your body. Bono's love for Billy Graham. And Harvest Bible Chapel is sorry for the way it treated three of its own.
War (again) * 9/11 remembered * #WhyIStayed: Thursday’s Roundup
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 11, 2014
Obama confronts the not-really-Islamic Islamic state. More U.S. churches open doors to gays. Why once-abused Beverly Gooden stayed. All this and more...
Hillsong * Stonehenge * St. Pat’s Redux: Wednesday’s Roundup
By David Gibson — September 10, 2014
The new Apple products may be the big religion news, if you are into devotions and doctrinal disputes. But there are plenty of other fascinating spiritual phenomena, new and old, today.
Last Lama * Putin Satan * Pocono Exile : Tuesday’s Roundup
By Lauren Markoe — September 9, 2014
The fourteenth Dalai Lama says we don't need a fifteenth. Is Putin the "new Cain?" And if you were to go into exile, would you pick the Poconos?
‘We wish to scream, but there are no ears that wish to hear’: Monday’s Roundup
By Yonat Shimron — September 8, 2014
Chaldean Christians in Detroit are howling into the abyss. Mars Hill Church continues to implode. Serena Williams thanks Jehovah.
Coalition building * Our Chavez * Hooking up: Friday’s Roundup
By Yonat Shimron — September 5, 2014
The U.S. and its allies have formed a coalition to fight Sunni militants. Venezuela's Socialist Party rewrites the Lord's Prayer. Christians and Jews go online to hook up.
Jewish Sotloff * Jerusalem bridge * ‘Duck’ talk: Thursday’s Roundup
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 4, 2014
Steven Sotloff had dual U.S.-Israel citizenship. 'Duck Dynasty' patriarch would "convert or kill" Islamic extremists. Same-sex marriage gets a setback. More in today's Roundup.
Gay St. Pat’s * “Teflon Pope” * Defending Osteen: Wednesday’s Roundup
By David Gibson — September 3, 2014
The Islamic State is an equal opportunity killer, for what that's worth. Gays can march in NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade. Whoa. A lesbian teacher is pregnant, and fired from Catholic school. Tough question for Pope Francis, and on this day in history ...
Heaven’s non-profit * Papal soccer * Joan Rivers : Tuesday’s Roundup
By Lauren Markoe — September 2, 2014
Heaven, the non-profit, tries to plan the apocalypse. Pope Francis and Diego Maradona: quite the team. And praying for Joan Rivers.
Western radicalization * All you need is Jesus? * Nontheist vows: Friday’s Roundup
By Yonat Shimron — August 29, 2014
The West ponders what to do about wannabe jihadists. John Lennon's killer says 'All You Need is Jesus.' Was the Bradgelina wedding ceremony theist-free?
Polygamy ruling * Amish beards * Deceptive animals: Thursday’s Roundup
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 28, 2014
A federal judge issued a final ruling in a polygamy case. An appeals court overturned the hate-crime convictions of 16 Amish in beard-cutting attacks. Plus, some animals are being deceptive.
