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2014-08-29T15:11:35-04:00

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Baby boomers and (some) traditions for ‘green’ funerals

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By tmatt

The other day I wrote a post noting that, in addition to sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, the so-called “Woodstock Generation” also had a taste for spiritual adventure that has helped shape American life and culture ever since. Basically, without the Age of Aquarius, you don’t end up with a parade of scholars and gurus teaching Oprah how to raise her hands up to the heavens while praying to the Universe, with a big “U.” Some GetReligion readers were... Read more

2014-08-29T15:11:36-04:00

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Florida Today on missing Bibles at the Missing Man Table

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By geoconger

McCarthyism is alive and doing quite well in America, a scan of this week’s newspapers reveals. The mob mentality that promotes intolerance in the name of diversity has claimed the scalp of Mozilla CEO Brendon Eich and dominated the front pages of newspapers and the chat shows, but it has been the little things — the small local events and actions that condemn free speech, free thought and freedom of religion — I find so frightening. An item in one... Read more

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2014-08-29T15:11:36-04:00

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What precisely pulled Mickey Rooney back from the abyss?

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By tmatt

There are no second acts in American lives. — F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) Oh really? So how many acts were there in the long, complicated and amazing life of Mickey Rooney? Let’s list a few: Child star, teen star, Army draftee, struggling male lead, Broadway revival star and award-winning older character actor on screens both large and small. And then there was the personal side of the drama, with eight marriages and any number of financial setbacks along the way.... Read more

2014-08-29T15:11:37-04:00

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Did Pope Francis have to go to confession?

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By Richard Ostling

RACHAEL ASKS: Who does the pope go to if he has to go to confession or is he exempt because he’s the pope? THE RELIGION GUY ANSWERS: The pope gets no pass because he’s the pope. Pope Francis, who has shown a flair for the dramatic his first year in office, demonstrated this in highly unusual fashion during this Lenten season, which puts special emphasis on contrition for sin. On March 28, to the surprise of worshippers in St. Peter’s... Read more

2014-08-29T15:11:37-04:00

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Codewords are much easier to find than Waldo

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By Jim Davis

Before dissecting this MSNBC story, let’s pause for a round of Spot the Codewords. Start at the top left of the screenshot above. There’s “equality,” an oft-cited banner of gay rights and same-sex marriage, as common as the familiar striped gay pride flag. Now, the headline: “Anti-gay activists.” Who wants to be anti- anything? The subtext is: “These are people you don’t like.” Next, we have those scare quotes, which can lend a sarcastic taint even to a neutral phrase... Read more

2014-08-29T15:11:38-04:00

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Pentecostal gap in that LATimes immigration reform story

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By tmatt

There was an important interfaith gathering the other day in Los Angeles that allowed some highly symbolic religious leaders to make a faith-based appeal for immigration reform. As you would expect, The Los Angeles Times produced a short news story that focused on the basic facts. The double-decker headline pronounced: Local religious leaders unite for change in immigration law Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in Southern California hold vigil calling for a revamp in federal immigration laws. As noted in... Read more

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2014-08-29T15:11:38-04:00

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Final Four ghosts in long story on Kentucky’s Julius Randle

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By Bobby Ross Jr.

While in Arlington, Texas, on Monday for my beloved Rangers’ season opener at the newly named Globe Life Park, I noticed a big banner outside the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium next door. Apparently, Jerry Jones’ gigantic shrine to losing football is hosting some sort of college basketball tournament this weekend. If I understand correctly, it’s called the NCAA Men’s Final Four and involves a malady known as “March Madness.” Hopefully, there’s a cure, but everyone involved probably would appreciate our prayers. Speaking of the... Read more

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2014-08-29T15:11:38-04:00

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About that ‘complex’ doctrine Catholic teachers must follow

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By Bobby Ross Jr.

Imagine this lede atop a national wire service story: CINCINNATI (AP) — Parochial teachers are so ignorant of basic Roman Catholic doctrine the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is giving them a cheat sheet on some of the things that can get them fired. That is, of course, not the spin that The Associated Press took. Here’s the actual opening paragraph of an AP story published this week: CINCINNATI (AP) — The doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church is so complex the Archdiocese... Read more

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2014-08-29T15:11:39-04:00

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Brendan Eich nailed for his generic, private, anti-gay beliefs?

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By tmatt

Yes, yes, yes, I know. Just try to imagine the mainstream press coverage if Brendan Eich had been a Chick-fil-A manager in, oh, some middle-American enclave like Mission, Kan., who was forced to resign because of his private financial support for gay rights. No, I am not going there. To put it bluntly, I am waiting for the religion shoe to drop in the whole story of the Mozilla chief executive who was forced to step down because he once... Read more

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2014-08-29T15:11:40-04:00

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Sister Jane, chapter 2: Observer still favors the protestors

Last updated on: August 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm By Jim Davis

Remember the fracas over a speech by a nun at a Catholic school? Well, they haven’t forgotten at Charlotte Catholic School in North Carolina, where nearly 1,000 people gathered Wednesday night to complain about Sister Jane Dominic Laurel’s March 21 speech focusing on Catholic teachings on marriage and sexuality. And again, the Charlotte Observer gleaned enough for a story on the matter, although the reporter couldn’t get in. (Wasn’t his fault, though; the school locked out all media except the... Read more

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