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May 2014

May 27, 2014

Hey Bible Belt believer: Why do YOU persecute atheists?

Confession: I live in the Bible Belt. Even worse, I'm a — gulp — conservative...

May 06, 2014

SCOTUS prayer case: reporting, opinion in one story

Like many towns, prayer opens government meetings in Greece, N.Y. Unlike many towns, a couple...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Two forgiveness stories that are worth your time

Forgiveness has been making a lot of headlines lately, at least it seems to me....

April 03, 2014

And for a change, a ‘Noah’ movie story that sails smoothly

Last week, I criticized USA Today's fast-food cheeseburger of a story on the religious controversy...

February 2014

February 19, 2014

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere: hymns and happy hour?

"Beer with Jesus" might have fallen off the country music charts, but the trend has...

October 2013

October 10, 2013

Hey atheists, ‘Thank God you’re wrong’

As a reporter, I'm always amazed by how much I learn when I actually pick...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

Guess which sin makes church discipline newsworthy?

Every week, in churches around the world, Christians engage in a peculiar practice in which...

June 2013

June 29, 2013

Same-sex marriage and a conscience clash, via CNN

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage, CNN's "Belief Blog" features an...

January 2013

January 05, 2013

Dan Gilgoff departs CNN, with a message

It's always hard to see people leave the Godbeat, even while you wish them well....