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2024-11-21T13:51:39-07:00

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Patheos April 2023 Featured Writer Kate O’Hare

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:51 pm By Alan Crandall

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Based in Los Angeles, Kate O’Hare is a veteran journalist who covered television for the Tribune syndicate for two decades, doing thousands of interviews with entertainers, celebrities, industry workers, scientists, and everyday people. She has also traveled to sets and locations in New York, Los Angeles, Canada many points in between. Her stories appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and Miami Herald. After leaving the syndicate, she reported for the famed entertainment-industry publication Variety, along with... Read more

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2024-11-21T13:43:29-07:00

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Patheos March 2023 Featured Writer Ginny Baxter

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Alan Crandall

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Ginny Baxter is a former journalist and public relations professional whose passion is writing. A graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, Ginny majored in English with a focus on journalism. She later studied public relations at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She comes from a progressive Christian family and has been an active church member since childhood. Ginny has been writing for Patheos since July 2022 and finds it a challenging and richly rewarding experience. Her religious tradition... Read more

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2024-11-21T14:36:18-07:00

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Patheos February 2023 Featured Writer Tom Rapsas

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 2:36 pm By Alan Crandall

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Tom Rapsas has been writing for Patheos for over 10 years. Since starting with Patheos in 2012 Tom has written over 500 articles in his section titled Wake Up Call. He also has written for the Contemplative Journal and Elephant Journal. Tom is the author of the spiritual fable Thaddeus Squirrel and the book, Life Tweets. Tom is currently working on Wakeup Call the book and lives at the Maryland Eastern Shore with his wife and a small herd of... Read more

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2025-04-07T13:35:57-06:00

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Is Tech And The Metaverse Key To Religious Freedom?

Last updated on: April 7, 2025 at 1:35 pm By Travis Henry

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Utilizing emerging technology is key to promoting and defending religious freedom worldwide, according to tech leaders speaking at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2023. Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, was a premiere partner of the summit, which brought together a large gathering of diverse religious leaders to Washington D.C. for the cause of religious freedom around the world. Patheos, the world’s homepage for all religions, is a summit partner. On Wednesday morning Joshua Althouse, Meta Public Policy... Read more

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2025-04-07T13:36:06-06:00

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Dems, GOPers, Muslims and Christians: Attacks On Any Religious Freedom Is Wrong

Last updated on: April 7, 2025 at 1:36 pm By Travis Henry

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A rare glimpse of bipartisanship in the volatile political atmosphere of Washington D.C. kicked off the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit 2023 Tuesday, setting a tone of cooperation and mutual understanding for the event. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee joined Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern, a Democrat, on the stage at the Washington Hilton as part of a panel to address why international religious freedom is key to U.S. foreign policy. The panel followed a welcome... Read more

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2025-04-07T13:36:31-06:00

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Patheos December 2022 Featured Writer Daniel C. Peterson

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 2:29 pm By Alan Crandall

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Daniel grew up in Southern California and served as a Mormon Missionary in German-speaking Switzerland. He earned a degree in Greek and philosophy from Brigham Young University. Peterson is married with three sons and currently lives in Utah. His three favorite topics are religion, history, and politics. Daniel enjoys writing for Patheos because, “I’ve been a teacher for most of my adult life, not only in higher education and in church but in scores and scores of public lectures on... Read more

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2024-11-21T14:41:32-07:00

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Patheos November 2022 Featured Writer Greg Smith

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 2:41 pm By Alan Crandall

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Greg Smith is a former lead pastor of several Virginia churches. As a pastor, he would take his sermons and turn them into articles that were then published in Virginia newspapers under the column named “Spirit and Truth.” Now he works as a behavioral health specialist with formerly homeless people and those currently experiencing homelessness. Greg is a father and husband to his wife Christina and lives in the beautiful Fraser Valley of British Columbia. Greg enjoys writing for Patheos... Read more

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2024-11-21T13:43:18-07:00

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Patheos October 2022 Featured Writer Keith Giles

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Alan Crandall

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Keith Giles is a former pastor who left the pulpit to follow Jesus. He’s the author of the 7-part bestselling “Jesus Un” book series endorsed by everyone from Wm. Paul Young and David Bentley Hart, to Diana Butler Bass and Brian Zahnd. His newest book SOLA MYSTERIUM: Celebrating the Beautiful Uncertainty of Everything spent over a month on Amazon’s Best-Seller’s list. He is co-host of the Heretic Happy Hour Podcast and a solo podcast Second Cup with Keith. He currently... Read more

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2022-12-28T11:37:29-07:00

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Global Faith and Media Study: Religion writers react

Last updated on: December 28, 2022 at 11:37 am By Travis Henry

The largest-ever Global Faith and Media Study launched earlier this year and is shaking up the way people look at media’s relationship with faith coverage. The study, commissioned by the Faith and Media Initiative (FAMI) and conducted by global market research company HarrisX, shows that demand for media coverage of faith topics is high, while journalists admit that coverage of those topics is low and often not encouraged. An overwhelming amount of the 9,000 global citizens interviewed also believe that media... Read more

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