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2024-09-28T10:47:12-04:00

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Could New Science Verify the Famous Shroud of Turin?

Last updated on: September 28, 2024 at 10:47 am By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER The Shroud of Turin, the world’s most famous and most-examined artifact, is revered by devotees as the actual burial cloth that covered Jesus Christ’s body after his crucifixion. Many will consider that inconceivable, but is there reason to accept the claim? Or is this celebrated cloth merely a pious artwork, or a clever fraud, that originated in medieval times? The Vatican has never ruled on authenticity, but encourages Turin devotions to reflect on Christ’s saving sacrifice... Read more

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2024-09-14T08:25:16-04:00

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What issue is shared by Catholics, Evangelicals and Muslims?

Last updated on: September 14, 2024 at 8:25 am By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: In recent months, all three faith communities have been in he news over women’s proper role in religious organizations and cultures. Here’s a rundown. Start with the Catholic Church, where it’s newsworthy when there’s no news. That is, delegates to a closed-door Vatican Synod a year ago shared considerable interest in allowing women to be deacons. But Pope Francis has removed this question from the agenda for the second and final Synod session running October 2–27,... Read more

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2024-08-30T10:45:47-04:00

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How did the LDS Church erase its 126-year limit for Blacks?

Last updated on: August 30, 2024 at 10:45 am By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: The answer is that a complicated process occurred during decades before and after June 1, 1978, a truly historic day for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, formerly nicknamed “Mormon”) when ranking authorities met in the upper room at the Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, for prayer and deliberation. The group agreed that day that God desired the church to open its “priesthood and temple blessings to all worthy male members,” as... Read more

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2024-08-17T11:28:08-04:00

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Could Islam Undergo a 21st Century Reformation?

Last updated on: August 17, 2024 at 11:28 am By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: That seems highly unlikely at the moment, but it’s certainly intriguing to suppose that the faith might eventually deal with modern exigencies through dramatic change equivalent to, let’s say, Europe’s 16th Century Protestant Reformation. The implications would be enormous, considering that this powerful faith has just reached a global total of 2 billion followers, compared with 2.6 billion for Christianity (by latest count from the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.)... Read more

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2024-08-04T12:28:45-04:00

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How Did Christians Choose What Old Testament Laws to Uphold?

Last updated on: August 4, 2024 at 12:28 pm By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: The long-running religious debate over same-sex relationships recently contributed to the largest U.S. schism since the Civil War in the United Methodist Church, provoked a current referendum to restrict Presbyterian Church (USA) conservatives, and is inflaming Methodists and Anglicans across Africa – among others. In such an era, believers need to understand where the other side is coming from. Conservative Christians maintain longstanding — and long unanimous – teaching. Liberals depart from that by giving priority... Read more

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2024-07-19T14:16:17-04:00

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How Might U.S. Evangelicalism Emerge from the Trump Era?

Last updated on: July 19, 2024 at 2:16 pm By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: Hard to say. But important, since evangelical Protestants are the largest and most dynamic sector of American religion amid the challenges of growing secularization. Also the most complicated sector. So let’s sketch some intriguing discussions about an evolving cultural crisis. In recent weeks, two outside observers who specialize in Christian-Muslim relations wrote articles exploring this. Asma Uddin is a visiting law professor at Catholic University writing in Salt Lake City’s Deseret News. Shadi Hamid of The... Read more

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2024-07-06T13:04:43-04:00

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Might the Supreme Court OK school Ten Commandments displays?

Last updated on: July 6, 2024 at 1:04 pm By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: A controversial new law in Louisiana requires all public school classrooms – from kindergartens through universities – to display the Ten Commandments. That defies a 1980 U.S. Supreme Court ruling against posting this revered biblical text from 3,000-plus years ago. Similar bills have been proposed in other states, and Oklahoma’s education chief just mandated school Bible instruction that specifically includes the Commandments. Nine Louisiana families immediately filed a federal lawsuit protesting that displays violate the Constitution’s... Read more

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2024-06-22T14:05:23-04:00

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What’s the role of America’s patriotic songs and symbols?

Last updated on: June 22, 2024 at 2:05 pm By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: To thrive, the United States needs, yes, to be “united,” which is a challenge this polarized July 4th. The population’s hugely varied array of backgrounds has always meant unity grows from shared democratic governance and ideals rather than ethnic bonds or a single religious heritage. In troubled times, this uniquely complex nation has sought to uplift shared symbols of freedom and fellowship, often with a religious flavor. That instinct presumably underlies this week’s new law in... Read more

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2024-06-09T12:44:19-04:00

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How should Christianity relate to politics and culture?

Last updated on: June 9, 2024 at 12:44 pm By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: The moving 80th commemoration of D-Day occurred six days after the barely-noticed 90th anniversary of the Barmen Declaration, one of the past century’s most important religious documents. This anti-Nazi protest by German Protestants addresses the vital question of how churches should respond when dangerous social currents arise. The Declaration’s authors could not have imagined that, as Britannica.com puts it, the coming decade would bring the “deadliest and most destructive war in human history” and, with it,... Read more

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2024-05-24T14:59:43-04:00

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How should antisemitism be defined?

Last updated on: May 24, 2024 at 2:59 pm By Richard Ostling

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THE RELIGION GUY’S ANSWER: The Antisemitism Awareness Act that passed the U.S. House by a 320–91 vote this month is stalled in the Senate as of this writing. The bipartisan bill is a rapid response to increasing and alarming harassment against minority Jews at colleges and K-12 schools. It says the Department of Education “shall” investigate whether incidents with “antisemitic intent” at a school warrant denial of federal funding under anti-discrimination law. This legislation reflects the broader dispute over how... Read more

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