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October 2005

October 26, 2005

Soulforce preaches to the Navy

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- All the Rev. Mel White, Jacob Reitan and the rest of their...

October 19, 2005

Faith, doubt and Nickel Creek

NASHVILLE -- The crowd was dancing as soon as the bluegrass trio Nickel Creek went...

October 12, 2005

C.S. Lewis for children

As a World War I veteran, Oxford don C.S. Lewis was accustomed to nightmares about...

October 05, 2005

Seminaries, celibacy and doctrine

When it comes to nightlife in Washington, D.C., Dupont Circle is one of the places...

September 2005

September 28, 2005

Jerry Falwell, gay-rights activist?

It isn't shocking when leaders of the Human Rights Campaign praise people who have taken...

September 21, 2005

Looking for the Net Big Thing

CHICAGO -- When it comes to the digital world, David Merwin is a native.He knows...

September 14, 2005

Why God loves New Orleans

Wherever they go, preachers are asked to stand up and pray.The Rev. Joe McKeever is...

September 07, 2005

Calling more Christian writers

It was hard for businessman Jim Russell to pick up his local newspaper without thinking...

August 2005

August 31, 2005

Hollywood doubts and the devil

NEW YORK -- When it comes to real-life exorcisms, movie director Scott Derrickson has read...

August 24, 2005

Democrats trying to see red

Political strategist James Carville said it, candidate Bill Clinton believed it and loyal Democrats have...

August 17, 2005

Stalking the pro-life feminists

Few journalists paid attention when two teen-aged mothers from Grant County, Ky., won their legal...

August 10, 2005

Peter Jennings — news seeker

The journalists who met at Columbia University on Oct. 5, 1993, knew we were in...

August 03, 2005

Antioch exits National Council of Churches

Summer is the season for church conventions that talk about hot issues.Last week's 47th convention...

July 2005

July 27, 2005

Studying the Faithful Consumers

If someone had created a stock market for spirituality in the 1990s, all of the...

July 20, 2005

The popes and evolution, part II

It would be hard to name two more radically different men than the late Pope...

July 13, 2005

The popes and evolution, part I

Editor's note: The first of two columns.Vatican watchers pay close attention to the sermons a...

July 06, 2005

Did the Disney boycott do anything?

Once upon a time, there was a magic kingdom of family entertainment that was loved...

June 2005

June 29, 2005

Graham looking to London?

Billy Graham promised that he would avoid politics and stick to saving souls during his...

June 22, 2005

Orthodox prayer in public square

When Father John Parker was asked to say the benediction at the graduation rite for...

June 15, 2005

Howard Dean: There he goes again

It was a mean question, but Howard Dean had to know it was coming.The Democratic...

June 08, 2005

Can’t ask. Can’t tell.

If a Catholic child steals a candy bar, church doctrine calls this a small sin.But...

June 01, 2005

Citizen Anschutz on a mission

The loaded words appear early and often in articles about entrepreneur Philip Anschutz of Denver.The...

May 2005

May 25, 2005

Star Culture Wars

While tweaking the original Star Wars movie for re-release, director George Lucas decided that he...

May 18, 2005

Brother Manning, on the road

The preacher's blue jeans are faded and artistically patched to symbolize the ragamuffin theme in...

May 11, 2005

The New York Times sees red

When it comes to capturing the worldview of New Yorkers, it's hard to top Saul...

May 04, 2005

Anglicans meet Rome’s Big Ben

Father Peter Toon is a strict traditionalist in all things liturgical, which is fitting since...

April 2005

April 27, 2005

After the Iakovos earthquake

When Archbishop Iakovos first became America's Greek Orthodox shepherd, he spent most of his time...

April 20, 2005

Should Jews believe Judaism is true?

David Klinghoffer knew that his new book "Why the Jews Rejected Jesus" would make plenty...

April 13, 2005

Year 17 — Episcopagans in the News

Our story begins with a liturgy entitled "A Women's Eucharist: A Celebration of the Divine...

April 06, 2005

A mystical spark from Poland?

It was in 1931 that a young Polish nun began seeing visions that would touch the...