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September 2013

September 02, 2013

The Anglican wars roll on (and Holy Communion for dogs)

The German Shepherd's name was Trapper and he came to St. Peter's Anglican Church with...

February 2013

February 11, 2013

Woodstock sinks into sexual ethics in America

Back in 1969, the same year as Woodstock, Gallup Poll researchers asked Americans this moral...

June 2012

June 18, 2012

Young, gay and faithfully Catholic

Gay activist Dan Savage went straight for the jugular in his recent remarks on bullying...

November 2011

November 14, 2011

Education wars among Georgia Baptists

When it comes to higher education, Georgia Baptists are of two minds these days. On...

June 2011

June 13, 2011

Orthodox bridge to evangelical world

As point man for Russian Orthodox relations with other faith groups, Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev is...

February 2011

February 14, 2011

College campus holy wars

Anyone who explores academic hallways on American campuses will find lots of cartoons posted on...

December 2010

December 06, 2010

Return of (part of) the chaplaincy story

Editor's note: There was no "On Religion" column this past week due to the death...

October 2010

October 25, 2010

Don’t ask, don’t tell the chaplains

The setting: The office of a priest who serves as a military chaplain. The time:...

July 2010

July 26, 2010

Shocking words for Presbyterians

Anyone who attends one of the national church assemblies that dot the calendar every summer...

September 2009

September 21, 2009

Twin rocking chairs for ELCA gays

There was no way for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to affirm the ministries...

July 2009

July 20, 2009

Chopping that Anglican timeline

The resolution from the 1979 Episcopal General Convention in Denver inspired a small wave of...

July 13, 2009

Signs along the Methodist trail

Sex, sex, sex. That seemed to be the only thing United Methodists were talking about...

May 2009

May 24, 2009

Truth, doubt and Notre Dame

President Dwight Eisenhower's Civil Rights Commission faced high hurdles as it searched for common ground...

February 2009

February 16, 2009

Case by case government doctrines

Welcome to the church-state battlefield, President Barack Obama. Consider this hypothetical landmine: Would it be...

January 2009

January 05, 2009

Politics dominate 2008 religion

After waves of headlines about faith and politics, President-elect Barack Obama was the clear choice...

November 2008

November 12, 2008

Hiding behind altars

If you want to cause trouble for American bishops, stick them in a vise between...

September 2008

September 10, 2008

Define ‘evangelical’ — again

It's an election year, which means the folks in evangelical Protestant pews know exactly what...

August 2008

August 06, 2008

Anglican beat goes on

The career of Bishop Catherine Roskam of the Diocese of New York has been built...

January 2008

January 09, 2008

Invading Anglican closets

The historic Trinity Episcopal Church offers clear online guidance to those seeking a Blessing of...

November 2007

November 07, 2007

Westboro Baptist hates America

The Rev. Billy Graham is a Baptist and so is Bill Clinton.The Rev. Rick "Purpose...

October 2007

October 10, 2007

Does marriage have a future?

The slogan on the white t-shirts for kids is short and bittersweet.The simple blue letters...

September 2007

September 26, 2007

Calls for Anglican candor

The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East is rich in symbolism, but not...

June 2007

June 27, 2007

Obama’s awesome testimony

Play the right guitar chords and worshippers in megachurch America will automatically start singing these...

May 2007

May 09, 2007

Episcopal chair fights

True connoisseurs of ecclesiastical humor can answer this question: "How many Episcopalians does it take...

March 2007

March 07, 2007

Sinners on the counterattack

The panic may strike in the shelter of a Starbucks, when a customer realizes that...

February 2007

February 21, 2007

That Episcopal status quo

When it comes to same-sex unions, the Episcopal Church has been using a kind of...

December 2006

December 20, 2006

Into the Anglican wilds

All it took the other day was hearing pop star Olivia Newton-John'srecording of the "Ave...

December 06, 2006

Old sins in confession

St. Peter Damian was a man with a mission.The church reformer was appalled by the...

June 2006

June 28, 2006

A word from Canterbury, finally

Thousands of Episcopalians believe the Sacrament of Marriage should be modernized to include same-sex unions.Thousands...

November 2005

November 16, 2005

Division by Communion

One of the symbolic moments in the life of a priest is when he stands...