Mormons, Christians and/or cults
Pin ItWhy is Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress so insistent that Mormonism is a “cult religion”? As we reported in this space in 2008 — long before his views went viral in recent days — he believes God...
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Pin ItNow the group Americans United for Separation of Church and State is calling on the IRS to investigate First Baptist Church of Dallas for posting video footage of its pastor’s endorsement of...
View ArticleBible reading tilts them leftward
Pin ItLess likely to support the Patriot Act. Less likely to support capital punishment or other harsh penalties for criminals. More likely to value the pursuit of social and economic justice. More...
View ArticleComparative religion on the campaign trail
Pin ItIn an interesting bit of timing, Louisville’s annual Festival of Faiths opened in Louisville on Wednesday, a day after controversy involving religious diversity flooded into the Kentucky...
View ArticleGodbeat gleanings, 9.1.2012
Pin ItAll week there was a tension between gestures of exclusion and inclusion at the Republican National Convention. Let’s start with the obvious: A major political party has nominated a Mormon for...
View ArticleGodbeat gleanings, 9.8.12
Pin ItIt's not prohibited for Mormons to drink cola, says the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints That’s them in the corner: R.E.M. has sent a desist letter to Fox News for using its classic...
View ArticleDuring the Mormon moment, a discussion of the Book of Mormon
Pin ItMormonism’s rise in the headlines these days has brought scrutiny to the beliefs and customs in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There’s Mitt Romney, of course, and the satirical...
View ArticleCatholics’ votes up for grabs, but Protestant pastors back Romney with little...
Pin ItThe statues in Governor's Circle at Constitution Square State Site were decked out for the debate in Danville on Thursday, Oct. 11. / Matt Stone/The Courier-Journal If Thrill in the ‘Ville shows...
View ArticleBob Russell on the vote: America in ‘rebellion’
Pin ItLiberals may have won big at the polls last week, but the majority of Americans “voted against life, marriage, freedom, Israel and fiscal responsibility” and are in rebellion against God, writes...
View ArticleAlbert Mohler speaks at Brigham Young University
Pin It‘I do not believe that we are going to heaven together, but I do believe we may go to jail together.’ Albert Mohler — president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, who has...
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