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Religion and ethics news and tidbits from around Pennsylvania and beyond. Local coverage by York Daily Record/Sunday News religion reporter John Hilton. jhilton@ydr.com
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Recent Posts
- Victoria’s Secret model Kylie Bisutti gives up career for Christ: admirable?
- Keeping Ten Commandments out of public places good for Christians
- PSs (Pastor spouses): an often overlooked partner in the church
- Washington Post poll reveals broad support for allowing gays in Boy Scouts
- Former Yale dean Tom Ogletree on why he officiated his son’s same-sex wedding
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- Ken McKiernan on Muslim reaction to Boston Marathon bombing
- Jim Fahringer on Keeping Ten Commandments out of public places good for Christians
- Belief & Beyond | Washington Post poll reveals broad support for allowing gays in Boy Scouts on Boy Scouts of America compromise on gays: is it fair?
- Kevin Eck on Grace Fellowship names the Rev. Michael Anthony senior pastor
- brendan on The tragedy of Matthew Warren and the religion of mental health
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Does hell exist? New movie stirs debate
Does hell exist? And if it does, what can we do to avoid it? Filmmaker Kevin Miller asks these and other questions in a new movie, “Hellbound.” In promotional materials, Miller says the movie features “an eclectic group of authors, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Celebrities, Film
Tagged David Rempel, Fred Phelps, Hellbound, Huffington Post, John Shore, Kevin Miller
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Pew survey: Americans change religions frequently
Have you ever switching your religious affiliation? Nearly 50 percent of you have switched, or report no affiliation, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. Completed in August, the survey found that: • Forty-four percent of U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Atheists, agnostics, doubters, Culture wars, Pop Culture
Tagged Eli Just, Pew Research Center
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Bill Nye weighs in on Creationism with controversial YouTube video
The creationism group Answers in Genesis built the biblically based Creation Museum, which opened just south of Cincinnati in 2007. It cost $27 million and has averaged about 330,000 visitors a year. The group teaches the stories of the Old … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Culture wars, Elsewhere, Science
Tagged Answers in Genesis, Big Think, Bill Nye, Creationism, Ken Ham
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Back-to-Church-Sunday a success, Lifeway reports
Just wanted to follow up on our stories before and after Back-to-Church Sunday this past weekend. According to Lifeway Research, which organized the event, 13,152 congregations of various denominations, styles and theologies invited an estimated 7.5 million friends, family, neighbors … Continue reading
Posted in Elsewhere, Local events, Pop Culture, Worship
Tagged Back to Church Sunday, Lifeway, Victory Christian Center
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Muslims persecutions similar to anti-Catholic sentiments
Interesting piece in the New York Times yesterday by Doug Saunders, author of “The Myth of the Muslim Tide: Do Immigrants Threaten the West?.” In it, Saunders notes the wave of anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. And it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Culture wars, Islam, Politics, Pop Culture
Tagged David Eggers, Doug Saunders, Muslims, Terry Jones, Zeitoun
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Rosh Hashanah is upon us
Today is the start of the Jewish High Holy Season. While Jewish people make up only 2 percent of the U.S. population, their impact is very strong. Take Ernie Weiss. He came to America in the 1940s and settled in … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Local events
Tagged Ernie Weiss, Hahn Home Fund, Jewish Family Services, Rosh Hashanah
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New church possibilities in York County
Heard about a couple of unique church ventures this week on the York area. It was happy news for me since I get a lot of news about church mergers and/or declining attendance. And of course, a May survey, released … Continue reading
Catching up with Man Hee Lee
I wanted to catch up with the controversial Korean Christian leader, Man Hee Lee, now that his tour of America is over. Lee spoke in late July in Los Angeles, the last stop in a tour of Europe and America, … Continue reading
