The former head of the Christian Coalition has a new startup, the Faith and Freedom Coalition, which Reed hopes to use social media to capture a broader, younger and more diverse audience, the AP reports. He's got a feed on Twitter, too.
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In remembrance of the Last Supper, Christians mark today as Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday in some Protestant churches.
"Maundy" refers to the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor commemorating Jesus' washing of his disciples' feet on the night of the Last Supper.
The Word of the Day maudlin comes from the biblical character Mary Magdalene, who washed the feet of Jesus with her tears. She was also a witness to Jesus' crucifixion and the empty tomb. h/t Wordsmith.org
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a great faith and the Super-Bowl story. Religion reporter Ann Rodgers says the Steel City has one of the nation's highest concentrations of Eastern Orthodox Christians, and many of them are devout fans of fellow-believer Troy Polamalu:
Most NFL fans are familiar with the sight of Steelers safety Troy Polamalu crossing himself during games, but one subset of fans is gleefully aware that he crosses himself from right to left, rather than left to right.
"What's a nice Mormon girl like you doing writing about vampires?"
That's a question folks have posed to Stephenie Meyer, author of "Twilight" fame. If I were Meyer, I think I'd get pretty annoyed with how often journalists note her membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a way of introduction.
But a story from Religion News Service actually takes a look at how Meyer's religious upbringing influenced what she writes.
Evangelist Billy Graham celebrated his 90th birthday with his family Friday near his mountain home outside Asheville, N.C.
Christianity Today has a special section on Graham, including articles, sermons and a collection of quotes.
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Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly are slated to star as Charles and Emma Darwin in upcoming biopic, rechristened "Creation," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The real-life husband-and-wife duo are scheduled to begin shooting at the end the month in England. The director is Jon Amiel, of TV's "The Tudors" and 1999's "Entrapment."
According to the Reporter: "Amiel's film portrays Darwin as a man torn between his love for his deeply religious wife and his own growing belief in a world where God has no place. The scientist finds himself caught in a struggle between faith and reason, love and truth."
In case you missed them, two other films about the clash between faith and science came out this year: "Expelled" and the upcoming "Religulous," in theaters Oct. 3.
York County, you might recall, is home to Dover Area School District -- party to 2005's infamous intelligent design trial "Of Pandas and People" fame.
A Unitarian pastor has written a book, "The Gospel According to Bruce Springsteen: Rock and Redemption from Asbury Park to Magic."
From "Born to Run" to "The Rising," the Boss's lyrics lend themselves to theological interpretation, author Jeffrey Symynkywicz told NPR Sunday.
The Harvard-trained minister is an uber Springsteen fan whose sermons contain many a reference to the Boss. He has parsed Springsteen lyrics and explored the history and context of the music and the ways his songs express spiritual themes.
"Hope is never far from the surface in his music. And it's not a pie-in-the-sky, Pollyanna, easy-optimism kind of hope," said Symynkywicz, pastor of First Parish Universalist Church in Stoughton, Mass.
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