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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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Tag Archives: Catholic
Prominent faith leaders condemn Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan was back at it yesterday, releasing a fresh budget that calls for lower tax rates on the wealthy and deep cuts in the social safety net. The Ryan budget, which has no chance of being passed, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Catholicism, Culture wars, Ecomony, Politics
Tagged Catholic, Nuns on the Bus, Paul Ryan, Ryan budget, Simone Campbell
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York’s Catholic schools: soldiering on amid changes in education
I spent part of yesterday afternoon in Principal Peggy Snyder’s office at St. Joseph School in Dallastown. A delightful woman, Snyder, 55, is in her 32nd year at St. Joseph, the first 25 as a teacher. I am doing a … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Local events
Tagged Catholic, Peggy Snyder, Philadelphia, Seattle, St. Joseph School
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So a Mormon and a Catholic walk into a debate…
The announcement broke late Friday night that presumptive Republican nominee for president Mitt Romney had tabbed Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., to be his sidekick. The talking heads spent the rest of the weekend discussing the possible ramifications, the negative and … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Culture wars, Politics
Tagged Catholic, Mitt Romney, Mormon, National Catholic Reporter, Paul Ryan
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Philly churches sue over homeless ban
Philadelphia has always been home to some rather colorful government-citizen interaction. Still, this veteran religion reporter was a little perplexed by the squabble currently being aired before U.S. District Judge William H. Yohn Jr. It seems some church folk want … Continue reading
Posted in Around Pennsylvania, Catholicism, Culture wars, Ecomony, Pop Culture
Tagged Catholic, Congress, Michael Nutter, Paul Ryan, Philadelphia, Simone Campbell
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Cool religion map
Check out this Pew Forum topographical map of faith for all 50 states. Courtesy of the USA Today. Click here. It’s kinda neat. Just move your cursor over a state to get the religious makeup of its residents. Pennsylvania breaks … Continue reading
