Category Archives: American Religion
Giving Sacred Thanks without God
A fellow scholar and a good friend of mine recently pointed me to this article, in which the conservative religious world apparently recycles its concern over the perceived religious vacuousness of Obama, based on the fact that he did not … Continue reading
More on beliefnet
Paul Harvey has an additional comment on BeliefNet, re-framing it into the discussion of religion in the marketplace. Studying large media institutions, especially commercial ones like Beliefnet, is a significant contribution to examining religion in America, but I often find … Continue reading
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BeliefNet
I learned today from the Wild Hunt that BeliefNet has been sold to BN Media. Jason does a good job of identifying some affiliations of BeliefNet’s new owners and the potential shake up this might bring for alternative religions. Honestly, … Continue reading
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Prison Books Update
A little while back, I posted regarding a decision by the Federal Prison Bureau to remove all religious books not fitting a small set of lists. The New Yorks times reported yesterday that they have decided, at least temporarily, to … Continue reading
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Prison Books
The New York Times reports today that the federal prison system has decided to purge religious titles from its libraries under the perceived need to prevent religious extremism from spreading in federal prisons and providing a recruiting ground for terrorists. … Continue reading
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The Wall
A few days from now will mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court case Everson vs. Board of Education, a landmark decision in defining the relationship between church and state in our country. Alternet is running a nice essay discussing … Continue reading
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Polluted Sushi?
There are many things that make me happy about being back in Portland, Oregon after my two years of residential service in Philadelphia–and one of those is definitely access to good, cheap, quality Sushi. But yesterday’s Willamette Week tells me … Continue reading
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Nuestro Himno
Well, it looks like I am going to have to learn Spanish. All right, it’s confession time. I guess this is a blog, so it’s to be expected–but I try to resist. Here is the confession: I am terrible at … Continue reading
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