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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows–Part 2
There's never been anything quite like the Harry Potter movies. The finale, Deathly Hallows, Part 2, is all one might hope.
The Norwegian response
Mindful of the American response to 9/11, Norwegians apparently want to avoid overreacting and seeing themselves only as victims. They don't want to adopt a bunker mentality.
Australian clergy critical of government approach to asylum seekers
Sydney, August 5 (ENInews)--Australian church leaders are criticizing a
government solution to deport hundreds of asylum seekers to Malaysia as a...
Army will host concert for atheists at Fort Bragg
A group of military atheists have won the backing of U.S. Army
officials to hold a "Rock Beyond Belief" concert for nonbelievers at
North Carolina's Fort Bragg next year....
On "mere ceremonial deism"
Wendy Kaminer argues that while atheists have a right to be ...
"Liberal critics" call the AFA a hate group?
I enjoyed this Michael Kinsley
post last year more than anything I'd read in...
The Chosen Peoples, by Todd Gitlin and Liel Leibovitz
Todd Gitlin and Liel Leibovitz have written a thoughtful critical volume on the roots and
costs of chosenness as it pertains to historical and contemporary Israel
and the United States.
Best of Vegas, by Frank Sinatra
As the epitome of vocal cool and confidence, Frank Sinatra ruled the Las Vegas strip for more than two decades. This compilation draws on four of his best performances there between 1961 and 1987....
Alternative ways
How we relate to the "other," ethnically, nationally, religiously, is
the most important moral and theological issue of our time.
With spotlight on Mormon faith, scholars gather to defend it
(RNS) Mormon founder Joseph Smith may have declared all churches to be
wrong, even apostate, but he also defined Mormonism as "an inclusivist...
Church hosts alternative to Perry prayer rally
HOUSTON (ABP) — A Baptist church will serve as host site to an
ecumenical event formed in response to “The Response”—the prayer rally...
Faith groups concerned about North Korean leadership of UN group
Geneva, August 3 (ENInews)--Christian advocacy groups are among a
28-strong international coalition calling for North Korea, criticized by many for...
Study of secularism sees boost on college campuses
(RNS) Almost every major college and university offers a degree in
religious studies. But secularism? Nary a one -- until now....
Demonstrators for poor arrested inside Capitol
Making pleas to Washington to avoid drastic spending cuts that would hit the poor and most vulnerable hardest, mainline Protestant leaders, Catholic bishops, progressive evangelicals and other fait...
Liberal theologian, mentor Gordon Kaufman dies at 86
A member of the Harvard Divinity School faculty for more than three decades, Gordon Kaufman, who died July 22 at 86, had a profound influence on rethinking theology in naturalistic terms, arguing f...
Kenya promises to expand refugee camp
The Kenyan government has promised to expand a refugee camp for thousands of desperate Somalis fleeing a drought crisis in the Horn of Africa, and faith groups and humanitarian agencies are praisin...
What’s behind renewed China-Vatican friction?
When China's state-run Catholic Church ordained a new bishop for the Diocese of Shantou this summer without the Vatican's approval, it represented the latest step back from years of progress in a c...