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Pope’s resignation leaves Catholic Church with chance to change
No worldwide apocalypse kept 2013 from coming. If you are Catholic, you may say the apocalypse happened anyway. Surrounded by scandal and suspicion, Pope Benedict XVI announced he will resign — the second-ever resignation...
Poor treatment of servers reaches tipping point
They say God moves in mysterious ways. In some ways, God moves people to great acts of mercy, kindness and altruism while in other ways, God moves people to acts of horrific violence and...
Keep religion out of politics
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Chocolate and bacon are great things, just not together — much like religion and politics. Politics and religion can guide lives. They conflict with one another so much that mixing them...
Don’t blanket the other side of belief
There has been a link circulating around Facebook that has caused blood to sear in my veins. The link takes you to an article entitled “Argument for the Existence of God.” The article begins with...
Radical Christianity a danger to nation
Before Louisiana pastor Dennis Terry introduced Rick Santorum to his congregation on Sunday, he took a few minutes to hurl some fire and brimstone down from the pulpit. “I don’t care what the liberals say,...
Lesbian denied communion at funeral deserves an apology
The Catholic Church is no stranger to scandals, and after a priest’s insensitive decision at a funeral service, the Catholic Church is unfortunately in the spotlight once again. Barbara Johnson was denied communion at her...
Religious freedom after death
For years, posthumous proxy baptism, or baptism for the deceased, has been a regular practice in the Church of Latter Day Saints. Originally, the practice was intended to soothe converts to the Mormon faith....
Religious leaders talk sexuality, spirituality
The LGBT Resource Center and the LGBT Studies Minor Program at UH hosted the first in a series of lectures Tuesday titled “Religion and the LGBT Person,” featuring a panel of religious leaders to...
Religion has no place in presidential campaigns
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum would like to see America on its knees — in prayer. The financial crisis has already left America in more of a prostrate position, so lifting the nation onto its...
Acclaimed journalist talks politics, religion
Faith is an influential tool in American politics, and campaigns now resemble “religious litmus tests,” said guest speaker and Pulitzer Prize winner Leonard Pitts. Pitts gave a lecture on Wednesday called “Religion in the 2012...
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