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Glenn Beck Gets ‘Twitterstorm’ From Jewish Social Justice Group
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Nicole Neroulias
From 9 a.m. today and for the next 24 hours, Jewish Funds for Justice is sending one “Tweet” a minute to Glenn Beck’s personal Twitter account. The “Haik U” messages (like haiku poems) are protesting the conservative broadcaster’s comments about religion and social justice. On Faith has more on this campaign. Two samples: And Jesus said toAll his…
John Piper, Megachurch Pastor and Author, Takes Break to Tackle ‘Sins’
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Nicole Neroulias
John Piper, a prolific evangelical Christian author and founder of Desiring God Ministries, is taking an 8-month leave of absence from public life, including his role as pastor at Bethlethem Baptist Church in Minnesota. It’s not an April Fools’ Day joke — Piper, 64, announced his decision earlier this week, in a letter to his congregation. His…
Pope Watch: Vatican Strikes Back at The Gray Lady
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Nicole Neroulias
Coverage of the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal had focused on Ireland and Germany and other parts of Europe lately, until The New York Times started revisiting old American cases, trying to find a link between church coverups of pedophile priests and the Vatican disciplinary office once led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. After nearly…
Scientology Abuse Claims Investigated by CNN, AP
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Nicole Neroulias
The Church of Scientology is getting more unwanted publicity this week, as reporters look into claims made by former members accusing high-ranking officials — including church leader David Miscavige, who also served as best man in Tom Cruise’s wedding to Katie Holmes — of physical and psychological abuse. From the Associated Press: The church says…
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