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Heading Southeast, While Clergy and Candidates Clash on Immigration Reform & Jobs Act
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Nicole Neroulias
I’m heading to the Religion Newswriters Association’s annual conference, held in Durham, N.C. this year. Check out the schedule and let me know if there are any specific topics you’d like me to cover, in addition to the Buddhism session I’m moderating Saturday. You can also follow the conference on Twitter at #RNA2011 (you don’t…
Faith News Roundup, 9/11 Anniversary Edition: Where’s the Ground Zero Church?
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Nicole Neroulias
For all the brouhaha over not having clergy lead prayers at the 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the new World Trade Center memorial yesterday, there was plenty of faith at the observance, including biblical readings from President Obama, former President George W. Bush and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In fact, it was impossible to find coverage…
Fun Friday: What to Ask Republican Presidential Candidates, And What Not to Wear to Church
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Nicole Neroulias
I dearly love the premise of GetReligion, a blog that points out weaknesses in the mainstream media’s coverage of faith-related issues, but I do get annoyed at its conservative Christian perspective at times. For example, all the pearl-clutching over Bill Keller’s recent New York Times column, which made the point that since religion plays such…
Should Federal Funds Go to World Vision & Other Groups That Only Hire Christians?
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Nicole Neroulias
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly aired an interesting piece this weekend about whether faith-based groups that accept government funding may continue only hiring members of their own faith. (Remember, the ongoing controversy here is that these groups are supported by taxpayer money, in contrast to completely private organizations.) It’s a heated debate. Most people seem to…
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