What Your Body Knows About God — This book on the intersection of our physicality with our spirituality is receiving generally good reviews. “Rob Moll has collected the latest research on the connections between biology and spirituality into a single, accessible volume and argues that humans are hard-wired for spiritual experiences and connecting with God
Christian Marriage, Civil Marriage
Christian Marriage, Civil Marriage — First Things has been publishing several pieces on the marriage issue along with a page for pledging clergy non-participation in civil marriage. Here is one article from which you can search others. Also, click here to see the pledge page.
A Primer on the Religious Naturalist
A Primer on the Religious Naturalist — “Scientific inquiry has provisioned us with a mind-boggling new core narrative — the epic of evolution, the epic of creation, the universe story, big history, everybody’s story — where humans and human cultures are understood to be emergent from and, hence, a part of nature.” This brief piece […]
The Church Worker Housing Allowance
The Church Worker Housing Allowance — Lutheran pastor Dave Albertson revisits perennial questions about this tax benefit in his article, “How Rich Pastors are Getting Richer (While Poor Pastors Stay Poor),” following the recent U.S. Court of Appeals case that upheld this tax provision.
The Perceptions Project: Science and Religion
The Perceptions Project — The Perceptions Project, a three-year endeavor spearheaded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) brings together scientists and religious leaders (especially evangelicals) for conversation about how members of these influential communities view one another and how relations between them […]
Can Wheaton Require ROTC be Run by Christians?
Can Wheaton Require ROTC be Run By Christians? — The Army is conducting a nationwide review of policies at the 275 colleges that host ROTC programs, including Wheaton College, which came under fire in recent weeks from a military watchdog group that noticed the Army’s listing for a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps position at the […]
School System Drops all Religious References to Days Off
School System Drops all Religious Reference to Days Off — Schools in Montgomery County, Md. will still be getting Christmas, Easter and Jewish holidays off, but officially the ones in December will now be called winter break and time off around Easter will be spring break. Other holidays will just be days off.
DOJ: Atheists as Ministers of the Gospel?
DOJ: Atheists as Ministers of the Gospel? — the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s high-profile 2013 decision that the longstanding clergy housing allowance was unconstitutional; but the Dept. of Justice also offered the argument that for the case to gain standing, atheists could apply for status as “ministers of the gospel […]
Christian Writers Guild Shuts Down
Christian Writers Guild Shuts Down — The Christian Writers Guild, owned by novelist Jerry Jenkins, has shut down after 50 years of operation. Jenkins, who purchased the group in 2001, announced the closing at the CWG website. See also the Christianity Today report.
Religion and Electronic Media
Religion and Electronic Media — In an average week, one-in-five Americans share their religious faith online, about the same percentage that tune in to religious talk radio, watch religious TV programs or listen to Christian rock music. And nearly half of U.S. adults see someone else share their religious faith online in a typical week.
