Humanist Chaplains Only Harvard University, Rutgers University, and Adelphi University retain humanist chaplains, according to Harvard’s Greg Epstein. (Inside Higher Ed)
Iowans share their road to spirtualism Some find safe harbor in organized religion, while others seek out spiritual alternatives. (The Des Moines Register)
God and Football: NFL Chaplains Offer Spiritual Advice For most of football season, Father James Baraniak wears his green vestment with gold lining when he performs Mass in Green Bay, Wis. And while it has nothing to do with the Packers' team colors — green is mandated by the Vatican — it is something of a holy coincidence. (TIME)
Doctors recognize the healing power of spirituality According to a survey in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 89% of physicians said they had worked with a chaplain. Of those doctors, 90% said they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the clergymen. (Los Angeles Times)
Local labyrinths' paths cross boundaries of faith and tradition The straightforward curves are intended to help people focus and ease troubles, which is why they are becoming increasing popular in spiritual and health care settings. (Star News Online, North Carolina)
Cal Thomas addresses prayer breakfast in Norfolk The Christian crowd laughed along with Thomas, a conservative commentator who layered wit with his cultural critique and personal embrace of Jesus Christ. (The Virginian-Pilot)
ACLU: Bibles passed out, prayer encouraged in Cheatham County schools A lawsuit has been filed against the Cheatham County School Board alleging that school officials have promoted their own religious beliefs and allowed and encouraged public prayers at school events. (The Tennessean)
Students lead the Lord's Prayer before ballgames Almost a year after Santa Rosa County schools signed a consent decree with the American Civil Liberties Union agreeing to stop promoting religion students have picked up where educators left off. (The News Herald, Florida)
Should prayers be covered? Critics say the proposal would essentially put Christian Science prayer treatments on the same footing as science-based medical care by prohibiting discrimination against "religious and spiritual health care." (Chicago Tribune)
Pastor's mission: Elevate our prayer life After 2,000 years of Christian prayer, many faithful still don't know how to pray effectively, pastor Daniel Henderson says. (CNN)
Atheist student groups flower on college campuses There's no uptick in the number of atheist young adults, but the number of their campus clubs has more than doubled in the past two years. (AP/Yahoo! News)
Atheists turn to billboard sites The group behind a controversial atheist bus-poster campaign is urging parents not to label their children with their own religious faith. (BBC)
For 'cultural' Jews, focus not on God Last Sunday, my daughter and I visited a gathering of Jews who don't believe in God, where the rabbi identifies himself as a bisexual atheist and the first 45 minutes are spent doing Israeli folk dances. (Julia Duin, The Washington Times)
The Atheist Recruiting Machine From subway ads to “Blasphemy Day,” nonbelievers are proselytizing louder than ever. But as they draw more converts, are they in danger of losing their unique brand of faith? (The Daily Beast)
Humanist Chaplains Only Harvard University, Rutgers University, and Adelphi University retain humanist chaplains, according to Harvard’s Greg Epstein. (Inside Higher Ed)
Iowans share their road to spirtualism Some find safe harbor in organized religion, while others seek out spiritual alternatives. (The Des Moines Register)
God and Football: NFL Chaplains Offer Spiritual Advice For most of football season, Father James Baraniak wears his green vestment with gold lining when he performs Mass in Green Bay, Wis. And while it has nothing to do with the Packers' team colors — green is mandated by the Vatican — it is something of a holy coincidence. (TIME)
Doctors recognize the healing power of spirituality According to a survey in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 89% of physicians said they had worked with a chaplain. Of those doctors, 90% said they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the clergymen. (Los Angeles Times)
Local labyrinths' paths cross boundaries of faith and tradition The straightforward curves are intended to help people focus and ease troubles, which is why they are becoming increasing popular in spiritual and health care settings. (Star News Online, North Carolina)
Survivor of Ariz. sweat lodge ceremony speaks out It was supposed to be a religious awakening, the culmination of a $9,000-plus-a-person retreat aimed at helping people find a new vision for life. But it wasn't long before the ceremony turned into a terrifying experience. (Associated Press)
For Some Parents, Shouting Is the New Spanking Many in todays generation of parents would never spank their children. But, incongruously and with regularity, this is a generation that yells (The New York Times)
Retreat leader speaks out over sweat lodge deaths The spiritual retreat included a Thursday sweat lodge ceremony, which ended tragically in the deaths of Kirby Brown, 38, of Westtown, N.Y., and James Shore, 40, of Milwaukee. (Associated Press)
My Son's Suicide Strengthened My Faith My view of God's grace and mercy and my patience for struggling sinners is greatly expanded, while my tolerance for intra-religious disputes is greatly diminished. (Christine Scheller, Double X)
Oprah or Jesus: Who's right? "There are many paths to what you call God." Oprah Winfrey said it. And when she did, many Americans who love Oprah believed it. (World Net Daily)
When Religion Is in Play, a Game Is Just That Having the Yankees and the Red Sox play early Sunday and the Giants and the Jets play at the same time, in deference to Yom Kippur, could be the start of something better (George Vecsey, The New York Times)
Life After L'Abri I outgrew much of the theology and practices I learned at l'Abri. Yet my conversion to Christ was no illusion. (The Christian Century)
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