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...sees as changes introduced into Islam since the time when the religion was established by the Prophet Mohammad. In this regard, the label “reactionary” applies more or less as well to Wahhabi beliefs as it does to Protestant Christianity, which rejected the Catholic Church??s teachings on much the same basis. A great many U.S. leaders—not least the current president—have been sincere advocates of Protestantism, but it would hardly be fair to associate all Americans with the terrible things that some people have done in the name...
...spin on the old hedonist’s motto. Eschewing the stuffy quarters of the All Saints Episcopalian Parish in Brookline, Ross has taken her weekly Christian discussion group from the House of God to the Publik House Beer Bar and Kitchen. Every Saturday afternoon, before heading to the church??s five o’clock Celtic service, parishioners talk religion over a frothy pint of imported ale. It’s not you’re typical church group, but then again, Ross isn’t trying to draw the typical church-going crowd...
...triumph of outdated and intolerant dogma over practical effectiveness, the Boston Archdiocese’s Catholic Charities adoption agency decided to halt its services after its contract expires later this year. The decision, triggered by the Church??s disagreement with the Massachusetts state law allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children, prompted Mass. Governor Mitt Romney to publicly push for an exception to the law in the interests of religious freedom. While we agree with Romney that an exception should be made for the licensing of Catholic Charities, our support for the exemption rests solely our practical concern...
...birth back in 1636. Back then, it wasn’t just about “Veritas.” It was “Veritas pro Christo et Ecclesia;” not just Truth, but Truth for Christ and Church.What exactly happened to “Church??? And where did Christ go? It used to be that Harvard had only one business—training young men for deployment into the ministry. And it wasn’t overnight that it transformed into the famously secular research university we know today. Rather, the movement gathered momentum...
...professional ministry.“The denomination is still inimical to bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people,” he says. “I don’t know how long I can continue to tolerate the injustice.”Nelson is disappointed with his church??s treatment of gay men and women and says he’s unsure how long he will remain a part of the denomination. Nelson says he is able, however, to take this discrimination in stride, because he sees his future not as a minister, but rather outside...