BELIEF BLOG
Only at The Washington Times: Julia Duin blogs on religion.
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Bishops to Indian Catholics: Have more kids
The bishops of Kerala, India, exhort their flock to have more children.
Obama, McCain yarmulkes
A new Web site premieres distinctive political head coverings for the Jewish male.
The Chinese are at it again
More on unrelenting Chinese persecution of religious folks.
Bishops nix Mass language
Catholic bishops will be voting down Vatican-suggested changes in prayers associated with the Mass.
Black national anthem redux
A bit of history behind "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
Animal experiments in med schools
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says there are still med schools out there traumatizing and killing animals in the name of science
And now the Presbyterians
The church opened the door to gay clergy last week at the yearly meeting of its General Assemblies.
How Catholics think, act
Father Thomas Reese, a senior fellow at the Woodstock Institute, reminds us of some of the unique variations concerning Catholics in the latest Pew Forum release.
Blacks against abortion
Ruminations on Thursday's demonstrations on Capitol Hill
Sleek Sikh
Sandeep Caberwal, a lawyer and entrepreneur, is now known for something different: modeling high-fashion mens clothing while sporting his Sikh turban; possibly the first Sikh in this country to be photographed in a fashion spread
Repenting of torture?
Do Americans need to repent of their country's use of torture? No one is debating whether we're involved in it; everyone knows that we are.
Londonistan, here we come
I usually like to do my own reporting for this blog, but I had to include this post from a British newspaper about two American Christian evangelists who were told they could not witness to their faith in a certain Birmingham, U.K. neighborhood because it's a "Muslim area."
Iceland's Lutherans
Last month's decision by the California Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage is going to have plenty of repercussions, not the least on churches faced with requests to allow such ceremonies. For the most part, religious groups have decried such court decisions -- at least in the USA. But in Iceland, a direct flight of only a few hours from BWI Airport, things are totally different.
Bad Buddhists
Usually you don't hear a whiff of bad stuff about Buddhists, who number roughly 360 million worldwide.
More on 'Caspian'
Just to note that Box Office Mojo says 55 million (instead of the hoped-for 85 million) viewer...
