Jews attend Iran holocaust conference
Dec 12 2006 02:07AM
A handful of Orthodox Jews at a conference on the Holocaust in Tehran, at which star guests include deniers of the genocide, attended because they also want an end to the Israeli state.
Iranian Jews walk tightrope
Dec 12 2006 01:51AM
Jews have been living and worshipping in Iran for 2,500 years and they're still there, the second-largest Jewish community in the Middle East outside Israel, despite the odds against them.
Column: Life at First Sight
Dec 12 2006 01:49AM
The very aspects of my children's natures that differ most, the ones that once sparked battles, are among the best things they have to offer each other today.
Facing up to hard realities
Dec 12 2006 01:44AM
Do we care enough? If we knew that there could indeed be an answer, would we come out of our paralysis, fear and denial of the global warming situation?
'Rosary Bowl' to pray for world peace
Dec 12 2006 01:29AM
The largest outdoor celebration of the Rosary in Southern California in nearly 50 years will take place at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, on May 19, 2007.
Airport returns Christmas trees
Dec 12 2006 01:23AM
Christmas trees are being returned at Seattle's international airport after a row over religious decorations.
Cardinal: Catholic dissidents worse than atheists
Dec 12 2006 12:54AM
The new Secretary of State in the Vatican, a position second only to that of the Pope himself, has said that dissident Catholics are more worrisome than atheists.
Column: Spiritual Parenting
Dec 12 2006 12:47AM
When you or your family are in the depth of sadness, gather your children, connect with the light and remember the miracles that are waiting to be revealed.
Commitment in love: the final frontier
Dec 12 2006 12:42AM
With the greatest challenges come the greatest rewards. Nothing will thrill, test, tantalize, taunt, and make you feel more fully alive than a totally committed relationship.
Column: Writing Down Your Soul
Dec 12 2006 12:36AM
This may not sound difficult to you, but I had NEVER been to a movie by myself. I had never said, "One, please."
Bishop: Canada sinks into gay 'chaos'
Dec 12 2006 12:33AM
A Canadian Bishop has charged a lack of sanity on the part of Canadian politicians in the wake of Parliament's refusal to reopen the debate around restoring the traditional definition of marriage.
God is the ultimate 'crotch rocket'
Dec 12 2006 12:27AM
Something big is about to come this way! Clear the runway, turn on the lights, God is about to land a 747 in the middle of a hurricane! This is what Christmas is all about.
Top court to eye faith-based initiative
Dec 11 2006 02:44AM
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the White House's faith-based initiative may be challenged by taxpayers on First Amendment grounds.
Pope statue stirs French town row
Dec 11 2006 02:38AM
A small town in Brittany has found itself at the center of a row after erecting a huge bronze statue of Pope John Paul II in a central square.
'Nativity' weathers critics, scandal
Dec 11 2006 02:36AM
Christian film fans are enthusiastic over a movie based on the Gospels' Nativity story despite mixed reviews and a scandal over the movie's female star.
Milingo grateful for Rev. Moon's help
Dec 11 2006 02:31AM
Excommunicated Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo expressed gratitude for financial help from the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church for his campaign against the celibacy requirement in the Roman Catholic Church.
Column: Left Coast Lions' Den
Dec 11 2006 02:17AM
Everyone's favorite holiday film is actually an important lesson in supporting the businesses that improve the lives of your next-door neighbors.
Column: Woman at the Well
Dec 11 2006 02:13AM
A year of life is a long time, but every year we manage to summarize it, and if possible brag about it, in our annual family Christmas letter. Thought you might want to read mine!
Religious conference looks at cruelty
Dec 11 2006 02:04AM
An ecumenical conference in Switzerland last weekend examined institutional and structural cruelty and what Christians can do about it.
More TV characters 'talk to dead people'
Dec 11 2006 02:04AM
"I see dead people," Haley Joel Osment's famous line in the film "The Sixth Sense," is being increasingly echoed by a new crop of television shows.
Producers vie for best 'uplifting' script
Dec 11 2006 01:56AM
Just about every top studio in Hollywood has added its name to the list of those signing up for the annual John Templeton Foundation $50,000 Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays.
Priests defy Vatican marriage ban
Dec 11 2006 01:50AM
An excommunicated Roman Catholic archbishop continued to defy the Vatican when he installed two married priests as bishops on Sunday.
Religion makes inroads in offices
Dec 11 2006 01:40AM
The growth of diversity in the workplace, along with the influence of religion in America, has brought faith to the job, experts say.
Column: SpiritLinks
Dec 11 2006 01:39AM
Do not presume you always get what you pray for, wish for, work to draw to you. Positive thinking does not guarantee we will be exempt from misfortune.
The birth of Santa
Dec 11 2006 01:38AM
During the 19th century the image of St. Nick gradually replaced the long bishop's robe with the red polar suit. By the 1920s Santa was plump, jolly and Norman Rockwell-ized.
Devotion to Mexican virgin expands
Dec 11 2006 01:38AM
As Catholics mark tomorrow's 475th anniversary of the Virgin of Guadalupe's appearance to Mexican Indian Juan Diego, the devotion surrounding her expands into new areas.
Iran set for Holocaust conference
Dec 11 2006 01:37AM
Iran is hosting a two-day conference which is likely to question whether the Holocaust actually happened.
Rocky Balboa and Jesus
Dec 11 2006 01:32AM
An interview with Sylvester Stallone, who hopes you will find a Christian message in his film 'Rocky VI - Rocky Balboa,' due out next week.
Israel blocks Tutu's Gaza visit
Dec 11 2006 01:27AM
South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu says it is distressing that Israel blocked a planned mission by him to Gaza.
Column: Love, God and Sex
Dec 11 2006 01:20AM
Men who truly love women are rewarded with heavenly sexual pleasure.
Why the Middle East has no solution
Dec 11 2006 01:19AM
When we reach the end of the ego's expansion, we will discover the force behind nature.
Iran defends Holocaust conference
Dec 11 2006 01:03AM
Iran's foreign minister has rejected criticism of a two-day conference being held in Iran to examine whether the Holocaust actually happened.
Oppression of women increases poverty
Dec 11 2006 12:39AM
Inequality at home between men and women leads to poorer health for the children and greater poverty for the family, says a new study.
Merry Buddhist Christmas
Dec 11 2006 12:37AM
Here are six Buddhist contemplations for growing a compassionate heart, which will fit nicely into my Christmas cards.
Lights, miracles ... action!
Dec 11 2006 12:20AM
Don't get me wrong. I mean it with a loving and festive heart when I say, 'Bah, humbug, on holiday lights. Let's try a little darkness.'
Faiths rally for Darfur this weekend
Dec 8 2006 02:40AM
Religious organizations of all creeds are joining forces this weekend to pray for an end to the violence in Sudan's Darfur region and demand action by the U.S. government.
Muslim women take center stage
Dec 8 2006 02:20AM
Muslim women - religious and political leaders, human rights activists, scholars, and artists - are rising to the occasion to empower Muslim women worldwide.
Indonesia proposes Muslim force in Iraq
Dec 8 2006 02:20AM
Indonesia's foreign minister says a military force from Muslim countries should be deployed in Iraq ahead of the U.S. withdrawal to help resolve the conflict in the war-torn country.
Does revelation drop from the sky?
Column: God Said What?
Dec 8 2006 02:13AM
God's revelation is completely different from what human beings are used to, but it doesn't usually come from a burning bush, a mystical vision or a private audience with the divine.
All is love in fear and war
Dec 8 2006 01:51AM
Living in our heart chakra, Kwan Yin facilitates forgiveness and joy. Keeping things balanced, she aids the release of guilt, trust issues and past hurts.
TV show eyes 'funny' side of Islam
Dec 8 2006 01:51AM
In Friday's New York Times, Neil MacFarquhar looks at a new Canadian TV show called Little Mosque on the Prairie.
Legal wrangling dogs faith-based initiatives
Dec 8 2006 01:47AM
President Bush's "faith-based initiative" faces public relations problems as well as challenging legal and institutional issues, says a new report from an independent group.
Cats are the most spiritual animals
Dec 8 2006 01:44AM
No wonder the ancient Egyptians thought of cats as representatives of the gods.
Vatican approves Catholic group's excommunication
Dec 8 2006 01:39AM
The Vatican confirmed a U.S. bishop's decision to excommunicate members of the dissident group Call to Action.
Canadian artist crucifies Santa
Dec 8 2006 01:22AM
A Vancouver Island artist put an effigy of a crucified Santa Claus on his front lawn, causing some neighbors to complain it's traumatizing their children.
Why evangelicals are shifting left
Dec 8 2006 01:21AM
Evangashift: Evangelicals are singing a new song this Christmas: "Leftward leaning, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light."
Lessons from a Christmas tree
Dec 8 2006 01:13AM
I told my daughter that Christmas wasn't about the biggest tree, or the biggest baubles or the most presents. It was about love. But my daughter had a lesson to teach me too.
Mary Cheney called 'cruel' to unborn child
Dec 8 2006 01:10AM
Mary Cheney, the Vice President's unmarried lesbian daughter, is being "cruel" to her unborn child, says Dr. Paul Cameron, Chairman of the Family Research Institute.
St Paul's tomb unearthed in Rome
Dec 8 2006 01:02AM
Archaeologists unearthed a sarcophagus containing what they believe to be the remains of St. Paul the Apostle. The tomb, dating back to at least 390 A.D., lay in a crypt under a basilica in Rome.