December 30, 2009 When the Work of Christmas Begins “When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when…
September 16, 2009 Health Care Reform Judging from photos of last weekend’s anti-reform march on Washington, if the folks who oppose health care legislation would start exercising and eating right,…
September 10, 2009 Health Care Reform: A Faith Perspective The shrill voices of “faith based” talk show hosts notwithstanding, the overwhelming majority of religious leaders in the US recognize that reform of health…
August 29, 2009 The Kennedy Funeral In the context of quarrelsome comments from conservative Catholics and Protestants alike who took issue with some of Senator Kennedy’s views, those involved in…
February 12, 2009 Christians Celebrate Charles Darwin and Evolution On this the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday,and despite loud, attention grabbing protests from some who prefer blind belief to an enlightening faith,…
December 29, 2008 Top Religion News Stories of 2008 Top Religion News Stories of the Year Perhaps not surprisingly, the presidential campaign was the source of the top three news stories about religion…
December 3, 2008 Next World Design Next World Design Our new blog explores the boundary between the virtual and the real, focusing on the ways in which art, science and…
December 2, 2008 The So Called War on Christmas The So Called War on Christmas According to a new book being promoted widely in conservative circles, there is a vast, left-wing conspiracy to…
December 1, 2008 Holiday Spending Despite Economic Crisis, Holiday Spending May Actually be Up! The National Retail Federation reports that American consumers plan to spend “only” $832.36 on holiday…
October 20, 2008 Movie Review: Religulous Religulous Reviewed It’s a bad title and an equally bad documentary, argues the Ethics Guy, Bruce Weinstein, and we agree. Here’s why ….