Sometimes it seems that the Church of England just can’t catch a break.
Valid apologetics or another case of Anglican syncretism?
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Covering opposition to syncretism in a syncretized world
There is nothing more fun about being a confessional Lutheran than explaining our position on syncretistic worship to those who aren’t.
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Halloween: trick or treat for Christians?
In yet another case of liberal bias by GetReligion, tmatt screamed “Boooo!” the other day at a one-sided story praising Halloween evangelism.
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Vatican picks a side in the nun wars?
As the media fallout continues from the Vatican’s decision to rein in the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (see the full document here), I have been especially interested in the degree to which journalists are certain that this action was rooted in tensions caused by recent debates over health care, abortion and homosexuality.
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Mixtape preachers, Kemetic priests and a prostitutes
A reader submitted this New York Times profile of a street preacher named Leyland George. He has a boombox ministry. The profile is very brief and totally interesting, but it does raise some questions:
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CNN's Sonora satanists scare
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Secular fall of a non-guru yoga guru
The Washington Post Style gods recently ran a long, long, long news feature that I am absolutely sure will be of interest to GetReligion readers. It contains all kinds of religious stuff — good and evil, sin and calls for repentance, claims of spiritual transcendence and healing.
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AP vs. AP on Pope's Mexico visit
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Santeria, Catholicism and Cuba
What is a Catholic Cuban? Or, better yet, who can be a Catholic in Cuba? An Associated Press story that looks at the forthcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Cuba through the prism of his refusal to meet with Santeria leaders makes some claims on these points. But are they valid?
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