Controversial Catholic program for gays
(multimedia) The Archdiocese of Hartford said it’s implementing a new program that ministers to people with same-sex attractions.
Category: Theology vs. Philosophy
15 faith-based predictions for 2012
To ring in the New Year, CNN’s Belief Blog asked experts in religion, faith leaders, and a secular humanist about how the forces of faith and faithlessness will shape the world in 2012. Here’s...
Poll: Nearly 8 in 10 Americans believe in angels
(AP) Angels don’t just sing at Christmastime. For most Americans, they’re a year-round presence. A new Associated Press-GfK poll shows that 77 percent of adults believe these ethereal beings are real. Belief is primarily...
Holidays, minus God
Americans who are unaffiliated with any faith tradition are the fastest growing religious group in the country. With the holiday season upon us, we asked iReporters: If you’re atheist, agnostic or a nonbeliever of...
The Freedom to Marry and Its Costs
For most of American history, marriage was the sole legitimate setting for sexual relationships and for the rearing of children. Through the middle of the 20th century, some states made it a crime to...
The Catholic church: A house divided?
It’s a battle between Catholic and Catholic, a battle between the past and the present. A battle centuries old that rages yet today. In Phoenix, it’s a battle between Bishop Thomas Olmstead and the...
Prayer event puts Detroit Muslims on edge
(AP) DETROIT – An area with one of the largest Muslim communities outside the Middle East is bracing itself for a 24-hour prayer rally by a group that counts Islam among the ills facing...
WANT WEIRD WEATHER? COME TO OKLAHOMA!
“Even for Oklahoma, this is crazy,” said Rick Smith, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman. “Since January, we’ve been setting records. People are just kind of amazed and shocked.” State records set this...
The killing of ‘cursed’ infants in Ethiopia?
(CNN) — His top teeth came in before his bottom teeth. That is how elders of the Kara tribe determined that a healthy baby boy needed to be killed. The child was “mingi” —...
