“Visiting Scholar Kelly Baker is Patient Zero”

Filed Under (Religion Research) by Admin on 12-10-2011

Emily Clark

Kelly Baker was all over facebook yesterday. The Florida State University facebook page was full of updates about the FSU Zombie Apocalypse in anticipation of Kellys public lecture yesterday afternoon hosted by FSUs Department of Religion entitled Theres us and the dead: The Zombie Apocalypse in American Culture. One of these updates identified Kelly as patient zero, or the origin of the zombie outbreak. On our way to the auditorium yesterday to set up Kellys lecture, we passed some students filming brief interviews with others who participate in the popular Humans vs. Zombies tag-oriented game. The Tallahassee Democrat (city paper) ran a story on the lecture to encourage attendees, and there was even an extra from AMCs The Walking Dead in attendance. This picture was posted live to the FSU facebook page.

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TEXAS FAITH: Why does a strong belief in heaven and hell motivate people?

Filed Under (Reigion Gossip) by Admin on 12-10-2011

Baylor University released its latest survey of religion in America last month. As always, there’s plenty to digest. The findings about competing beliefs in heaven and hell especially caught my eye.

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Egyptians Mourn Massacre of Coptic Christians

Filed Under (Religion In The News) by Admin on 12-10-2011

Egypt Funeral services were held today in Cairo for some of the victims of a military attack against a group of Christian protestors that left 26 dead and hundreds wounded.

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Robert Jeffress and the History of Anti-Mormonism

Filed Under (Religion Research) by Admin on 11-10-2011

Paul Harvey

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Romney responds to Mormon ‘cult’ comment

Filed Under (Religion In The News) by Admin on 11-10-2011

Mormon Church Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney Saturday sought to calm the religious divisions that surfaced at the influential Values Voters Summit during his second bid to become the first member of the Church of Latter Day Saints to win thepresidency.

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Race, Redemption, and the Red Sox: Making and Marking Communities in Books by Ira Berlin and Richard Bailey

Filed Under (Religion Research) by Admin on 10-10-2011

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Beards, hair cut off in attacks on Amish

Filed Under (Religion In The News) by Admin on 10-10-2011

Amish A group of religious castoffs has been attacking fellow Amish, cutting off their hair and beards in an apparent feud over spiritual differences in the deeply traditional community.

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CFP, Mormon History Association 2012 (Updated with Extended Deadline)

Filed Under (Religion Research) by Admin on 09-10-2011

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Asigurari rca

Filed Under (Gay Religion) by Admin on 08-10-2011

Asigurarile iti par inabordabile datorita preturilor mari? Acum asigurarile rca sunt mult mai accesibile, sunt asigurari ieftine si de calitate. Intr-un cadru in care este usor sa alegeti dintre ofertele noastre de asigurari ieftine. Asigurari rca ieftin sunt cea mai buna alegere pentru dumneavoastra si cei dragi !

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Sex Talks

Filed Under (Religion Research) by Admin on 08-10-2011

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