Ray Suarez of PBS to be Lenten Series Speaker in Fort Worth

Filed Under (Reigion Gossip) by Admin on 16-02-2010

Ray Suarez of PBS’s The NewsHour will be among the Lenten speakers in a series organized by the Episcopal Diocese of Forth Worth – those local churches remaining a part of the Episcopal Church.

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Psychologist who believes in ’satanic abuse’ banned after exorcisms

Filed Under (Religion In The News) by Admin on 16-02-2010

Satanic Ritual Abuse Australia: A psychologist who helped perform exorcisms on his patients and believed in “satanic abuse” has been banned from practising by the state’s health watchdog.

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Texas Toast: Christianity and History in the Lone Star State, Part DCLXVIII

Filed Under (Religion Research) by Admin on 15-02-2010


Paul Harvey
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Tel Aviv cult leader Goel Ratzon indicted on multiple charges, including rape

Filed Under (Religion In The News) by Admin on 15-02-2010

Goel Ratzon Israeli cult leader Goel Ratzon was indicted Sunday on multiple charges, including with rape, sodomy, enslavement, sexual abuse within the family and several other offenses.

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Blood Done Sign My Name — Out in Film!

Filed Under (Religion Research) by Admin on 14-02-2010


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The Journal of Southern Religion and the Challenges of On-line Publication

Filed Under (Religion Research) by Admin on 13-02-2010

Randall Stephens

A few weeks back Paul posted his comments from our AHA roundtable: “American Religious Historians Online.” (His thought-provoking remarks can be viewed here: “Blogging and the (Non-) Democratization of American Religious History.”) So . . . I, too, post my comments below. Was a very rewarding session–even though, because of the early time of day and because we were slotted at the end of the conference, there were barely more people in the audience than on the platform. (At one point I swear I saw a tumbleweed role up the isle in the cavernous ballroom.) Still, we had a great exchange/Q&A at the end of the session.

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Wally Chappell to give Intensive Journal Workshop at Highland Park UMC

Filed Under (Reigion Gossip) by Admin on 13-02-2010

The Rev. Wally Chappell is a longtime United Methodist pastor who served churches around the Dallas area. He’s also a veteran teacher of the the Intensive Journal Workshop.

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Cult members prepare for trial in death of boy who would not say ‘Amen’

Filed Under (Religion In The News) by Admin on 13-02-2010

One Mind Ministries The focus will be the leader of the small group One Mind Ministries, which police call a cult.

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The Gay History of Gospel

Filed Under (Religion Research) by Admin on 12-02-2010

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One in four Presbyterian pastors is female, and nearly half the membership is 65 or older

Filed Under (Reigion Gossip) by Admin on 12-02-2010

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is strong on statistics, and doesn’t shrink from sharing them, even when they show the denomination is graying rapidly.

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