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On Religion
  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Praying with the Democrats, too

    It was highly symbolic that Cardinal Timothy Dolan offered the final benediction for a Democratic National Convention where support for abortion rights was strong.

    September 17, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Praying in a GOP spotlight

    No one was surprised when Cardinal Timothy Dolan's Republican National Convention benediction included several references to religious liberty.

    September 10, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Russia, rock, riots and religion

    Even within the Russian Orthodox opinions are divided, but for many believers the Pussy Riot attack on President Vladimir Putin was a chilling reminder of past persecution.

    September 4, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg What craft beers can teach the Baptists

    If churches want to reach millions of independent-minded young Americans, they might think about creating "craft churches" that reach niche audiences.

    August 27, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Clinton defends religious liberty -- abroad

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the importance of religious tolerance in countries struggling to build democracies.

    August 20, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Is prison a new church-state option?

    Could government begin punishing believers who try to publicly defend, or even follow, ancient doctrines that clash with the new state-mandated doctrines?

    August 13, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg A preying presbyterian in 2012

    The alleged killer at an Aurora, Colo. movie theater was quickly stamped with a religious label by the news media, but what does that label mean?

    July 30, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg To shush, or not to shush

    What can ... or should ... you do about the people in the pew right behind you who -- just -- will -- not -- stop -- talking.

    July 23, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg The heretical art of Thomas Kinkade

    Secular critics have long detested Kinkade's art, in part because of his great popularity with heartland evangelicals.

    July 16, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg The thundering voice that leads the Southern Baptists

    Rev. Fred Luter, the first African-American president of America's largest non-Catholic flock, has challenged Southern Baptists to face the blunt realities of life in a diverse and urban society.

    July 9, 2012 1 Photo