Articles tagged: religion
with gallery: Churches spread messages of hope and strength this Christmas season
Posted: Dec 25, 2012In the wake of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut, many local churches are using this year’s Christmas sermons to spread hope and strength. Pastors across Washtenaw County said this year, among ... Read more »
Column: This Week's Web Picks: film: studying is believing; macrocosmic Buddhism; the last great wordbook
Posted: Nov 03, 2012This is the next in a series of columns about useful and interesting websites. Film Studies for Free Framing Incandescence: Elizabeth Taylor in JANE EYRE from Catherine Grant on Vimeo. By now it shouldn't surprise ... Read more »
COLUMN: Election 2012: Which way is the religious vote tilting?
Posted: Oct 24, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing election penalties. Are voters with different religious affiliations drawn to ... Read more »
COLUMN: Election 2012: Race penalty or religion penalty?
Posted: Oct 22, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing election penalties. Election Day is two weeks from tomorrow. Tonight ... Read more »
Column: This Week's Web Picks: where we worship movies; religion-by-numbers; re-visualizing images
Posted: Oct 20, 2012This is the next in a series of columns about interesting and useful websites. Cinema Treasures Everyone loves movies. Not everyone loves movie theaters, especially those old, ornate ones that generate monstrous heating and cooling ... Read more »
Column: This Week's Web Picks: speaking freely; the corrections; yesterday's news; the many tongued-Bible
Posted: Sep 22, 2012This is the next in a series of post about interesting and useful websites. First Amendment Center Who doesn't believe in free speech and the First Amendment? Free speech can seem like a Biblical injunction. ... Read more »
COLUMN: Belief in God: Have Americans always believed in God?
Posted: May 23, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing belief around the world, and where Americans stand in comparison. ... Read more »
Michigan caucus backs 'Judeo-Christian' beliefs
Posted: Apr 30, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
COLUMN: This week's web picks: Sacred texts, the Sistine Chapel and rewriting your favorite movie or TV show
Posted: Apr 07, 2012Editor’s note: This is the next installment of a weekly column by Paul Wiener designed to point readers to cool or useful websites. Sacred Text Archive This may be a megasite about a megatopic, but ... Read more »
COLUMN: Mormons: What do they think about their life in America?
Posted: Feb 01, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is discussing what has been called the “Mormon moment” in America, what ... Read more »
FAITH & RELIGION: Dr. Fairfax Fair to lead First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor
Posted: Sep 15, 2011The Presbyterian Church had always been part of Fairfax Fair’s life, starting as a child growing up in a small town in southern Arkansas. But it didn’t occur to her to enter the ministry until ... Read more »
Muslims discuss impact of 9-11 on their community
Posted: Sep 13, 2011The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks had a lasting impact on most Americans, but perhaps more so for Muslims and Arab Americans who suddenly found themselves the objects of suspicion and, in some cases, outright hatred. ... Read more »
Faith: Reflecting on the 10th anniversary of 9/11: May we be inspired to act on our nation's noblest dreams
Posted: Sep 05, 2011I was sitting in a staff meeting when we heard the news about the Twin Towers. It was one of the most ghastly and frightening moments of my life. To honor those who had died, ... Read more »
COLUMN: Could an atheist be a statesman? What about a Mormon?
Posted: Jun 08, 2011Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the concept of a "statesman" — a woman or man ... Read more »
column: Judgment Day, The Rapture and the last day on Earth - what do I wear?
Posted: May 20, 2011Humor writer Rich Retyi on the Rapture, which some believe will be Saturday: "Some say the Rapture will be a gentle floating, others a 'lightning fast' rise. It's unclear if it matters what you're wearing. I'd say dress up, just in case." Read more »
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