Here’s where, and here’s when. Homer Simpson once said of the Unitarian Church “If that turns out to be the one true religion, I’ll eat my hat.” According to the UUA website, Unitarian Universalism is “a religion that celebrates diversity of belief . . . Our congregations are places where we gather to nurture our […]
Insiders are confirming that the New England Patriots will sign former Broncos QB Tim Tebow (seen here conferring with the Patriots offensive coordinator who also worked with Tebow in Denver). Tebow’s subsequent team, the Jets, couldn’t quite figure out what to do with him and let him go in April. (The Patriots will play the
Well finally. That thing was in beta for-ever! Just in time for Easter the Diocese of Turin is rolling out the new ‘Shroud 2.0’ app with which you can look at a stained piece of medieval fabric. And for an extra $3.99 they let you look real close. While not bestowing official recognition on the
According to a recent report on ABC News, the College of Cardinals is a house divided. Two broad factions appear to be the Romans and the reformers. On one side are mostly Italian insiders, whom some newspapers refer to here as the “feudal lords” of the Vatican. They’re eager to protect their fiefdoms and have
Aider and abettor Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he will step down at the end of the month — good news, it’s not a leap year. The New York Times reports that Benedict came to this difficult decision after “examining his conscience,” the existence of which has not been on conspicuous display over the
So the Maccabees were card-carrying members of Pipefitters International. Who knew? By the time this menorah showed up in the state house rotunda everybody was so sick and tired of the endless tree discussion that we all just sighed and let it go. However, my complaint now is based on aesthetic grounds. This stupendously gorgeous
Perhaps Bishop Tobin has been too busy preparing for his close-ups to get going with his own decorating, but right now there is absolutely nothing about Cathedral Square that signals the so-called ‘Reason for the Season.’ I see plenty of room for a Christmas tree here, thirty or forty trees actually. Or a garland .
In 2003 President George W. Bush sought the support of French President Jacques Chirac for his invasion of Iraq; Chirac was forced to seek the advice of a theology professor to help make sense of the ensuing conversation. The Guardian wrote in 2009, President Jacques Chirac wanted to know what the hell President Bush had
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Here we are inside the Brown University Sciences Library, a building so resolutely dedicated to rational thinking that it has a thirteenth floor . . . no room for silly superstition here. It seems likely that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (Class of ’91, B.S. Biology) spent many hours in this library studying in the stacks,
Yeah, this has gotta go. I’m inclined to condemn this installation solely on its egregious aesthetic shortcomings, but there are larger issues at stake. This right here is a perfect example of why we shouldn’t be privatizing the municipal function of maintaining public median strips and roadsides. Where most people are motivated by civic pride
Wrong question! I guess I can stop waiting for some member of the media to actually challenge and educate Mr. Santorum on the real issue here. The United States Constitution — as written by the Founding Fathers — specifically requires that there be no test for religion for holding public office. To be the president
It surprises absolutely no one that the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Ronald R. Lagueux in the Cranston High West prayer banner case has roused an army of cowardly basement-dwellers to a noble and inspiring defense of their Christian faith. So far this has involved turning on their computers — none of which appear
“I remember verbally asking myself, why am I here?” Thus began NOM member Louis Marinelli’s gradual but inexorable shift, from working against marriage equality through the nation’s highest-profile activist group, National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to abandoning that group to instead work for democratic equality. Specifically, it was during NOM’s “Summer for Marriage” summer tour
And smarter and more articulate than many of the adults connected to this story. According to the Providence Journal, the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of sophomore Jessica Alquist seeking the removal of a prayer banner from the wall of the school auditorium. A Baptist minister, himself
Hildegard von Bingen has long been a character in search of a screenplay. Why did it take so long? She even comes with her own soundtrack, some of which you can hear at the ‘Vision’ website. In many ways this 12th-century nun is a recognizable type — feminist, mystic, herbalist/physician, composer, ecological activist — in
Starring (pictured here) Andrew W.K.! The Vans Warped Tour checks into the Comcast Center today. Doors for Boston open at 11am, tix are available at the door for $40. . . Feed Our Children Now! will be at the front gate collecting food and $5 donations for jump the line passes on behalf of the